Vitrines and display cases
Bonded five-sided bonnets on sealed bases — dust-sealed or microclimate-ready, with the UV-filtering grade specified per object.
UV-filtering case, 300 × 200 × 250 mm: from $15–30 at 200 pcs
Custom Acrylic Vitrines & Museum Display Cases
We manufacture custom acrylic vitrines, museum display cases, pedestals and object mounts for museums, galleries and exhibition designers, built to your conservation brief from 100 pieces per design.
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- Glazing
- UV-filtering grade matched to your written limit
- Seal
- Dust seal or microclimate base
- MOQ
- 100 pcs per design
- Sample
- USD 200–500, 3–5 days, never credited
- Production
- 15–20 days after approval; crating quoted with the case
- Delivery
- FOB Shenzhen, CIF or DDP
Museum and gallery displays we make
Enclosures, supports, and the interpretation hardware around them. Each card opens the product page with sizes and options.
Pedestals and plinths
Clear plinths that carry one object at viewing height, built in matched heights so a room reads as one system.
Risers and object mounts
Step risers, cradles, and supports cut to the piece they carry; adhesive-free, so nothing is bonded to the object.
Label and sign holders
Angled deck labels, rail cards, and interpretive panels in consistent sizes across a gallery.
A5 slant-back holder: $6.80 each at 100 pcs
Standoff frames
Frameless clear panels on polished standoffs for prints, documents, and archival photography.
11 × 14 in floating frame: from $11–20 at 100 pcs
Wall shelves
Near-invisible shelves for study-collection and visible-storage galleries, where density matters more than enclosure.
300 × 150 mm shelf: $8 each at 100 pcs
Oversized objects move to large display cases; open-access galleries use the lockable case build. Clear barrier and viewport panels are cut to drawing. Prices are published FOB Shenzhen references for the named specification; museum builds are quoted from your brief.
Museum and gallery orders we have delivered
Institutional programs from our factory, shown anonymized with the figures published on each project page.
Delivered order
420 gallery frames for an art network
- units shipped
- 420
- production
- 22 d
- phase 2 reorder
- +260
Pantone-matched cast acrylic in four colors and 11 sizes on 12 mm standoffs; 260 more ordered in phase 2.
Delivered order
Traveling-exhibit cases for a regional museum
Dismountable UV-filtering cases with a climate-sealed base and dedicated crates; they toured six venues over four months with zero damage.
Delivered order
Locking trophy display for a university
Non-electrical lockable cases with UV-protected glazing and custom interior fittings for an athletics hall.
We came in expecting laminated glass and walked out with a better case at lower weight. Eight cases, four months, six venues, zero damage.
What separates a museum case from a retail one
A traveling-museum vitrine program should begin with object data, buyer-defined glazing performance, access, transport-base, conservation and packing criteria. The buyer defines the acceptance criteria; Wetop turns them into a drawing, paid sample, inspection plan, and crating specification. For the specifications themselves, read our museum display case spec guide (UV, Oddy test, sealing).
- A UV number, not a label
- The conservation team states the wavelength band, transmission limit, and verification method; the quoted grade and its datasheet must match that written requirement.
- Inert interior
- The sheet is rarely the problem — adhesives, gaskets, felts, and paints are where off-gassing starts, which is why conservation teams ask for Oddy-tested components.
- Two kinds of sealed
- A dust seal keeps particulate out; a microclimate case adds a concealed chamber for silica gel your team conditions. We write which one we are building before we price it.
- Touring
- Keyed joints that assemble one way, captive or bagged hardware, gaskets for repeated assembly, and foam-molded crates quoted with the case, so venue four looks like venue one.
- Permanent installs
- Heavier base mass for floor stability and, where the object list justifies it, a larger conditioning cassette to stretch re-conditioning intervals.
- Acrylic vs laminated glass
- Compare glazing datasheets, panel mass, surface hardness, breakage behavior, and installation; acrylic is about half the weight, which is why touring programs choose it.
For framed prints and wall panels that accompany a case program, see our custom acrylic frames, made from 100 pieces per design.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much UV protection does a museum display case need?
In our 8-case regional-museum project, the buyer wrote its required UV transmission band into the RFQ and approved the quoted sheet grade against that requirement. Your conservation team should define the object sensitivity, wavelength band, lighting and acceptance method; we then quote a grade with the applicable datasheet rather than applying one blanket percentage to every object.
Is a sealed acrylic case the same as a climate-controlled case?
The 8-case traveling-exhibit brief separated its sealed base and conditioning components instead of treating them as one generic feature. A dust-sealed case and a microclimate case are different builds; specify the required air-exchange or environmental target, monitoring method and conditioning responsibility so the quote does not substitute one for the other.
Can you build cases that travel between venues?
The regional-museum program moved 8 cases through 6 venues, so its buyer approved dismountable construction, identified hardware and dedicated crates before production. A traveling case should be sampled for assembly sequence, gasket interfaces, hardware control and packing repeatability; crating belongs in the original quote.
Why specify acrylic instead of laminated glass for a museum case?
The traveling-exhibit buyer compared acrylic with laminated glass and selected the approved acrylic build for its handling and tour requirements. The decision should compare the actual glazing datasheets, panel mass, surface-hardness needs, breakage behavior, support geometry and installation method rather than treating either material as universally better.
What do you need to quote custom acrylic vitrines?
The regional-museum brief started with an object list, sensitivity requirements and a 6-venue schedule. Send object dimensions, lighting, seal or environmental targets, mount requirements, access, venue list, packing and destination; a dimensioned sketch and photographs can start the quote, while the approved drawing and paid sample control production. Sample fees are paid separately and are not credited to production.
Do you handle shipping and customs to a museum address?
The 6-venue museum program treated dedicated crating and routing as part of the case plan. We can separate FOB Shenzhen, freight and an available delivered-cost option in the quote; the importer or broker must confirm final duties and local requirements. Payment follows the standard 30% deposit and 70% before shipment unless a written quote states otherwise.
What are your MOQ and lead times for museum work?
The regional-museum project used a 30-day production schedule for 8 traveling cases; that historical result is not the standard lead time for every museum build. Current production MOQ is 100 pieces per design, paid samples take 3–5 days, and standard production takes 15–20 days after approval; complex institutional scopes are quoted to their actual test and packing plan.
Quote Your Museum Case Program in 24 Hours
Send us the object list, sensitivity class, and venue schedule. We come back with a layer-by-layer recommendation and a quote that includes crating from day one.