What Meyvaert does

Meyvaert NV is a Belgian specialty manufacturer of museum display cases and showcase solutions, headquartered in Ghent and operating as a subsidiary of the Haerens Group. The company designs, produces, and installs preservation-grade display cases for museums, galleries, archives, and cultural heritage institutions worldwide, with documented installations across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Africa, and Asia and a cumulative footprint of more than 2,000 installations. Its portfolio is structured in three tiers: Meyvaert Products (standard and modular cases available from stock, with catalog pricing starting at €3,900 for a Standard Table Case and €6,100 for a Modular Freestanding Case); Meyvaert Design Solutions (configurable showcase concepts with drawings, 3D models, and specifications delivered through an online configurator for architects and designers); and Meyvaert Custom (project-specific bespoke showcases developed in collaboration with architects, scenographers, designers, and curators, exemplified by 128 custom cases for the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi).

Technically, the cases incorporate low-iron/extra-clear glass with optional anti-reflective coatings, external silicagel humidity compartments with optional membrane-based active humidity regulation, passive and active climate control, UV filtering up to 99.9%, laminated safety glass, and Abloy mechanical security locks. The modular platform supports plug-and-play projection modules and audiovisual integration for touring exhibitions, and the company offers a 20-year product guarantee alongside worldwide delivery and aftercare.

Commercially, Meyvaert operates an enterprise field-sales model targeting museums and cultural institutions directly, supplemented by a self-serve online configurator for the Design Solutions tier. Revenue is generated through one-time hardware sales (standard catalog cases) and project-based custom sales (enterprise installations), with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications supporting institutional procurement. The company does not disclose revenue and operates privately within the Haerens Group, with no external venture funding.

Name

Meyvaert

Legal name

Meyvaert NV

Website

https://meyvaert.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1826

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Meyvaert NV is a Belgian specialty manufacturer of museum display cases and showcase solutions, serving museums, archives, and cultural institutions worldwide through standard, modular, and custom product lines with preservation-grade climate control and security features.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ghent

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Museum Showcases: Project-specific custom showcase designs and installations for museums, working directly with clients to translate their vision into structural and technical designs
2. Standard Products: Ready-to-stock display cases available in standard and modular configurations, sold directly to museums and cultural institutions
3. Design Solutions: Configurable showcase solutions providing drawings, 3D models, and specifications to architects and designers for their exhibition projects

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Meyvaert designs, manufactures, and installs museum display cases and showcase solutions for presenting, preserving, and protecting collections. The portfolio spans three lines: ready-to-stock standard and modular cases, configurable Design Solutions providing drawings and 3D models, and fully bespoke Custom projects engineered in collaboration with architects, scenographers, and curators worldwide.

Product overview

Meyvaert is a museum showcase solutions provider offering three distinct product lines: (1) Meyvaert Products — standard and modular display cases available from stock with 2-week minimum lead time, including Standard/Modular Freestanding Cases and Standard/Modular Table Cases; (2) Meyvaert Design Solutions — configurable showcase concepts and drawings for project-specific applications with four case types and three aesthetic options; and (3) Meyvaert Custom — bespoke project-specific designs developed with creative experts. The portfolio covers all museum display needs from ready-to-install standard cases to complex custom installations serving institutions worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Standard Freestanding Case

Quantifiable outcome

• 128 custom showcases designed, produced, and installed for Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, the largest museum of its kind in the Middle East
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Alec Fit-OutcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExhibition fabricator partner for Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi project. Alec Fit-Out was responsible for the overall fit-out while Meyvaert provided 128 custom showcases throughout the galleries. Close collaboration on this flagship museum project.
• RAA ( Rapp + Marget + Partners Architecture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigner for Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi project, working collaboratively on exhibition design integration with Meyvaert's custom showcases.
• MecanoocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitect for Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi project. Meyvaert's showcases were designed to blend with the architecture, many rising through floors and ceilings.
• Haerens GroupflagshipOthersMeyvaert NV is part of the Haerens Group, a Belgian family business group. Shared services include privacy/legal administration ([email protected]).

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Vitra: Vitra is a Swiss premium designer and manufacturer of furniture, lighting, and accessories for homes, offices, and public spaces, including cultural institutions. Comparable as a broad design-led player occasionally supplying museum and gallery interiors, though it does not specialize in conservation-grade display vitrines.
• Saint-Gobain Glassolutions: Saint-Gobain is a global building materials and glass manufacturing conglomerate whose Glassolutions division supplies high-performance architectural and display glass, including anti-reflective and laminated products used in museum cases. While not a direct showcase maker, it operates broadly in the museum-display glass supply chain and could compete or partner with Meyvaert.

Direct peers

• Goppion: Goppion is an Italian manufacturer of museum display cases and showcases, famous for projects such as the Mona Lisa enclosure at the Louvre. It is the most direct comparable to Meyvaert in terms of bespoke museum vitrine manufacturing, climate-control engineering, and serving global flagship cultural institutions.
• Moatti Rivière: Moatti Rivière is a French firm specializing in museum showcase design and fabrication for major cultural institutions. Comparable to Meyvaert as a regional specialist offering bespoke vitrine solutions for French and European museum projects, with similar climate-control and conservation focus.
• Bruckner Design für Museen: Bruckner is an Austrian specialist in museum exhibition design and display case manufacturing, with a similar profile of serving cultural institutions across Europe. Comparable to Meyvaert on product category (museum vitrines) and target customer base (museums, exhibitions, cultural heritage).
• ClickNetherfield: ClickNetherfield is a UK-based manufacturer of museum and exhibition display cases, providing both standard and bespoke vitrines with integrated climate control and security. It competes head-to-head with Meyvaert for European museum tenders and serves many of the same cultural-heritage customers.

Emerging players

• Cuseum: Cuseum is a US-based technology company providing digital engagement and interpretive tools for museums and cultural institutions. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem player serving Meyvaert's museum customer base, although Cuseum's digital offerings are complementary rather than directly competitive with physical showcases.
• Ideum: Ideum is a US-based company developing interactive and digital exhibit hardware (touch tables, projection-based displays) for museums and cultural institutions. Comparable to Meyvaert as an adjacent provider of museum-grade display hardware, though focused on digital/interactive rather than conservation-grade physical vitrines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/meyvaertglassengineering

Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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