The effects of consistent temperature and humidity on artifacts are critical to their preservation. Temperatures and humidity that are too high or too low can degrade artifacts over time, causing discoloration, cracking, or other damage. Consistent temperature and humidity can also help reduce the growth of mold on artifacts, which can further deteriorate them.

Many cultural relics have extremely strict requirements on the storage environment. In order to better preserve and exhibit cultural relics, museums or cultural relics bureaus have extremely strict technical requirements for cultural relics display cabinets.