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There is much advice available and an excellent Security Manual has
been produced by the UK Council for Museums Archives and Libraries
Security Group (now called Re:source). In addition there is the Museum
Security Network run out of Holland who provide much helpful
information.
When assessing risk one of your inputs should be theft statistics.
The following may be of help.
In the UK in 2000 there were 42 reported thefts from Museums and
Galleries from about 2700 organisations.
This means there is a one chance in sixty of a theft occurring in
any one year per establishment.
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The thefts can be broken down into the following categories:
Thefts from:
| Display Cases Open displays
Pictures
Other displays
At night
From stores
Long timescale
Other |
11 10
4
2
6
2
4
3 |
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64% of thefts were from displays during the day. Over the past 10
years the pattern of crime has migrated from night-time and fraud to
snatches during open hours.
As with most security matters the investment in night-time and
control security has solved some of the problem and some has been
displaced to less well protected hours.
Since 2000, reported crime has decreased but the trend towards
daytime crime has increased.
The security team at Museums, Libraries and Archives (MLA) provide
excellent security advice to
museums and galleries (often as part of an application to the
Government Loan Indemnity Scheme). They often suggest that Euronova products can be a cost effective solution to improving day-time, display security. |
