Hi Michala
The Hawley Collection at Kelham Island Museum in Sheffield is a great example of this. It's a huge tool collection, with much of the depth of the collection displayed in open cages designed to echo hardware stores.
http://www.simt.co.uk/kelham-island-museum/what-to-see/the-hawley-gallery
Kate
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Hi Michala,
Epping Forest District Museum has just re-opened after a major re-display and now has some visible storage.
Best wishes,
Amy
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On 22/04/2016, Claire Adler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Gressenhall Workhouse
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> ouse/i ndex.htm> has visible storage and as part of their HLF funded
> redisplay are currently looking at new ways to redisplay and interpret
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> Hello All
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> Does anyone have an example of visible storage at their museum or know
> of any elsewhere? I'd be really grateful if you could let me know as I
> am gathering case studies for my dissertation, looking at whether
> visible storage can offer meaningful access to stored collections and
> how it is being interpreted.
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> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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