A STUDY ON THE USES OF STORAGES AND ITS ACTUAL CONDITIONS IN PUBLIC ART MUSEUMS

Through a survey of municipal art museums

Abstract

This study analyzed questionnaire datas from municipal art museums, located throughout Japan, to clarify the actual conditions and requirements for the facilities. Our results showed the ratio of storage-related rooms area to the total floor area, to show the actual state of the size of each room. More than 60% of facilities were dissatisfied with the sizes and number of rooms in their storage facilities, indicating the needs to plan from a long-term perspective rather than a short-term perspective when it comes to the ever-increasing number of stored works.