Project Description
PRESENTATION
The Louvre museum is an exceptional museum that covers 73,000 m². Around 35,000 works of art are exhibited, among which the oldest date back to more than seven thousand years. This is what makes it the greatest museum of art and antiquities in the world.
Our main mission is to ensure the preservation, education and transmission of our heritage to future generations.
This is why the museum gives very special consideration to the climate conditions for conserving and storing works of art, as well as climate variations which lead to the greatest damage.
- The indoor climate must be as stable as possible, and in any case, with no sudden changes.
- The ideal relative moisture content is near 55% for works on wood or canvas if the temperature is close to 20°.
This implies strict monitoring of ambient hygrometry.
THE MISSION
The Louvre contacted us to provide connected sensors that allow measurements to be taken of the indoor climate conditions during an exhibit, namely hygrometry and temperature.
As part of our client’s requirements, these sensors needed to be small, and unobtrusive, so that they would fade into the background and not spoil enjoyment of the works or get in the way of visitors, all while supervising the collection of remote measurements, from the office of the Restorer in charge of this installation.
INSTALLATION
We assisted the Louvre in choosing and installing the sensors for the exhibit.
The LOG 12, is a sensor that allows variations in the temperature and moisture in the air to be recorded. With it’s very compact size, and its discreet antenna located inside the housing, it matched the needs of our client perfectly.
We delivered the autonomous connected sensor was able to be deployed easily by our installation personnel.
RESULTS
From 18 October 2017 to 15 January 2018, Newsteo temperature and humidity data loggers were in place in the exhibit François I and Dutch Art. 17 temperature and relative humidity sensors were installed, all connected to a main receiver. Measurements are displayed in the Webmonitor web application in real time. In the event of abnormal variations in the exhibit climate, an alert is sent to the supervisor by email.
In black or white, its minimalist design and internal antenna allow it to be completely unobtrusive, without impacting its radio range.
Tracking the indoor climate conditions for museums: temperature and humidity
Autonomous operation
Measurements are sent directly to the cloud
Inconspicuous, miniature design
Data display in real time, centralised on one workstation
Real-time alerts
“Newsteo Data Loggers allow very accurate monitoring relative humidity and temperature to be done. They were able to be installed in the exhibit halls just as well as in the displays, even if the museum’s architecture, with its very thick walls, is constraining.”
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