Second-hand exhibition material at the "Vitrinenbörse"

The Vitrinenbörse ("Showcase Market Place") is a virtual marketplace where exhibition materials – from lighting products to showcases – can be passed on from museum to museum for a fee or free of charge. Exhibiting as one of the museum's core businesses has a reasonably high level of CO2 consumption, especially in production. In addition, many of the exhibition materials are not used sustainably. The showcase exchange (www.vitrinenboerse.at), provided by ARTEX Museums Service and Museum Association Austria, would like to make a difference. After a simple registration, museum showcases, exhibition technology, lighting (accessories), security accessories, and much more – with photos and dimensions – can be offered for other museums to use. The showcase exchange is only the mediating platform, communication and, subsequently, also the business between the museums takes place on their own responsibility.