In the exhibition and display of museum cultural relics, professional display cases, as the carrier between cultural relics and the audience, should not only show the true state and value of cultural relics in an all-round and clear way, but also play a role in protecting cultural relics, and even enhance the display effect of cultural relics, so that cultural relics can be presented in front of the audience in the most perfect state.

The type of museum display cabinet has experienced a diverse development process from the previous single to the present, and the more popular museum display cabinets on the market today are classified according to the shape and location, roughly along the wall cabinet, independent cabinet, hanging cabinet, wall cabinet, table cabinet and so on.

These types of exhibition cases have their own characteristics in form and space utilization, which meet the needs of different types of cultural relics. The following is a brief introduction to the characteristics of these types of display cases.

1. Display cabinets along walls

The museum along the wall display cases are backed against the wall and can be extended according to the needs of the display. The display case has a wide display space, which can accommodate multiple cultural relics of different volumes and materials at the same time, and is suitable for comprehensive exhibition and display of cultural relics.

The volume and size of the exhibition cabinets along the wall of the museum are relatively large, which can accommodate many cultural relics at one time, give visitors a continuous viewing vision, and greatly change the visual awareness of the observer for the museum exhibition hall.

2. Freestanding display cases

The independent display case is a kind of display case often placed in the center of the museum exhibition hall, which has its own unique advantages: transparent glass on all sides, the base is square, and visitors can observe the cultural relics inside the museum display case from any Angle of the exhibition hall.

Independent display cases are suitable for precious and suitable for individual display of exhibits, and can also be tailored according to the size of the exhibits, ensuring that visitors can easily and comfortably browse the cultural relics inside the museum display cases. The museum independent cabinet can be divided into panoramic independent high cabinet, independent through cabinet and so on.

Among them, the panoramic independent high cabinet can be 360° display, allowing the audience to appreciate the cultural relics from multiple angles, suitable for the display of key cultural relics.

Independent cabinet, also known as independent large cabinet, can be used to display multiple exhibits at the same time, display content is rich.

3. Hanging cabinets

Museum hanging cabinets are mounted directly on the wall, allowing visitors to view artifacts up close. It has enriched the exhibition form of modern museums, small hanging cabinets are usually used to display small cultural relics, such as: animal specimens, badges, etc. Large hanging cabinets can display a larger number of artifacts than small hanging cabinets.

4. Bulit in wall cabinet

The main body of the cabinet is embedded in the wall, and only one side displays the exhibits. The structure of the wall cabinet is compact, and the size of the display cabinet and the depth of the embedded wall are designed according to the needs, which can effectively use the exhibition space and provide a highly safe display environment for cultural relics, which can be used for the display of a variety of cultural relics.

5. Tabletop display cases

Table display cases usually have two kinds of flat display cases and slope display cases.

The height of the flat display case is generally about 1 meter, which is mainly suitable for the flat display of cultural relics, such as small paintings and calligraphy, documents, antiques, coins and other small or flat exhibits, etc., which are generally placed near the corridor of the museum exhibition hall, which is more suitable for the audience to observe it from above.

6. Custom display cases

There is also a slope display case, also known as the slope cabinet, the glass of the slope cabinet is a diagonal Angle, which is usually used in the exhibition hall with more flat cultural relics such as archives and historical museums.

Museum display cases are the communication bridge and the only carrier between cultural relics and the audience. Through the display cases, the audience can more conveniently and clearly understand the history of cultural relics, feel the deep historical feelings behind them, understand the national spirit, and inherit the history and culture.

Therefore, in the museum exhibition design project, the choice of showcase is particularly important, including the safety of showcase, environmental protection, tightness, internal environmental control, showcase lighting system and account opening methods.