conservation | museum storage

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The Clothworkers’ Centre for Textiles and Fashion Study and Conservation | Yatzer
Passive Mats (Part 1) The Textile Museum has a large collection of very fragile, flat archaeological fragments, some of which live in drawers and cabinets without any storage supports. In order to transport these textiles safely, our conservation...

costumes & textiles

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Remember this for your map case.
rolled textiles, stacked in supportive ethafoam cradles in museum storage
Montel specialized textile collections storage design with cantilever shelving on a mobile storage system

textiles | rolled

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Purse or bag, 19th century, Beadwork, 23.5 x 15 x 13 cm (9 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 5 1/8 in.), Gift of Philip Lehman in memory of his wife Carrie L. Lehman, 38.1369.
Muff, French, Silk satin, linen lace, wired flower appliqué embroidery, silk floss flowers, silk chenille, silk plain-weave lining, 25.5 x 18.5 x 7.6 cm (10 1/16 x 7 5/16 x 3 in.), The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection, 43.1817.
These trays house any type of textiles that need to be preserved for history. Designed and Sold by The Museum Specialists ARTisticStorage.com

bags, purses & muffs

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Leather Aviators cap storage mount-Oakland Museum of CA
How do you store calashes? This was my solution when I worked at the MFA Boston. Click through to visit their online resource about costume storage supports. www.rebeccafifieldpreservation.com
storage mount for a hat Shelburne Museum

hats & headwear

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Pair of gloves, Spanish, 26.0 x 16.5 cm (10.25 x 6.50 in.), Gift of Philip Lehman in memory of his wife Carrie L. Lehman, 38.1252a-b.
Pair of women’s gloves, probably Spanish, about 1830, Printed and painted kid, silk ribbon, 22.1 cm (8 11/16 in.), The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection, 43.1987a-b.

gloves

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Parasol in three parts, French, Velvet, The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection, 43.1236a-c.
Conservation Project: Costume Accessories, Parasols | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Conservation Project: Costume Accessories, Parasols Photos | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

parasols

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Conservation Project: Costume Accessories, Fans and Hand Screens | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Western Australian Museum History Department objects. Photo by Jessica Needle.

fans

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Conservation Project: Costume Accessories, Corsets and Shaping Structures Photos | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Stay busks and stays in storage at Hereford Museum Resource and Learning Centre.
museum storage | corsets | stays

underwear & corsets

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Tie shoe, English or American, 1647–1660, Leather, 13.5 x 6.5 x 24 cm (5 5/16 x 2 9/16 x 9 7/16 in.), Gift of the Honorable Leverett Saltons...
Artifact Storage: Pallet Solutions – Ellen Carrlee Conservation

footwear

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Ancient Egyptian Faience Beads | Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum
Necklace

jewelry & hair accessories

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Storage Techniques for Art Science & History Collections | Keeping your collections safe
Storage Organization | Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum
Clamshell box made of non-acidic corrugated board and ethafoam, holding many smaller boxes

archaeological objects

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Decorated pieces of pottery sit nestled in foam core armatures that secure the jars.
Ellen Carrlee's blog featuring all manner of Collections issues is a fantastic resource...I've probably posted many of her ideas here already...

dishware, pottery & glass objects

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Figure 2. Longcase Clock Storage, V&A Museum
museum collection storage warehouse - Google Search

furniture

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Preservation Enclosures 101 (Items of the Month) | Books, Health and History
Estuche de protección sin adhesivos.
Clamshell with built-in cradle

archives & books

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museum storage | Museum Mobile Shelving Storage

paintings, mirrors & framed works

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Preventive Conservation | The Field Museum
After interning with Edward Burtynsky, famous for his photographs of human manipulation of the landscape, Utah-based photographer Daniel Everett refined his exploration of the urban environment. “I got really interested in the in-between places that we passed through: the nondescript, transitory spaces like subway systems, airports, parking garages, and hotels,” the photographer explains. “Spaces that are meant to be legible regardless of the language, and where the aesthetics are governed by fu
Large crate made by the Brooklyn packing and art transport company BoxArt; sculpture by Wendell Castle

statues & large artworks

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Inside the specimen collections of the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History - Album on Imgur
Chimpanzee skeleton after rehousing

natural history specimens

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MVRDV’s Enormous Mirrored Art Storage In Rotterdam, Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen - IGNANT
Cranbrook Art Museum / Collections Building. SmithGroup JJR. Photo Jim Haefner.
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript

open storage

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With craftsmanship as its focus, the Museum of Art and Design’s inaugural MAD Biennial brings together the finest makers of the five boroughs—100 artisans, designers, and artists, who know how to get their hands dirty with style and artistry.
Final designs for the Mangaaka mold

museum objects in transfer

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