We are here to make sure that your precious objects stay safe and sound, and we’re ready to join forces with you in this mission! We understand the unique challenges institutions face when it comes to managing risk, engaging with the community, making the most of their space and getting maximum value for their budget. We’re here to help you navigate these waters so you can be successful on all fronts
Spacesaver Storage Solutions is thrilled to provide museums with innovative ways to connect with their visitors! We offer custom storage solutions and collaborate with architects, designers, and our own project teams to build systems that wow and keep collections safe. Let’s help you create a stunning exhibit that will engage your guests like never before.
We understand that money can be tight, which is why we help institutions both big and small make sure they get the most bang for their buck. Thanks to our free space planning services, ability to repurpose furniture and materials, and sharp attention to detail, many of our clients find that in the end they’ve stretched their budget even further than they had anticipated.
At Spacesaver Storage Solutions, we take great pride in our commitment to providing exceptional service and meticulous attention to detail. Our consultants are passionate about helping you from the very beginning of your project planning process; they can even provide preliminary drawings as an aid for obtaining potential funding. We make it our mission to bring a little wit and charm into each and every task!
THE RISK: Whether it’s a sudden blow or prolonged strain, objects can’t resist their ultimate reshaping.
Protect your precious belongings from earthquakes with a clever solution – earthquake bars that keep jars and objects on shelves securely in place. Enhanced stability and reliability is guaranteed with our anti-tip rail systems, designed specifically for compact shelving in seismically active areas.
THE RISK: Don’t let pesky pests and fuzzy critters make a meal out of your organic collections, or let moldy mayhem take over – no need for your prized possessions to be consumed and stained!
Perforated shelving ensures air can easily circulate.
Sealed cabinets with easy-to-clean surfaces will keep pesky critters away and make inspections a cinch.
Brightly colored equipment helps us spot any uninvited guests right away!
THE RISK: When the thermostat soars, it can quickly trigger a chemical breakdown of materials prone to wear and tear.
For maximum efficiency and minimal cost, large institutions may want to consider utilizing cold rooms or walk-in freezers with built-in compactor systems. Medium-sized collections should take advantage of shelving or museum cabinets in walk-in coolers. And for those on a tighter budget, refrigerators and freezers are the way to go!
Keeping artifacts safe from damage, dust, and deterioration is simple with Spacesaver’s museum storage cabinets. Museum cabinets include locking glass doors, drawer systems, and additional custom features to create optimal museum storage solutions for your facility now and in the future. Approved for museum and archival institutions, they’re a classic solution for preserving your collections. This is a possible answer to your museum storage issues.
For larger archival storage needs, high-density mobile storage can help you ensure your artifacts’ security while increasing the capacity of your storage rooms. High-density systems can accommodate cabinets, drawers, art racks, textile storage, and more, and allow you to expand your storage as you expand your collections.
Installed as ceiling-mounted systems or floor-mounted systems used in combination with high-density mobile carriages, Spacesaver art racks allow for infinite configurations of 2D artwork with optimal protection and security. Artwork can be hung on both sides of each panel, essentially using only half the space that conventional art racks need.
When your collections outgrow your museum storage space, X-Tend High Bay systems can help you take advantage of every inch of an offsite storage facility. By allowing for floor to ceiling storage of archival collections on static or mobile shelving, you can accommodate current needs while preparing for future growth.
Museum storage solutions are specialized systems designed to protect, organize, and provide efficient access to artifacts, artwork, specimens, archives, and other collection materials. Spacesaver Storage Solutions offers configurable systems that help museums improve collection protection while making better use of available storage space.
Spacesaver Storage Solutions offers a range of museum and collections storage options, including high-density mobile shelving, museum cabinets and drawers, preservation cabinets, archival flat files, art racks, and storage for oversized objects. Systems can be configured around the collection, facility, staff workflow, and anticipated growth.
High-density mobile storage places shelving or cabinets on movable carriages, reducing the number of permanently open aisles required in a storage room. This allows museums to increase storage density while maintaining access to collections. Spacesaver states that its mobile shelving systems can increase storage capacity by up to 50% compared with traditional static shelving.
Spacesaver museum cabinets can accommodate a wide variety of collections, including botanical and entomological specimens, geological materials, natural history collections, anthropological artifacts, artwork, documents, and other sensitive objects. Specialized cabinet and interior configurations are available to address different preservation and access requirements.
Yes. Spacesaver offers art rack systems designed to safely store, organize, protect, and provide access to framed artwork and cultural artifacts. Options include floor-supported, overhead-supported, lateral, modular, and carriage-mounted configurations. Artwork can be stored on both sides of panels in appropriate configurations to make efficient use of available space.
Yes. Museum storage can be configured around factors such as object size and type, room dimensions, collection growth, preservation priorities, retrieval frequency, staff access, and workflows between storage, conservation, and exhibition spaces. Cabinet interiors can also incorporate different drawers, trays, shelves, hanging rods, and other accessories.
Spacesaver offers solutions for collections such as herbarium materials, zoology specimens, paleontology collections, minerals, fossils, geological specimens, and teaching collections. Specialized botany, entomology, preservation, and oversized cabinets can be incorporated into a broader collections storage system.
Properly designed storage can reduce overcrowding, unnecessary handling, exposure to contaminants, and risks associated with inefficient retrieval. Spacesaver preservation cabinets include features such as heavy-gauge steel construction, gasketed closures, secure latching, and configurable interiors to support long-term collections care.
Yes. Spacesaver archival flat-file cabinets are designed for flat collections and feature drawers that operate on stainless-steel tracks and plated rollers. They can be used for documents, works on paper, posters, broadsides, and other materials that benefit from flat storage.
Yes. Spacesaver emphasizes scalable and reconfigurable storage. Solutions can be planned around projected collection growth, and systems such as mobile shelving and configurable preservation cabinets can help institutions adapt as collections and storage requirements change.
Yes. Spacesaver offers oversized preservation cabinets and configurable storage systems for larger specimens and artifacts. The Model 395 Oversized Preservation Cabinet, for example, is designed specifically for large collection items and provides 181 cubic feet of storage capacity.
Solutions can support museums, galleries, archives, historical societies, universities, research institutions, libraries with special collections, and collection resource centers. Storage can be designed for anything from a focused departmental collection to a larger collections facility.
Start by evaluating your collection types and sizes, available space, access frequency, preservation requirements, staff workflow, and expected growth. Spacesaver Storage Solutions can help assess these factors and develop a storage configuration that balances collection protection, accessibility, capacity, and long-term flexibility.
Yes. Spacesaver Storage Solutions serves organizations in Central and Eastern Virginia and provides storage planning, design, and installation expertise. The company has offices in Ashland and Suffolk, Virginia.
Contact Spacesaver Storage Solutions to discuss your collection, facility, and storage challenges. The team can help evaluate your requirements and identify solutions for improving capacity, organization, accessibility, and long-term collection protection.
