Museums have a mission: preserve history, inspire visitors, and make the most of every inch of space. That’s where Spacesaver’s Carriage-Mounted Art Racks come in! These innovative systems don’t just store art—they protect, organize, and showcase collections in a way that maximizes space without compromising accessibility.
Need flexibility? Our racks can span your entire floor space, ensuring no area goes to waste.
Choose from woven wire or punched screen designs (horizontal diamond, vertical diamond, or rectangular) for the perfect combination of airflow, security, and visibility.
Museums are all about preserving the past—but that doesn’t mean their storage solutions have to stay stuck in it!
For institutions that need to maximize space and budget, our versatile storage system blends classic framed art storage with modern museum cabinets, shelving, and other cutting-edge Spacesaver solutions. It’s the perfect way to keep art, artifacts, and collections organized, protected, and easily accessible—all while making the most of every inch.
Carriage-Mounted Art Racks are specialized art storage panels installed on mobile carriages. They provide a high-density solution for storing framed artwork and other hanging collections while helping museums, galleries, universities, and cultural institutions make efficient use of available storage space.
The art racks are mounted on mobile carriages that travel along rails. Instead of maintaining a permanent aisle between every row of stored artwork, users can move the carriages to open an aisle where access is needed. This high-density configuration helps maximize storage capacity while keeping collections organized and accessible.
Carriage-Mounted Art Racks combine efficient space utilization with convenient access to collections. Their mobile configuration can reduce wasted aisle space, increase storage density, and help institutions organize framed artwork within a compact footprint.
Yes. One of the key advantages of this system is its versatility. Carriage-Mounted Art Racks can be incorporated into new or existing high-density storage systems alongside museum cabinets, shelving, and other storage solutions. This allows institutions to accommodate different collection types within a coordinated storage environment.
Yes. Carriage-Mounted Art Racks are available with double-sided screens, allowing artwork to be stored on both sides of the panel. This makes efficient use of vertical storage space and can significantly increase the amount of hanging artwork accommodated within a storage area.
Carriage-Mounted Art Racks are available with punched screens and woven wire screens. The appropriate screen configuration depends on the artwork, storage requirements, available space, and desired hanging arrangement.
Carriage-Mounted Art Racks can be incorporated into mobile systems with manual, mechanical-assist, or powered operation. The appropriate operating method depends on factors such as system size, load, frequency of use, and facility requirements.
Yes. These systems are designed for museum and fine-art storage applications where organization, accessibility, and protection of collections are important. Appropriate hanging hardware and accessories can provide additional support and help protect framed pieces during storage.
They are well suited for museums, art galleries, university and campus collections, military museums, cultural institutions, archives, and other facilities that need efficient storage for framed artwork and hanging collections.
Yes. Carriage-mounted configurations use in-floor rail guidance to allow the mobile carriages to move safely and consistently. Building conditions and structural requirements should be evaluated as part of the system planning and design process.
Yes. Because art collections and storage spaces vary considerably, the system can be configured around the available space, collection requirements, screen type, mobile system, and other storage components. Spacesaver Storage Solutions can help determine an appropriate configuration for a specific facility.
Traditional storage layouts dedicate floor space to multiple permanent aisles. A high-density mobile system eliminates many of those fixed aisles by creating access space only where it is needed. This allows more of the room to be dedicated to collection storage and can help institutions accommodate growing collections without unnecessarily expanding their storage footprint.
The best solution depends on your available floor space, artwork dimensions and weights, collection size, access requirements, building conditions, and plans for future growth. Spacesaver Storage Solutions can evaluate these factors and recommend an art storage configuration designed around your facility and collection.
