The big museums all have a warehouse somewhere: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_Museum_Support_Center https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_Museum

The big museums all have a warehouse somewhere: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_Museum_Support_Center https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_Museum_Support_Cen... If you constantly collect items, and never discard them, then your collection will just keep growing (as will your warehousing bills). There's far more than can be put on display at many locations.