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Report shows: ⛔ 60% of UK museum stores are full 🫸 24% will reach maximum capacity within 5 years 🗃️ Only 8% have 10+ year capacity for storage 🌡️ Only 15% of storage facilities meet current preservation standards ⚠️ Frequent issues with access and documentation backlogs (read: so you don't know what you've got it or why) 📥 Yet 83% of museums are actively collecting 📤 65% hope to rationalise (but need support doing so) Full story here: https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2026/07/breaking-point-report-highlights-collections-storage-crisis #museums #storage