Museums, Product Update, Art Collection

Extra-Sturdy Museum Art Racks

Protecting museum collections in a seismically active area.

February 4th, 2021 - less than a minute read

Spacesaver offers a wide variety of safe and durable art racks that can be further engineered to withstand seismic events for applications in earthquake-prone areas. The result is an art storage solution that doubles down on safety and durability to help protect valuable collections.

The Challenge

Designing an Art Rack System for a Seismically Active Area

One example involves a client who purchased a competitor’s art rack system that unfortunately collapsed during an earthquake in the spring of 2020. Although no one was injured and none of the artwork suffered permanent damage, the client wanted to provide better protection in the future. Staff asked the Salt Lake City-based Spacesaver consultant to design a stronger, more durable solution.

heavy-duty mobile art racks
heavy-duty mobile art racks

The Result

Safe Storage in Half the Space

The end result was a system that had an added safety factor from an engineering standpoint, which assured the client’s staff that their collection would no longer be at risk. As an added bonus, the Spacesaver system allowed the client to store the same collection in half the space.

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