Evolution of museum display cases

ALEX, Egypt - April 6, 2021 - PRLog -- Museum display cases are invented to meet the needs of museums. The evolution of them inevitably goes with the development of museums. In this essay, we will discuss the Evolution of museum display cases​  in four phases.

Phase I Conceiving period (3rd Century BC - 14th Century AD)

The temple of the Muses in the erudite garden of Alexandria, built in the 3rd century BC in the port city of Alexandria, Egypt, is the earliest museum in the West. The museum has special halls, research rooms, and exhibits related to astronomy, medicine, culture and art. It has to be some sort of museum display cases in this temple, but we are unable to restore them after all these years.

In the medieval, churches, monasteries, and missionary schools became major collectors of antiquities and religious artifacts. They took the role of museums, collecting and displaying objects. Museum showcases made in this period took serious consideration of structures of religious buildings, allowing easy access during display. Fig. 1-1 is an example of this type as in St. Peter's Basilica.

Phase II Formation period (14th Century - 1680s)

During the Renaissance, collection of relics extended from religious groups to the wealthy. The development of navigation brought numerous exotic treasures and relics back to Europe, greatly boosted royal collection and private collection alike. Display cases were thus in great demand. The prototype of museum display cases was then introduced to collectors. Vitrines were divided in to several tiers so as to display more exhibits vertically. Besides display, function of storage was also integrated in this new type of showcases. However, since the collections still remained private, security measures were still missing in showcases of this period. Typical showcases of this time can be found in Fig.1-2 as in Royal Palace of Madrid

Phase III Early development of museum display cases (18th century-1950s)

The French Revolution in the 18th century opened the Louvre to the public. This marked the publization of museums. With the aid of Industrial Revolution, public museums witnessed a rapid.................
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