A recent conference (December 13-17, 1976 in Washington, D.C.) on the problems of museum storage was organized by UNESCO and ICOM and urged museums to recognize the importance of storage as an essential element in the proper management and use of collections. The conference represented the first major effort to analyze and evaluate the dimensions of the museum storage issue and to investigate potential solutions. Discussions of the requirements of stored collections, recent advances in storage and information retrieval techniques, problems of conservation and security, and the differing needs of museums throughout the world led to a concensus of general conclusions. These conclusions are cited. Financial assistance will be needed for the improvement of storage conditions in museums and for fellowships for training in this field. -- AATA