A Guide to Safety and Security Essentials for Museums

Both educational and entertaining, museums can be wonderful places to visit, thanks to the variety of exhibitions and artefacts found inside. Protecting these goods, therefore, is key to a museum’s success. Learn how commercial security systems can be used to keep museums safe from harm.



Intruder Alarms

While the museum is closed, it’s important to prevent any thieves from gaining entry to the precious items found within. Intruder alarms are designed for this very purpose, used for both residential and commercial properties to prevent theft of belongings. Intruder alarms can detect motion and other signs of break-ins, including the breaking of glass and the opening of entry points. These alarms will emit a loud noise, helping to scare away the intruder and gain the attention of local persons for help.

CCTV Installations

Inside the museum, it can be difficult to ensure that artefacts aren’t being tampered with through staff alone. As an alternative, many museums opt for CCTV installations as a form of security. CCTV also staff to monitor multiple rooms at once, ensuring that tampering or theft is caught quickly in an unstaffed room. CCTV footage can also be used as evidence in some cases, making it worth having CCTV for many museums.

Access Control Systems

To prevent strangers from gaining access to the property when a museum is closed, it’s important to have a system to allow staff and only staff to gain entry. Often, keys are unreliable and can be easily lost or stolen. As an alternative, many institutions choose access control systems, which can monitor who is attempting to gain access while allowing multiple staff members to get into the building safely and securely. Access control systems can work with the use of keycards or a secure code, making access simple.

Fire Safety

Unfortunately, intruders are far from the only risk to museums. One of the main dangers to a museum is fire. Fires can break out in museums, damaging and destroying precious artefacts with ease. Similarly, museums are often visited by large numbers of people, which a fire can pose danger to. Fire safety measures, therefore, should be taken to prevent the uninterrupted spread of fire and the damage it can cause. Implementing fire extinguishers, fire exit signage and fire alarms is a great way to detect and address an emergency as a result of fire.

Our Services in Plymouth

If you’re looking for a team of experts to provide safety and security essentials for your business or institution, look no further than Ace Fire & Security. With expertise in the safety of residential and commercial properties, we can tailor our services to meet your needs. Additionally, we have been serving our community for over 30 years, making our team heavily experienced in both security systems and fire safety.

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