How to build museum display cases/museum display cabinets/museum display showcases/vitrines?

How to build museum display cases/museum display cabinets/museum display showcases/vitrines? Hereinafter is basic methods to build up museum quality display cases/display cabinets/showcases/vitrines:

1. Glass: prepare glass panels,ultra clear glass with low iron contents,usually at 4+0.76+4mm or 5+1.52+5mm for typical museum display cases but higher specifications like 6+1.52+6mm for larger museum display cases.Glass panels are preferred to have 45 ° mitred cutting and mitred joint so as to create nice appearance,solid structure and well airtightness.Build clear frameless all glass display space by installing clear glass panels into glass-receiving aluminum extrusions with dedicated curing adhesive.Bond glass panels together into clear display space with dedicated transparent glass adhesive and get the bonding cured by dedicated curing devices.

2. Steel: prepare (1).steel section(cube steel) of low carbon steel, 40x40x3mm,50x50x3mm for typical display cases or 50x100x3mm for larger display cases;(2) 3mm thick steel panel of low carbon steel.Weld cube steels into display case skeleton by oxygen-free welding.Have steel surface treatment before powder coating:derusting,deoiling,anodization,dedusting for better attachment by powdered coat.Powder-coat all steel surface by static powder-coating,solidify the powdered coat by high-temperature oven and dry the coated steel completely.

3. Aluminum extrusions:prepare (1).aluminum extrusions for glass panel receiving; (2).aluminum extrusions for parts of light chamber; (3).aluminum hinge mechanism if available.Have aluminum treatment:derusting,deoiling,anodization,dedusting for better attachment by powder coat.Powder-coat all aluminum extrusions surface by static powder-coating system,solidify the powdered coat by high-temperature oven and dry the coated steel completely.

4. Top light chamber:welding and install steel and aluminum into finished light chamber,fix light diffuser consisting of aluminum gridding for light distribution and laminated clear glass for UV,IR and heat filtering,install electrical wiring.

5. Lower base/plinth:assemble welded steel skeleton into final plinth or base,externally clad plinth or base with  powder-coated folded steel panel or Corian or other required cladding material.

6. Door opening mechanism: for hinged access,install hinged mechanism onto glass panel door or for pull&slide access,install sliding system onto lower plinth and upper channel(if available),or lift-off access,install elevating system(by manual operation or electrical operation or wireless operation).

7. Timber:prepare ZF-MDF panels with zero formaldehyde content for structural panel and dressing panel. Process ZF-MDF panels into right dimensions.

8. Fabric:prepare fire-proof and environment-friendly fabric,usually Bauman Creation fabric,for dressing panel,have seal treatment on ZF-MDF panels before dressing,mechanically fasten fabric onto dressing panel.

9. Light system:prepare light system with cold light source,LED lighting system like LED spot light or LED panel  within discrete light chamber or F/O lighting system with cold LED light source for no heat accumulation and no IR or UV radiation into internal display space to create any damage on exhibited artifacts.

10. Microclimate system:steel compartment for silica gel tray for passive humidity control with RH between 40% and 60%,or chamber in lower plinth for electronic mode active microclimate control system for RH 30%-70%.

11. Other accessories:install levelling adjusters and/or castors at the bottom of display cases for display case levelling and/or easy movement.

12. Assembly:mechanically fix dressing panel onto lower plinth or base and/or side and/or back(if available),install glass parts within aluminum extrusions into upper channel attached to top light chamber and lower structure on the lower plinth(if no top light chamber,install bonded glass hood into lower plinth),then install top light chamber if available,then internal lighting fixtures if available,and microclimate system if available.

13. Have a double check at all the installed parts,then make all-round debugging and final test on the finished museum display cases.

What are museum display cases? What’s the difference between museum display cases and commercial display cases or retail display cases?

What are Museum display cases? From different culture in various countries and regions,museum display cases are also sometimes called as museum display cabinets,museum display showcases,exhibit cases,vitrines or vitrinen.Much different from commercial display cases,retail display cases or traditional old display cases which are made by timber structure and single layer glass with no concept of security and conservation but just for display only,museum display cases are  an integrated and compound systems professionally tailored for anti-bandit safeguard,conservation with no any chemical or physiological damage,undistorted and artistic display and exhibitions for invaluable artifacts or artworks so museum display cases(museum display cabinets,museum display showcases,vitrines or exhibit cases) should be an ideal solution to preserve and presen priceless ancient relics,artifacts or artworks etc.

The end users of museum display cases are mainly of museums,libraries,art galleries,archives and private collectors,visiting centers as well as other related exhibition organization.

A museum display case is made by laminated anti-bandit ultra clear(or called water crystal,low-ironor optiwhite) glass or low-reflective glass with 97% high light transparence and less than 1% light reflectivity as well as robust case structure constructed by low carbon steel and special aluminum extrusions in durable powder-coated finish.The fabrication adopts the frameless all glass display cases technology,incorporates conservational lighting and controllable microclimate systems(N.B.microclimate system is to maintain a relatively constant humidity and tempearture within display space of museum display cases).

All the specifications and technical datas for museum display cases strictly meet the highest and most critical world museum safety and conservation criterias.Museum display cases are featured with extraordinary security which is realized by robust structure,laminated safety glass,top safe locking and key systems etc.,controlled humidity and temperature which is realized by active electronic climate control units or silica gel tray of passive climate control facilities,undistorted presentation which is realized by ultra clear low iron glass iwth high light transmission and frameless structure,well seal and airtightness with minimal air exchange rate which is realized by seal extrusion,sealant,seal strip etc.,theatric and conservational lighting system which is realized by combination of spot and flood illumination,therefore museum display cases work excellently to safeguard objects very well and authentically reveal history facts,apperance and scenes.

