Category: cooperation museums

Start of the beta test phase of the MUSA test kit in the “Museum of Five Continents”: a major step in the prevention and management of contamination in museum collections

Our MUSA test kit 1.1 is ready and will be put through its paces in our model houses in March. We are delighted to have reached a new milestone for our project with the start of the beta test phase in the “Museum of Five Continents” and 6 other houses. This phase will provide us…
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Completion of our first field test at the Botanische Staatssammlung München (BSM)

For four weeks, the new MUSA system was thoroughly tested in the Botanische Staatssammlung München (Botanical State Collection). A total of 152 different samples were taken from dust and indoor air during the field test. These are now being analysed for organochlorine pesticides and toxic (semi-)metals in the laboratory of the Working Group Analytics and…
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Start of our first field test at the Botanischen Staatssammlung München (BSM)

After a successful laboratory phase, the MUSA team has now started the first field test at the beginning of July 2023. The field test will take place at the renowned Botanische Staatssammlung München (Botanical State Collection) in Munich. The MUSA system will now be thoroughly tested over four weeks. The newly developed methods will be…
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MUSA model museums are opening their doors for us

In November and December 2022, the MUSA team visited all the cooperation museums and inspected the premises relevant to the project. In numbers, this means 12 museums, approx. 120 premises in 5 cities and villages from Munich to Ingolstadt, Neufahrn, Amberg and Benediktbeuern. We would like to thank all our partners who have opened their…
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