The Types Of Museum Cabinets

By Lela Perkins


Museum cabinets are places within which the contents of such institutions are kept. Their designs vary from place to place. Their structure however is usually determined by their contents. The affordability of the institution in question also goes a long way in influencing the various designs selected.

The most common usually are made of glass. These ones are of different sizes. The size depends on the size of the contents. The larger the size of the contents, the larger the size of those cabins. The ones made off glass are so made for two main reasons. Glass allows for easy viewing of animals within them. They at the same time serve to confine the contents within them, so that they do not leave at any given time.

These boxes are considered very good. This is because they allow for viewing of the animals with so much security provided. They also offer the necessary clarity for the people having a look at the creatures within them. Besides, they appear very beautiful to the people visiting the place. Some institutions which do not have them suffer from escape of their creatures, but the ones which have them have got their creatures totally safeguarded.

However, some people may not have the skill of making these boxes. As such, these people may not provide for comfort very well. For instance, they may end up totally locking the place, allowing for no air to get in completely. This may suffocate the animals inside, leading to great losses by that particular institution. Sometimes, the people viewing the animals may be children; they may be tempted to break the glass, leading to accidents.

The second category comprise of those boxes that are not in any way sealed. These ones contain open doors that allow for access of what is within by the viewers. The numbers of people adopting this variety are not many. For those who do, these ones are used for keeping the non-living objects for viewing. At times, armless living objects may also be kept there as their confinement.

The cost of running these places is normally very low. This is because the people here do not need expensive material like glass. Besides, they do not suffer misfortunes such as having to replace broken glass. The people visiting also have much more fun. This is because direct interaction with the things within is possible, since they are not confined.

However, many institutions have regretted having adopted this design of premises for their creatures. There are some people visiting these places who end up stealing the contents of the open boxes. Some of the living things there may also escape from the institution leaving the owners wondering on where to get replacements.

Museum cabinets are constructed by people who have got expertise in their construction. The expertise is in most cases called for when it comes to the glass ones. This is because they must be made such that the environments within looks like the natural habitat of those creatures.




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