Specialist Mobile Shelving
We recognise the challenges faced by curators, as collections expand and storage space becomes a premium. With a keen understanding of the specific conditions needed to preserve your collection, our solutions incorporate industry best practices while increasing storage space.
At Moduflex, we design, manufacture, and install systems to suit the requirements of your museum or art gallery. Where space is limited or unusual, high-density Mobile Shelving can be used to increase archival storage space in museums. Our experienced team can help you design a system to suit the available space, even if it’s limited. All we need is capacity & loading specifications to ensure that our solution meets your exact requirements.
Art Racks
Art racks are a popular way for galleries and museums to store valuable artwork, textiles and artifacts. Collections can be stored for display with pull out sections for reduced handling. The modular design means it can be easily expanded in line with your collection.
We supply a range of systems depending on your storage requirements. Each installation is designed to suit the items to be stored, and the space that they will occupy.
Read our Andipa London Art Gallery picture racking case study
Static Shelving
Moduflex has created storage systems of all sizes and weights. We can use your existing shelving with our versatile mobile bases or create an entirely new shelving system with varying compartment sizes.
If your collection is particularly heavy duty we also manufacture specifically designed mobile bases that support long-span shelving.
Fragile & Unique Items
Moduflex has completed a number of projects in museums where storage is required for valuable stock and artefacts. Due to size, shape, frailty, or other factors, a bespoke storage area may be the only option for your museum.
We create specialist museum storage for; weapons, fine art, historical artifacts, sports memorabilia, animal bones, insects, stuffed animals, maps, public records, precious stones, and pottery.
Tailored Storage Solutions
Moduflex designed the mobile storage system pictured left to suit the curator’s existing wooden trays, previously stored in wooden cabinets that had deteriorated. The system was designed to house existing trays, but storage capacity was increased for new trays to be added as the collection grows.
Getting the Conditions Right
The key to storing art and artefacts safely is to regulate air temperature and humidity to preserve artefacts, using shelving with perforated walls or drawers to ensure proper airflow, reduce pollutants, and maintain consistent conditions. Humidity must be closely monitored to prevent mold, corrosion, and material degradation, with recommended levels typically between 40%-60%, though metals require as low as 35% to prevent oxidation, and paper benefits from around 55%. Air conditioning can alter humidity, so monitoring is crucial. Light exposure, especially UV light, must be minimised using low-intensity, non-UV sources and controlled schedules to prevent fading and damage.