Natural history museums safeguard invaluable records of life on Earth—from rare botanical specimens and preserved insects to fossils, minerals, and prehistoric artifacts. Proper preservation ensures these collections remain protected for research, education, and future generations.
Our specialized natural history museum storage solutions are designed to maintain optimal conditions for delicate and irreplaceable collections while maximizing accessibility, organization, and long-term protection.
Every specimen tells a story, whether it’s a pressed plant sample, an entomology collection, or a rare mineral artifact. Our fully customizable museum cabinets provide secure, space-efficient storage for smaller natural history collections while allowing convenient access for staff and researchers.
Designed for durability, protection, and versatility, our museum storage cabinets help preserve:
With a wide range of configurations and finishes available, our storage experts can help create the ideal system tailored to your museum’s unique collection needs.
Large fossils, mounted specimens, and oversized historical artifacts require storage systems built for strength and stability. Our heavy-duty shelving and high-density mobile storage solutions maximize available space while safely supporting substantial collections.
Using Spacesaver RaptorRAC® Widespan shelving and mobile compactor systems, museums can efficiently store and display larger artifacts while improving organization and collection accessibility.
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These scalable solutions help museums optimize storage capacity without compromising preservation standards or visitor engagement.
From compact specimen cabinets to industrial-strength shelving systems, our natural history museum storage solutions combine security, accessibility, and long-term preservation to help protect collections of every size.
Work with our experienced consultants to create customized storage systems that preserve your museum’s most valuable artifacts for generations to come.
Spacesaver Storage Solutions provides customized storage systems for virtually every type of natural history collection, including fossils, geological specimens, minerals, herbarium sheets, entomology collections, taxidermy, zoological specimens, paleontology collections, fluid-preserved specimens, archaeological materials, research collections, and exhibit components. Every solution is designed to maximize preservation, organization, and accessibility.
We design storage systems that reduce unnecessary handling while protecting specimens from dust, light exposure, and physical damage. Sealed museum cabinets, archival-quality drawers, specialized shelving, and customizable compartments help maintain stable storage conditions for fragile collections.
Large fossils, mounted skeletons, oversized minerals, and heavy geological collections are typically stored using heavy-duty shelving such as Spacesaver RaptorRAC® Widespan shelving and high-density mobile storage systems. These systems safely support substantial loads while maximizing available floor space.
Yes. We provide museum cabinets specifically designed for herbarium sheets, botanical specimens, pressed plants, seed collections, and related archival materials. Adjustable drawers and compartments help organize collections while supporting long-term preservation.
Yes. Many Spacesaver museum cabinets feature enclosed designs that help reduce dust accumulation and limit exposure to environmental contaminants. This additional protection helps preserve sensitive natural history collections for future research and exhibition.
Absolutely. High-density mobile shelving eliminates unnecessary fixed aisles, allowing museums to significantly increase storage capacity without expanding the building. This makes it an ideal solution for growing natural history collections while maintaining safe access for staff.
Yes. Every natural history collection is different. We customize cabinet sizes, drawer layouts, shelving configurations, compartment dividers, and storage accessories to accommodate everything from microscopic insect collections to massive dinosaur fossils.
Yes. Our storage solutions are designed to improve organization, inventory management, specimen retrieval, conservation workflows, and researcher access while minimizing unnecessary handling of valuable collections.
Spacesaver storage solutions are designed to support museum preservation best practices by minimizing handling, improving organization, reducing exposure to dust and contaminants, and helping institutions maintain appropriate environmental conditions for long-term collection care.
Yes. Many museums increase storage capacity by replacing static shelving with high-density mobile systems, adding specialized museum cabinets, or redesigning storage layouts. These upgrades often create substantially more usable storage space within the existing footprint.
Our natural history storage solutions are ideal for:
Yes. Spacesaver Storage Solutions provides complete project support throughout Virginia, including consultation, space planning, custom system design, professional installation, and ongoing service. We work closely with museum directors, curators, conservators, architects, and collections managers to develop storage systems that preserve valuable natural history collections while maximizing available space.