For various artifacts and exhibits,museum display cases are typically sorted into wall display cases,freestanding display cases,table display cases,modular display cases and special display cases.All the museum display cases are just custom-built according to actual exhibits and the intended exhibition design.

 

From exhibition design,display cases design to display cases fabrication,delivery and installation as well as after-sale maintenance,Wangda Showcases loyally provides museums with complete and worry-free turnkey solutions for museum conservation,display and exhibition.

WANGDA is awarded with contract for New Walk Museum in United Kingdom

WANGDA SHOWCASES has already been awarded with contract to design,supply and install museum display cases for New Walk Museum in United Kingdom.

New Walk Museum
Established	1849; 166 years ago (1849)
Location	Leicester, United Kingdom
Coordinates	52��37��44��N 1��07��40��W / 52.628954��N 1.127765��W / 52.628954; -1.127765
Curator	Mark Evans
Website	New Walk Museum and Art Gallery

The New Walk Museum and Art Gallery is a museum on New Walk in Leicester, England, not far from the city centre.^[1] The original building was designed by Joseph Hansom, designer of the hansom cab.^[2] Two dinosaur skeletons are permanently installed in the museum �� a cetiosaur found in Rutland (affectionately named George), and a plesiosaur from Barrow upon Soar.^[1] Other permanent exhibits include an Egyptian area, minerals of Leicestershire, the first Charnia fossil identified nearby, and a wildspace area featuring stuffed animals from around the world.
The museum opened in 1849 as one of the first public museums established within the United Kingdom^[3]
In September 2011, the New Walk Museum expanded its Dinosaur Gallery, reorganizing fossils, adding a new room, and modifying the gallery itself. The opening of the new Dinosaur Gallery was launched by David Attenborough.^[4][1] The "star attractions" of the new gallery include the aforementioned Rutland cetiosaur, Charnia and plesiosaur fossils, as well as a Leedsichthys fossil and a piece of the Barwell Meteorite. The new gallery predominantly features on extinct marine reptiles.

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• 1 Major exhibits
• 2 Exhibitions
• 3 See also
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Major exhibits[edit]

The Rutland Dinosaur, or George, is the nickname given to LCM G468.1968, a specimen of Cetiosaurus oxoniensis. The fifteen-meter dinosaur, which is among the most complete sauropod skeletons in the world, was discovered in June 1968, in the Williamson Cliffe quarry near Little Casterton and Great Casterton. The skeletal remains have been in the museum since 1975, and the majority of the bones in the display are replicas of the fragile bones unable to be used.^[5][6] The Rutland Dinosaur featured on an episode of Blue Peter, and was opened opened by Blue Peter's Janet Ellis in 1985.

The "Barrow Kipper", a plesiosaur skeleton excavated at Barrow upon Soar

The Barrow Kipper is a skeleton of an unidentified plesiosaur discovered in Barrow upon Soar in 1851. Originally classified as Plesiosaurus macrocephalus, it was later reclassified as Rhomaleosaurus megacephalus. However, according to Adam Smith and Gareth Dyke (2008), the fossil is actually of another, unnamed genus.^[7]
Along with other artefacts, four Egyptian mummies are displayed in the museum, named Pa-nesit-tawy, Pe-iuy, Bes-en-Mut and Ta-Bes.^[8]
Discovered by Roger Mason at Charnwood Forest in 1957, the holotype of the Precambrian Charnia masoni is displayed in the New Walk Museum.^[9][10]
In 2007, more than 100 pieces of art went on display at the museum, donated by Richard Attenborough.

Exhibitions[edit]

On the first floor of the museum is an exhibition area that changes periodically. Recent exhibits have included a display focusing on the search for Richard III's remains, a Wallace and Gromit display, the (now permanent) Attenborough collection of Picasso ceramics^[11] and Spirits of War to Hands of Peace, an exhibit of paintings and sculpture on the horrors of war and the power of peace.^[12]

See also[edit]

• Peppy, the polar bear mascot of Fox's Glacier Mints

References[edit]

1. ^ Jump up to: ^{a b c} Official website
2. Jump up ^ Harris, Penelope, "The Architectural Achievement of Joseph Aloysius Hansom (1803-1882)", The Edwin Mellen Press, 2010, ISBN 0-7734-3851-3
3. Jump up ^ University of Leicester.
4. Jump up ^ Culture24
5. Jump up ^ Leicester City Council
6. Jump up ^ Upchurch P & Martin J (2002). "The Rutland Cetiosaurus: the anatomy and relationships of a Middle Jurassic British sauropod dinosaur". Palaeontology 45 (6): 1049�C1074. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00275. 
7. Jump up ^ Adam S. Smith and Peggy Vincent (2010). "A new genus of pliosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Lower Jurassic of Holzmaden, Germany" (PDF). Palaeontology 53 (5): 1049�C1063. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.00975.x. 
8. Jump up ^ Leicester City Council
9. Jump up ^ Ford, T.D. (1958). "Precambrian fossils from Charnwood Forest". Yorkshire Geological Society Proceedings 31 (3): 211�C217. doi:10.1144/pygs.31.3.211. 
10. Jump up ^ Leicester City Council
11. Jump up ^ Lewis, Caroline. Attenborough donates Picasso ceramics collection to Leicester New Walk Museum 7 June 2007. Culture24. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
12. Jump up ^ Spirits of War to Hands of Peace

External links[edit]

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• Official website