Security
Thefts from museums are reassuringly low but funding cuts and the subsequent squeeze on museum budgets mean that some museums might be tempted to cut back on security.
But cuts in security cut both ways and maintaining a good level of security enables a museum to borrow from national collections and protect its own objects.
In this issue of Museum Practice, Laura Gascoigne makes the case for security and explains how museums can undertake a thorough audit. She also looks at the latest technological developments, weighs up people power versus technology and finds out what museums could learn from the National Trust.
But cuts in security cut both ways and maintaining a good level of security enables a museum to borrow from national collections and protect its own objects.
In this issue of Museum Practice, Laura Gascoigne makes the case for security and explains how museums can undertake a thorough audit. She also looks at the latest technological developments, weighs up people power versus technology and finds out what museums could learn from the National Trust.
