What Is the Importance of Museum Storage?
Choosing the right materials to display and store your items is one of the most important ways you can care for your collection. Storage and display materials contain chemicals, many of which can be unstable and can react with museum objects. Incorrect mixing of materials and objects can lead to corrosion, discolouration and overall deterioration through harmful vapours or direct contact. High temperatures and relative humidity can accelerate the deterioration of the object. The museum only has so much space to showcase their many great artefacts, art and interactive displays to the public. In addition, to keep things fresh and relevant, they often cycle through their collections to keep people coming back for more. Organised and easily accessible museum storage is vital to long-term success. Maximising museum storage space can be a challenge anywhere - from the Louvre, the world's most popular museum, which attracted 8.1 million visitors in 2017, to the world's small