Sunday, 26 January 2014

The Purpose Of Museum Cabinets

By Eliza Mendoza


Museum Cabinets are presses where past items are kept. These lockers could either be made of wood or metal. Wooden ones are preferred to metallic ones because the metallic ones face the challenge of rusting. Wooden ones have the advantage of having some patterns inscribe on them to make them beautiful.The wood used could be from hard wood or soft wood trees. These lockers come in different sizes depending on the size of the items to be placed and their number as well.

There are a number of reasons that may make an individual to construct a closet. Beings may want to keep valuable items that they were given by their ancestors. For example an individual may want to remember the first book they handled in their life. With this reason on their mind, he or she will come up with a closet and place this book. The book in this case will help them to remember and cherish the past moments when they were in school.

Governments may come up with them to preserve the culture of the citizens. Most countries have a diverse culture among their citizens. These cultures are important in the writing of history and hence need to be preserved. Some of the places however may be privately owned.

Governments may need to put their important historic documents in these boxes. Examples of such documents are the constitution, the first national newspapers and treaties they have signed with other governments. These documents are vital in the political and social growth of a country. The initial constitution could be referred from time to time for the purpose of maintaining their missions and visions.

These presses are used to conserve newly acquired or discovered items. These could be fossils that have been recently been excavated or found. These fossils are placed in these lockers and a continuous study is done on them. Documentation is done on any information they find. A copy of this documentation is left in the lockers for future reference.

These lockers may be divided into compartments . One large press may contain three or four compartments.However; the items placed should be related. One closet could be used to show the various varieties of birds that could be found in the country.

All these cupboards are well maintained . Otherwise; the items found in them are subject to getting destroyed. They therefore are maintained by some people. Often these people have been employed by the government to ensure the materials found in them are not damaged or stolen by people who come to view them.

Museum Cabinets play a major role of accommodating the past which is dear to us. The items there help to remind us of our cultures and traditions. They help us to remember where we have come from and where we are headed to.




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