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Monitoring climate in museums
– smart and reliable

Museums bear responsibility for valuable exhibits and works of art – for posterity and for the public. Reliable monitoring of temperature and relative humidity is not merely a technical decision but a strategic one.

Analogue thermo-hygrographs quickly reach their limits in modern museum operations: high maintenance requirements, lack of flexibility and time-consuming documentation. Digital data loggers offer a fundamentally different approach – they measure climate parameters electronically, store large volumes of data securely, and enable detailed analyses, reports and long-term archiving. Modern data logger systems such as testo Smart Connect enable proactive climate management with alarms, remote access and centralised data storage – in exhibition rooms, display cases and storage locations.

Exhibition rooms

Reliable monitoring without drawing attention

  • Unobtrusive, discreet design

  • Continuous and reliable climate monitoring

  • Fully replaces the analogue thermohygrograph

  • Real-time alarm when a limit value is exceeded

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testo 160

testo 160
  • Automatic monitoring of temperature, humidity, lux and UV with external sensors

  • Wi-Fi transfer directly to testo smart Connect

  • Individually customisable Deco-Cover

  • Alarm via push e-mail or SMS

  • Three product variants to ensure the best fit for your application: testo 160 T, testo 160 TH and testo 160 E (with connection for external probes)

testo 162

testo 162
  • Automatic monitoring of temperature, humidity, pressure and CO2

  • Wi-Fi transmission directly to testo Smart Connect

  • Alarm via push, e-mail or SMS

  • Seven product variants to ensure the best fit for your application: testo 162 T1, testo 162 T2, testo 162 T3, testo 162 H1, testo 162 H2, testo 162 IAQ, testo 162 refrigerator kit

testo 164

testo 164
  • Automated temperature and humidity monitoring

  • Wireless data retrieval via gateway

  • Wi-Fi transmission directly into testo Smart Connect

  • Alarm via push, e-mail or SMS

  • Three product variants and two gateway options for a suitable application:
    testo 164 T1, testo 164 H1, testo 164 DC, testo 164 Wi-Fi gateway, testo 164 Ethernet gateway

Full flexibility through testo Smart Connect

Commissioning made easy, all measurement data always to hand – the testo Smart App connects you directly to your data loggers and to the testo Smart Connect.

  • Quick and easy set-up of the data loggers via the app

  • Push notifications sent straight to your smartphone when thresholds are exceeded.

  • The central control for the monitoring and administration of all measurement locations

  • Dashboard with all the data at a glance: Automatic and complete recording of all measurements

  • All readings can be accessed anytime and anywhere

Testo Smart Connect
testo Smart App
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Another solution for your museum operations – testo Saveris 1

  • In addition to testo Smart Connect, testo Saveris 1 offers another proven solution for professional climate monitoring in museums

  • Centralised monitoring of temperature and relative humidity across multiple sites

  • Reliable alerts when thresholds are exceeded

  • Flexibly scalable – from small museums to large institutions with multiple sites

  • Like the Maritime Museum of Barcelona: Find out how other museums protect their collections with testo Saveris 1

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Our offers for museums and archives

Today, museums operate in an environment where the requirements for climate control, documentation and transparency are higher than ever. Loan agreements are stricter, preventive conservation strategies more data-driven – and the choice of the right monitoring system is not a purely technical but a strategic decision.

The requirements for a data logger vary considerably within a museum – depending on whether it is used in exhibition rooms, display cases or storage areas. The ideal solution is therefore a scalable system that covers all of these scenarios and reduces complexity as well as training effort.

Download the whitepaper on data loggers in museums here!

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