7 Types of Museum Display Cabinets and Precautions for Purchase

Cultural relics are the living relics of ancestors, and they are the embodiment of the manufacturing level of ancient society. Protecting cultural relics is equivalent to protecting the glorious history of the nation, and it is equivalent to inheriting the culture of the nation. In recent years, people's awareness of the protection of cultural relics has been continuously deepened, and they have also deeply realized the cultural value and historical status of cultural relics, and the requirements for the protection of cultural relics are also getting higher and higher. Museum showcases are a bridge of communication and the only carrier between cultural relics and tourists. Through the showcases, visitors can more conveniently and clearly understand the history of cultural relics, feel the strong historical emotions behind them, understand the national spirit, and inherit historical culture. Therefore, in the museum exhibition design project, the selection of showcases is particularly important, including safety, environmental protection, air tightness, internal environmental control, lighting systems, and showcase.

Let's take a look at the types of museum display cabinets.

1.  Flat display cabinet

There are generally two types of tabletop display cases: flat display cases and inclined display cases. The height of the flat display cabinet is generally about 1 meter, which is mainly suitable for the flat display of small paintings and calligraphy, cultural relics, documents, antiques, coins, and other cultural relics. Usually placed near the corridors of museum galleries and opening methods.

2.  Independent display cabinet

An independent cabinet is a display case usually placed in the center of a museum exhibit hall. It has its unique advantages: transparent glass on all sides and a square base, visitors can observe the cultural relics in the museum showcases from any angle of the exhibition hall. The stand-alone display case is suitable for precious exhibits suitable for individual display. They can also be customized to fit the size of the exhibits, ensuring that visitors can browse the artifacts within the museum cabinets easily and comfortably. Museum independent cabinets can be divided into panoramic independent high cabinets, independent cabinets, etc. Among them, the panoramic independent high cabinet can be placed 360 degrees, and the audience can watch the cultural relics from multiple angles, which is suitable for the display of key cultural relics. Independent cabinets, also known as independent large cabinets, can be used to display multiple exhibits at the same time and display rich content.

3.  Detachable showcase

The width of the metal base and the top hat of the detachable museum showcase is relatively low, and it is equipped with double-layer glass all around. It has a strong sense of modernity and technology as a whole. When visitors enter the museum exhibition hall, it can often be fascinating by its own advantages. Detachable museum showcases are mainly used to display some temporary cultural relics that do not require special careful protection.

4.  Display cabinets along the wall

The museum is displayed along the walls and back against the wall, which can be expanded according to the needs of the exhibition. The showcase has a wide display space, which can accommodate cultural relics of various sizes and materials at the same time, and is suitable for a comprehensive cultural relics exhibition. The museum cabinets along the walls are relatively large in volume and size, can accommodate many artifacts at once, bring the continuous vision to the visitor, and can greatly change the observer's visual awareness of the museum's exhibition galleries.

5.  Wall Cabinet

The museum's hanging cabinets are mounted directly on the wall, allowing visitors to view the artifacts up close. It enriches the display form of modern museums. Small hanging cabinets are often used to display small artifacts such as taxidermy, badges, etc. Large hanging cabinets can display more artifacts than small hanging cabinets.

6.  Tilt showcase

Tilt display cabinets are also known as tilting cabinets. The glass of the tilting cabinet has a sloping angle and is usually used in exhibition halls with relatively flat artifacts, such as archives and historical exhibition halls.

7.  Special-shaped showcase

The shape and size of the special-shaped showcase in the museum need to be determined according to the specific data in the exhibition hall, such as stepped, hexagonal, etc., mainly using more than space in the exhibition hall to display some not very valuable cultural relics. The special-shaped showcases in the museum are also more suitable for the display of historical and cultural corridors.

What do we need to pay attention to when buying museum display cabinets?

The museum display cabinet is a special piece of equipment for museums specially used to display and preserve cultural relics. It is different from ordinary display cabinets and has higher requirements for cultural relics exhibition and safety protection. When we choose museum display cabinets, we have special requirements for their performance. Let me introduce to you below:

1. The shape and size of the museum display cabinet should meet the requirements, and the size error should be controlled by plus or minus 1.5mm. The workmanship should be fine, the appearance should be flawless, and the gaps and lines should be even and symmetrical;
2. The materials used in the production of museum display cabinets are environmentally friendly materials, and corresponding product testing reports should be issued when selecting to avoid contamination of cultural relics caused by inferior display cabinets.
3. The display space of the museum display cabinet must be a completely airtight structure to prevent the entry of some fine pollution particles, and at the same time, the air exchange in the display cabinet should be maintained.
4. The display cabinets used in most museums must have a certain anti-theft property and must be equipped with special locks to facilitate management.
5. If the transparent glass is used in the display cabinet, it is best to use laminated ultra-white high-transparency glass. And there should be no scratches on the glass, and it should be able to withstand an impact force of about 50kg. Even if the glass is broken due to external factors, it cannot cause damage to the cultural relics or the audience. Usually, the light transmittance of the glass used in the display cabinet should reach more than 90% to ensure that the cultural relics can be displayed in their truest color;
6. According to the different types of cultural relics, it is necessary to configure a special constant humidity system independently. It is used to automatically control the humidity change in the showcase and has a better protection effect on cultural relics.
7. Museum display cabinets need to be equipped with special lighting equipment, which can better highlight the color of cultural relics and dilute the existence of light in other parts and light sources without causing damage to cultural relics. In addition, while not affecting the audience's viewing, it is also necessary to ensure that the lighting equipment has certain concealment, so that the cultural relics have a better display effect.