Palace of Longevity and Health – Palace Museum

For the palace of longevity and health – the palace museum, Relicase supplies all museum display cases, will meet client’s requirements.

Construction of the Palace of Longevity and Health took place from December 1735 (the thirteenth year of the Yongzheng reign) to October 1736 (the first year of the Qianlong reign). It was Qianlong Emperor who ordered this palace built for his mother, Empress Dowager Chongqing. Since then it became the palace exclusively reserved for empress dowagers.

Palace of Longevity and Health – Palace Museum

Palace of Longevity and Health 1 – Palace Museum

Palace of Longevity and Health 2 – Palace Museum

The latest trends in museum showcase development

The museum showcases has basically no fixed style in its shape and function, but as the manufacturer should understand the development trend of the times and the customers’ love and needs, only by satisfying the needs of customers can the products be widely introduced to the market and get customers.

In the shape design of the showcases, it is no longer a single boring box exhibition. The simple and clear display cases is loved by many people. On the one hand, the simple display cabinet design can save costs, and at the same time, the processing cycle can be greatly shortened. On the other hand, simplicity is also a kind of beauty, and it is also a popular trend of the times.

The retro-style showcases can bring visitors’ thoughts to the era of creation of cultural relics, arousing the curiosity of the visitors, making the visitors seem to return to the distant storyline, slowly pondering and savoring. In order to achieve the best results.

All in all, the museum showcases must adapt to the needs of the times, as well as the taste of the audience, in the production process, or accurately grasp the latest developments of the museum showcases.

Johnson & Johnson Pavilion – Beijing 2008 Olympics

Five pieces of The Terracotta Warriors from Emperor Qin Shihuang (Qin Dynasty: 221 to 206 BC) were exhibited during the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 at the Johnson & Johnson Olympic Exhibition Center in Olympic Park. These actual size genuine artifacts include a standing as well as a kneeling warrior figurine, two officers and a fully restored figurine which was originally in fragmented pieces.

Relicase designed and utilized all-glass frameless museum showcases, to match the overall style of the pavilion. Due to the large size of the display showcases and in consideration of the need for repeated use of these showcases, the showcases were made as detachable units. These showcases were also designed to bear the combined weight of the heavy artifacts as well as the workers and curators putting up this exhibition. After the Beijing Olympic Games, the showcases were donated to the Museum of The Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Emperor Qin Shihuang. We also provided the services of detaching the showcases in Beijing and transporting them to Xi’an.

Johnson & Johnson Pavilion – Beijing 2008 Olympics

Johnson & Johnson Pavilion 1 – Beijing 2008 Olympics

Johnson & Johnson Pavilion 2 – Beijing 2008 Olympics

The technical requirements of the museum display cases

Museum display cases technical requirements mainly include materials, size, sealing, temperature and humidity, fire prevention, lighting, opening, anti-theft, anti-hazardous materials, dust prevention and so on. For different cultural relics, the designers must put forward the technical requirements of the relevant museum display cases.

The following introduces several major technical requirements:

1. Temperature and humidity

The display cases has certain temperature and humidity which are necessary and basic protection measures for cultural relics. While displaying the cultural relics, the museum must always keep in mind the important duties of protecting the cultural relics. Cultural relics are non-renewable and cultural carriers. They must be protected at all costs.

2. Open

The design of the opening method for showcases widd depend on the type of showcase, its size and position, the operating preferences of the museum staff and other factors. Regardless of the opening method, we take close safety precasutions and ensure independent operation by one people.

3. Closed

The closed museum exhibits good performance can effectively control the display cabinet temperature and humidity, dust, prevent the intrusion of harmful substances, to ensure the purity of air, etc., for the protection of cultural relics inside the cabinet has a very important role. In fact, to measure the quality of the showcase, the sealing performance is one of the more important indicators. For cultural relics such as paintings and silk paintings, in order to achieve a constant temperature and humidity in the cabinet, the display cabinet must have a good seal.

4. Fire prevention

Fire prevention is a necessary basic requirement for the exhibition and exhibition facilities including exhibition halls and museum display cases. With the advancement of science and technology, modern museums will be more and more advanced in the use of fire prevention facilities, which is more conducive to the protection of cultural relics.

5. Lighting

The quality of the display of artifacts depends largely on the lighting of the showcase. From creating an exhibition environment and atmosphere, and highlighting cultural relics, artificial light sources can maximize the light source and illumination. Any type of lighting must meet the requirements of the Codes for Design of Lighting in Museums.

Chengdu Museum new exhibition for ‘Daqian Zhang’

For Chengdu Museum new exhibition hall for special collection ‘Despite my hectic of homesickness, Daqian Zhang’, Relicase built the museum display cases for this exhibition.

This exhibition opened officially on 2016/6/11. The exhibition displayed the remainings of Mr Zhang such as collections, powder, works, seal, letters, etc., presented Mr. Zhang’s rich experience of life and art. Many of the exhibits are the first display.

This exhibition allows the audience to know better about Zhang Daqian’s painting, touring and living situation abroad, and gives them the opportunity to find out the profound mystery of his artistic achievements. Zhang Daqian in the special exhibition is both true and complete, rich and multifaceted . It not only has a detailed description of his life, but also an elucidation of his painting career. He also shows his precious powder that he has never seen before. The special exhibition showed a dripping “big world” for the audience.

Chengdu Museum new exhibition hall for special collection