Abstract

The safe storage of collections for future generations is the most important statutory activity of every museum worldwide. Although this objective is a long-held one, statistics show that, regrettably, a historical and global problem still exists in this field, including for Polish museums. Fortunately, positive changes have been implemented since the end of the 20th century, resulting not only in new infrastructure projects, but also in new approaches to the longstanding problem. Contemporary museum storage facilities are perceived not only as restricted museum spaces, but also, and primarily, as a combination of places, people and processes. Storage can therefore represent an optimum tool for museum conservation, when understood as a change management process whose purpose is to exercise conscious and real influence on the durability of collections. Importantly, this process should correspond to contemporary environmental protection practices. Then, and only then, will museums be capable of protecting cultural heritage appropriately, without increasing risks to future generations. In Poland, the National Institute for Museums and Public Collections (NIMOZ) is currently implementing an infrastructure project entitled ‘The Central Storage Facility for Museum Collections’ (CMZM), whose concept encompasses the questions and problems referred to above. In effect, a shared storage facility will be built in the suburbs of Warsaw to provide high-quality protection for collections, while employing cost-efficient construction processes and low-energy solutions while in operation. The pilot project and case study represents a model solution: one that can be followed by museum professionals planning new collection storage facilities in other regions of Poland.

摘要

为子孙后代安全储存藏品是全球每个博物馆最重要的法定活动。尽管这一目标是一个长期存在的目标，但令人遗憾的是，统计数据表明，该领域仍然存在历史和全球性问题，包括波兰博物馆。幸运的是，自 20 世纪末以来已经实施了积极的变化，不仅产生了新的基础设施项目，而且产生了解决长期存在的问题的新方法。当代博物馆存储设施不仅被视为受限的博物馆空间，而且主要是场所、人员和流程的组合。因此，存储可以代表博物馆保护的最佳工具，当被理解为一个变更管理过程时，其目的是对集合的持久性施加有意识和真实的影响。重要的是，这个过程应该符合当代的环境保护实践。届时，也只有这样，博物馆才能在不增加后代风险的情况下，适当地保护文化遗产。在波兰，国家博物馆和公共收藏研究所 (NIMOZ) 目前正在实施一项名为“博物馆藏品中央存储设施”(CMZM) 的基础设施项目，其概念包含上述问题和问题。实际上，将在华沙郊区建立一个共享存储设施，为藏品提供高质量的保护，同时在运营中采用具有成本效益的施工工艺和低能耗解决方案。试点项目和案例研究代表了一个典型的解决方案：博物馆专业人士可以在波兰其他地区规划新的藏品存储设施。