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  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

  In some museums, this problem has led to the creation of a different kind of viewing experience. Some spaces have been rearranged to fulfil the dual   purpose of storage and display , and to retain both display objects and storage objects on the display floor. These spaces are often referred to as study galleries or visible storage centres and are crammed with an overload of items that would otherwise be invisible. Some objects are kept in large cabinets or boxes, leaving a sense of mystery to museum visitors. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum and the New York Historical Society have all adopted this less direct form of viewing experience and have decided to allow museum visitors to see for themselves the scale of their lifelong collections.   The Brooklyn Museum's Visible Storage Centre In 2005, the Brooklyn Museum opened a visible storage research centre, which was created as a behind-the-scenes location for the main museum. The centre does not, of course, add