%0 Journal Article
%T A MUSEUM STORAGE AREA: MICROCLIMATE AND AIR QUALITY SHORT-TERM MONITORING PROGRAMME
%A Elisabetta Giani
%A Annamaria Giovagnoli
%A Maria Pia Nugari
%J E-Preservation Science
%D 2010
%I Morana RTD d.o.o.
%X The National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome is located nearthe Villa Borghese Park. The storage is an undergroundarea of the building. Different kinds of modern artworks areconserved. The study regards the environmental conditionswith the aim of improving the preser vation of the collection.The method used consists in short-term monitoring programs(microclimate and air quality) carried out in fourrooms with different significant aspects. On the basis ofclimatic data of Rome geographic area, the microclimaticmonitoring has been performed during the most criticalperiod (summer to autumn). For chemical control, the totaldeposited particulate matter was evaluated using a prototypeinstrument to estimate the brilliance variation of 15white marble samples exposed to the deposition. The solublesalts in the deposited powder layer were determined byion chromatography. Aero-diffused microorganisms weredetected by aerobiological analyses.The results have pointed out the need of improving theinsulation of the masonr y in one of the four rooms.Successively further environmental investigations shouldbe planned to assess the effectiveness of the interventionon the walls and to evaluate the efficiency of HVAC systemunder the new, improved conditions.
%K storage areas
%K microclimate
%K air quality
%K museum
%K monitoring
%U http://www.morana-rtd.com/e-preservationscience/2010/Giani-14-05-2008.pdf