LACMA, Broad, Other Art Museums Work To Put Storage On Display

Art Museums Embrace The Idea Of 'Visible Storage'

Behind an art museum's gleaming galleries lies the off-limits and uninviting space that can hold as much as 95% of its collection: storage.

These spaces are often packed with hundreds or even thousands of paintings, decorative art objects and other artifacts that can languish, unappreciated and untouched by curators, for years.

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