eprintid: 10188613 rev_number: 7 eprint_status: archive userid: 699 dir: disk0/10/18/86/13 datestamp: 2024-03-07 08:44:17 lastmod: 2024-03-07 08:44:17 status_changed: 2024-03-07 08:44:17 type: article metadata_visibility: show sword_depositor: 699 creators_name: Elnaggar, Abdelrazek creators_name: Said, Mahmoud creators_name: Kraševec, Ida creators_name: Said, Aly creators_name: Grau-Bove, Josep creators_name: Moubarak, Hosam title: Risk analysis for preventive conservation of heritage collections in Mediterranean museums: case study of the museum of fine arts in Alexandria (Egypt) ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B04 divisions: C04 divisions: F34 keywords: Museum management, Building, Location, Temperature, Relative humidity, Light, Pollution, IPERION HS note: This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. 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Climate change scenarios and simulation models have been developed to predict the extreme and average future environmental conditions and to assess the future long-term risks caused by global warming for museum buildings and their collections in Mediterranean countries, with Egypt being particularly at risk. This paper presents the results of the risk analysis of the indoor and outdoor environments in Alexandria Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA) in Egypt to provide an overview of the current situation of conservation and museum management and to provide evidence-based data to support decision-making regarding preventive conservation given the museum's limited funding, capacity and resources. Unfortunately, the air quality in the museum cannot be considered satisfactory and specific measures need to be taken to improve the level of air quality and museum and building management. The results enabled an assessment of indoor air quality and provided information on potential risks to the museum building and collections, including variations in temperature (T) and relative humidity (RH), concentrations of NO2, SO2, O3, CO2, acetic and formic acid and lighting conditions, as well as the location and management of the museum. The results necessitate the development of a preventive conservation plan to address the challenges associated with high T/RH fluctuations and pollution pressure. This requires more regular use of the HVAC system within certain T/RH set points as well as minimising light exposure and the use of UV-filtering glazing. Care should be taken to ensure that housekeeping and emergency preparedness reduce the damping and salt florescence in the museum building. However, dealing with the impact of climate change on indoor and outdoor environments and museum collections in Mediterranean museums requires a holistic and adaptive approach that includes joint collaboration, research, training and strategic planning to ensure the long-term preservation of valuable cultural heritage collections in different climates with customised adaptations based on local environmental conditions, resources and needs. Resilience planning should be region-specific and take into account the potential impacts of extreme weather events, sea level rise and other climate-related challenges. date: 2024-02-19 date_type: published publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40494-024-01170-z oa_status: green full_text_type: pub language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 2254409 doi: 10.1186/s40494-024-01170-z lyricists_name: Grau-Bove, Josep lyricists_id: JGRAU89 actors_name: Flynn, Bernadette actors_id: BFFLY94 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: Heritage Science volume: 12 article_number: 59 issn: 2050-7445 citation: Elnaggar, Abdelrazek; Said, Mahmoud; Kraševec, Ida; Said, Aly; Grau-Bove, Josep; Moubarak, Hosam; (2024) Risk analysis for preventive conservation of heritage collections in Mediterranean museums: case study of the museum of fine arts in Alexandria (Egypt). Heritage Science , 12 , Article 59. 10.1186/s40494-024-01170-z <https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-024-01170-z>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10188613/1/s40494-024-01170-z.pdf