University museums and galleries train the next generation of curators, conservators, and other professionals. Museum storage is an important part of preservation. We understand that university museums have some unique needs. particularly. One is the collections storage area and the other is the faculty research collections.
Your University campus museums use high-density compact storage and visible storage solutions. They also implement excellent organizational strategies to care for collections. In addition, they provide in-depth educational experiences.
Viking cabinets are designed to protect collections, save space, and enduring solutions for institutions of all sizes. The Viking by Spacesaver line of museum cabinets represents the future of collections care. Our museum cases are fully configurable and customizable to suit any need. They will help you meet your campus museum storage needs,
We understand that no collection is standard. We’ll help design a storage solution to fit your collection, your facility, and your day-to-day processes.
You expect maximum results from everyone on your team, and we deliver. Here’s how: We work with all staff to understand what they need to store. Then we design storage room layouts that make the best use of space and optimize staff workflows. Next, we help choose accessories to ensure everything has its place. Finally, our local, factory-certified crews install your systems, train your staff, and take care of service calls.
the end result is an equipment storage space that will:
Spacesaver Storage Solutions provides complete storage systems for university museums, galleries, archives, and special collections. Solutions include museum cabinets, high-density mobile shelving, art storage racks, archival shelving, oversized object storage, textile storage, specimen cabinets, and custom storage systems designed to protect valuable collections while maximizing available space.
Our high-density mobile storage systems eliminate unnecessary fixed aisles, allowing universities to significantly increase storage capacity within their existing footprint. This enables institutions to accommodate growing collections without the expense of expanding or constructing new storage facilities.
Yes. We offer specialized art rack systems, oversized preservation cabinets, and mobile art storage designed for paintings, framed artwork, maps, architectural drawings, photographs, and other large-format collections. Our systems reduce handling while improving accessibility and organization.
Absolutely. Our museum cabinets and preservation storage systems are designed for archaeological artifacts, fossils, minerals, geological specimens, botanical collections, anthropology collections, zoological specimens, and other research materials commonly found in university museums. Configurable drawers and accessories allow each collection to be safely organized.
Spacesaver offers several cabinet options including:
Each cabinet is designed to protect collections from dust, contaminants, and unnecessary handling.
Yes. University museums often maintain research collections that require frequent access by faculty and students. Our storage solutions are designed to improve organization while protecting collections that are regularly used for instruction, conservation, and scholarly research.
Yes. Every university collection is unique. Spacesaver Storage Solutions designs customized layouts, cabinet configurations, shelving systems, drawer arrangements, and accessories to accommodate specific collection sizes, preservation requirements, and future growth.
Yes. Our modular storage systems are designed with expansion in mind. Universities can add cabinets, shelving, drawers, mobile carriages, or accessories as collections continue to grow, helping protect long-term investments.
Our solutions help reduce unnecessary handling, improve organization, minimize dust exposure, provide secure storage, and create efficient retrieval processes. Better storage organization also supports conservation efforts and lowers the risk of accidental damage to valuable artifacts and artwork.
Yes. Ceiling-mounted, floor-mounted, and carriage-mounted art racks can be integrated with high-density mobile storage systems to dramatically increase painting storage capacity while maintaining safe access to each artwork.
Yes. We design storage solutions for university archives, rare books, manuscripts, institutional records, photographs, maps, and other special collections. Mobile shelving and archival cabinets maximize capacity while improving organization and accessibility.
Yes. Our team assists universities with storage planning for renovations, collection moves, expansion projects, and new museum facilities. We develop customized layouts that improve workflow, increase storage capacity, and protect collections throughout the transition.
Our solutions support:
Yes. Spacesaver Storage Solutions designs, installs, and services museum and art storage systems for colleges and universities throughout Virginia, including Richmond, Charlottesville, Williamsburg, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Hampton Roads, Roanoke, Fredericksburg, and surrounding communities. Our local experts provide consultation, system design, professional installation, and ongoing service to help institutions protect their collections for generations.
