Abstract

Museum with its enormous collection is understood a place for education, study and enjoyment. Collection is a backbone of a museum, therefore its documentation, preservation and proper display is the first and foremost duty of a museum. The collections in museum either on display or in storage areas must accessible to the public because they are public resources. Increasing collections access for museum visitors has become a topic of interest in the museum communityoverthepastdecade. Access tocollections particularly stored collection is a subject of paramount importance for all museums as collections contain knowledge and it should be disseminated by providing access to stored collection. Visible Storage or Visual Storage is a popular method that has been used increasingly over the years to enhance physical access to museum collections. This method not only provides access to visitors in storage areas but also provide proper care of the stored collection. Present paper is an attempt to understand various pros and cons related to visual storage. An attempt has been made to present significance of visual storage in general and tribal collection of IGRMS in particular.

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