Storage

As part of the conference, we got to tour the Fitzwilliam's conservation labs and antiquities storage. Storage is shown here; as you can see, there's not a lot of space to spare. Not an ideal space for artifact storage but they've done the best they could with what they had, putting in hand-cranked compactors. Note the very low ceilings...







I thought these pipe juncture cosies were neat. Maybe we could find something similar for the places where our sprinkler pipes ooze that lubricant.









I really liked this idea for storing large stone blocks. They used crossbars with pre-drilled holes as backs of the shelves. Then they could use padded L-brackets to hold the pieces vertically, saving space and making it easier to see the pieces. Below - shelves seen from the back and detail.