Museum Managers / Officers….reduce
costs and improve protection at the same time
Security, environmental monitoring and cost savings rarely go together, but a number of Euronova’s heritage clients have managed this apparently
magic trick and on widely varying budgets. See also exhibit
protection for optimising layers of security.
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Larger Heritage Sites:
One major council run museum
reduced its operating costs by some GBP100,000 per annum (through early retirement)
by implementing an object
protection system and combining it with CCTV. So if a protected object
is knocked, the cameras in the control room automatically pan onto
the area. The security manager believes the objects
are actually more secure now since there is a better balance between technology
and manned invigilation. It also shows you can get money even from councils
if you go about it using a cost benefit analysis ! The product
they selected was
GalleryMaster™.
A National Museum is
implementing GalleryMaster rfid sensors and tags to support its gallery assistant
redeployment and re-training programme. It was essential that the
Unions agreed that lower security manning didn't mean lower
security. The same National uses Euronova BarrierPIR to protect
unglazed art from touching. As the second line of defence (the first
is white tape on the floor) it results in far fewer touching
attempts and thus minimises risk of damage to the art.
An environmental
monitoring system is now available offering alarms on high / low
temperature and humidity.
Sculpture Parks:
Euronova has specifically
developed a security system for outdoor sculptures that detects when
the object is being lifted but does not alarm under normal
conditions.
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Touring Exhibitions /
Smaller Sites:
Many touring (and fixed) exhibitions are protected by Euronova’s
AntiSnatch Alarm. If the object protected is knocked, or moved, the alarm
goes off creating a noise for 15 or so seconds before
automatically resetting. Invigilators are guided by the sound to the
location of attack. Also consider
GalleryAlert wireless alarm system
For inexpensive painting
security you could consider the
SmartHook hanging /
alarm system
Without a control room ?
All is not lost ! A wirefree solution is
also available: Euronova offers a product; GalleryMonitor™ enabling the
reception area to oversee the object (and people) protection
of a room with valuable art. GalleryMonitor™
can be reset, reprogrammed and monitored remotely but can integrate
with local pagers and through relays can activate CCTV
or other local alarms (Galaxy panels) or systems.
Art Conservation:
Conservators are often more worried whether an object is likely
to be damaged by acid from people’s fingers touching it than
outright theft. Euronova offers the ATS AntiTouch system and
BarrierPIR as used on statues, sculptures, paintings, classic
vehicles, fabrics and display walls. See:
AntiTouch or room protection
solutions.
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