Did You Know? New Movable Shelving in the Archives By: Stephanie Prochaska CSPM Assistant Archivist As one can image, a museum moving into a 1903 courthouse may have some interesting challenges for the museum staff. For example, installing shelving for collections storage in the space available is not as simple as it sounds. One must consider the building footprint, weight restrictions in the floor and the type(s) of collection(s) being stored. Museums want to install storage solutions that maximize space and provide a safe, stable shelf for the collections. The museum was contacted in July regarding free movable shelving from Colorado Christian University and found a place for the shelving in the archives. The new shelving provides an additional 255 square cubic feet (or 255 bankers boxes) of storage. CSPM is happy to add to the onsite storage footprint and plan to add more moveable storage in the future to maximize our onsite collections storage needs. Photos of new shelving and storage in the archives pg. 5
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