Saturday, August 3, 2013

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 essential to the people who use them. This is because the species within are kept very safe due to provision of the necessary environment within the boxes. Besides, the people visiting those places can get to view the animals comfortably without fear of any attack. They also serve to make the place look very neat and organized, while allowing comfortable interaction with the species.

However, some playful people especially children may out of curiosity break the glass. This is then very dangerous to the institution and the viewers. For the institution, they have to bear the loss and spend more money in getting replacements. For the viewers, they stand the risk of being attacked by those creatures, especially if they are the very harmful varieties. Poor management of boxes may also lead to death of those species within.

The other boxes are never enclosed. These ones usually are the ones that contain the traditional artifacts and other immobile things. The things within this place are also those that people need to feel by touching. Sometimes however, there are some living creatures that may be kept within such places. These ones usually are those that are not harmful at all to any individual. They as such can play with their viewers.

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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