An Apparatus for Preservation of Manuscripts and Antiques in Museums

Innovators:

Mrs. Marjan Hajirahimi, Mr. Mahmoodreza Gorji and Mr. Salar Basiri

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An Apparatus for Preservation of Manuscripts and Antiques in Museums

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The present invention is generally related to environmental conditioning and control systems, especially for antiques and manuscripts preservation in museums and libraries. Standard environmental conditions can meaningfully extend the lifetime of museum objects. This invention utilizes specially designed sensors and actuators that can monitor and control the condition of valuable objects and protects collections from deterioration caused by interaction with the surrounding environment.
The most important factor in the environment is temperature, relative humidity, light, and air pollution. These environmental forces act on objects causing chemical, physical, and biological damage. The damage is cumulative and causes irreversible losses to collections. Incorrect temperature or incorrect relative humidity causes disintegration, discoloration, corrosion of metals, etc. So there is a vast need for a new invention to protect museum objects and library manuscripts.

Today, new technologies can provide reliable and very power-efficient wireless communication, and using artificial intelligence for analysis of data provides very efficient tools for museums and can help them provide the best condition for historical objects. The invention by using Internet of Things (IoT) architecture gathers data from highly accurate sensors, then utilizes state-of-the-art analysis tools to provide very informative information for museums to help them decide how and when to intervene to prevent any long-term damage to objects.
Moreover, the present invention provides an innovative solution for insects and according to conditions can control actuators to set museum conditions to the most available standard preventive criteria. By using the AI-powered algorithm, the invention can manage the energy consumption of the building of the museum alongside providing the best condition for objects.
This invention has been implemented in the Tehran Ardak Manoukian museum for the last six months by inventors and has provided valuable experience for the museum for the first time in Iran.

The disclosed invention provides an innovative technological solution for a very old problem in museums. By using this invention, the old objects, which have been traveled through the history and are integrity in the current generation hand could transfer to the next generation without the risk of permanent damage. Actually, by using this invention, valuable objects instead a century could preserve for centuries. So this invention has linked past and future by innovation and using some advanced technologies available today like IoT and AI.