Museum storage

See how an efficient collections storage layout transformed a basement into a model for collections care.

In order to house flat documents but still provide them as a display option, Calgary Central Library used Spacesaver's Viking Flat-File Cabinets with glass tops. Additionally, the cabinet was mounted on casters for added flexibility.

Organized and accessible museum storage is essential to long-term success. See how maximizing museum collections storage makes history more accessible.

Samuel Anderson Architects is a full service architectural practice dedicated to creating great spaces for art conservation, art storage and art exhibitions. SAA excels within the specialized museum and library niche because we care about the very things that are important for their success. We recognize that collection buildings, as vessels that house the cultural and artistic works of civilizations, must be as carefully conceived and crafted as the objects they hold.

Space was limited and staff needed to find a way to store the combined collections in a way that would preserve the artifacts, optimize the available space, and provide room to grow in the future. Read the full museum collection story on Spacesaver.com

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Museum aan de stroom (MAS), is a ground-breaking museum in Antwerp that tells the story of the city & its connection to communities of the world.

The building designed by the architects SANAA hosts the Galerie du Temps, a 3,200 m2 space offering visitors a unique journey in the history of art.

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The secret world of biological museum samples.

In the world’s largest museums, only a small fraction of their collections are ever placed on display. This makes the storage capacity and conditions of...

Andipa Gallery needed to increase wall space and was expanding into the basement of the...

Museum Storage Systems

Specialized oversize drawers by Montel for prints & drawing collections

over the course of his decades at the smithsonian, photographer chip clark documented the departments and storage areas otherwise unseen to public view.

How does a museum founded in 1852 manage to still stay at the forefront of innovation and creativity over a century and a half later? The Victoria & A

Mark Dion. Cabinet (from Project 82 - "Rescue Archeology: A Project for The Museum of Modern Art"). 2004. Wood, aluminum, plaster, concrete, glass, plastic, paint, stone, ceramic, brick and various metals. 8' 6" x 59 1/2 x 36" (259.1 x 151.1 x 91.4 cm). Gift of the Freedman Family in memory of Doris C. and Alan J. Freedman. 235.2005. © 2025 Mark Dion. Painting & Sculpture

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