Did you know that most major museums display only five percent of their collections to the public at any given time?
So what happens to the rest of the art? Museums keep many works from their collections in storage.
Most museums don’t have the space to display their full collections, so they rotate art between storage and display.
Storing delicate works in a climate-controlled environment can protect them from damage.
In some cases, a museum doesn’t intend to display an artwork, and it is kept in storage for research purposes.
Art storage takes up a huge amount of space and is very expensive. Some critics of storage believe museums have an obligation to keep the world’s masterpieces on display for public viewing.