Art & Security News & Trends
With the means to protect almost everything in our lives through ever evolving technology and readily available and affordable security products, it’s surprising that many people, particularly art collectors, still disregard their vulnerabilities. The majority of homeowners, including those with highly valuable assets, rely on monitored intrusion security systems with door/window – and occasionally motion – sensors to protect against …
By now you’re no doubt aware of the recent theft of a Van Gogh from a small museum in the Netherlands. Many owe it to strained resources, which are affecting almost every museum and gallery in the world. Staffing furloughs and reduced duties for those who remain to carry out absolutely necessary operations have placed the vast majority of facilities …
Founded in 2006 in response to dramatic increases in art valuations and a corresponding increase in “grab and run” theft, Art Guard has been working with a wide array of institutions, facilities and private collectors around the world. We’ve been at the forefront of this industry and we’ve seen customers’ expectations change, as well as security companies we work with attempting to …
We recently received what sounded like a slightly begrudging inquiry from a gallery that said they hadn’t had an incidence of theft in 30 years…until someone walked off with a painting. What was probably going through their minds was that if this happens only once every 30 yrs. Why waste money on securing objects? A not uncommon rational. The implications …
The home security market has, for years, been stuck in the same groove. Modest gains have been made in growing beyond the 22-23% penetration of households with standard wired and RF wireless perimeter/intrusion systems. With home automation and the prospects that people can actually buy a system from Amazon and install it themselves all bets would appear to be off. …
Reports put the theft from the Green Vault museum in Dresden on Nov. 25 at $1.1B. That’s Billion! That makes it by far the largest art theft in modern times. The Gardner heist in 1990 of 14 yet-to-be-recovered masterworks is estimated at a paltry $.5B and, until Green Vault, the largest. Apparently the collection was not insured, which makes any …
The NY Public Library recently reached out to Art Guard to provide our unique security solution for many of their most prized treasures. This is an honor and certainly recognition of our museum-level protection for over $1 billion worth of art and other valuables in well-known institutions, such as the Gardner Museum in Boston, Minneapolis Institute of Art, San Francisco’s …
We are proud to have our technology singled out in the luxury-lifestyle magazine, Robb Report, in a recent article titled “Forget Panic Rooms and Alarms, State-of-the-Art Security Is Now Insanely High-Tech—and Nearly Invisible”. The Robb Report is a dynamic influencer magazine for high net worth individuals worldwide. Their selection of our MAP technology, which protects valuable assets, is no less …
Unfortunately, art theft happens In 1990, 13 works of art were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Works by renowned artists such as Rembrandt, Degas, and others have never been recovered—and the museum continues to investigate. They are currently offering a $5 million reward for any intel on the recovery of these works in good condition. Security is a major …
This article was published in the April issue Security Sales & Integration. “I don’t often get granular on specific sensors supported by monitoring centers, but it’s worth it for certain elements of monitoring that have a great need and appear to be underutilized. One type of monitoring that doesn’t get enough attention is objects-specific monitoring. Monitoring External & Internal Threats. Most …