Most museums acknowledge that they have far more items in their collections than they can have showcased on permanent display. They keep items in storage and rotate them into the collections as and when required.
In the Heinz History Museum in Pittsburgh they had a large section of one floor which was simply entitled ‘Visible Storage’.
Many items were displayed - furniture, works of art, vehicles, costume, china, glass, but there was no attempt at display and no information about each item.
It was a little frustrating not to know more about the items on display - but perhaps better than not seeing them at all.
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