Sensor prototypes collect data at the Museo delle Origini in Rome
Last week’s technical meeting in Rome for the CollectionCare project focused on software developed by partners to build degradation models. Existing and emerging tools and programs which quantitatively assess damage risk to historic objects when exposed to a selected environmental factor were discussed. One of these tools was our own HERIe, which our group continues to expand and support. Additionally, in order to develop models and make risk assessments based on real climate data, CollectionCare has designed wireless, economical sensors to track changes in the local environment of cultural artefacts. The first prototype just went live in the display cases in Museao delle Origini in Rome.