Client Stories

The Swedish National Museum stands as one of Scandinavia’s most important institutions for art and design. The building itself – a 19th-century landmark – houses centuries of creative achievement, from delicate portrait miniatures to monumental oil paintings and intricate textiles. Behind the scenes, an equally careful process is underway: the ongoing work to protect these collections from the forces of time, light and climate.

Bev/Art has embarked on a research journey with the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (Norsk institutt for kulturminneforskning or NIKU). Our mission? To unravel the mysteries of two medieval churches, Kinn and Andebu, by investigating the impact of challenging indoor climates on their priceless cultural artifacts.

The collection managers see that there is a greater industry focus on proper climate logging now than before. With technology from BEV/ART, they can automatically log the indoor climate and receive notifications directly on their mobile phones. This has already saved them hours of work.

In a groundbreaking project, Bev/Art and Østfold Museums, with conservator Juliane Derry, have revolutionized heritage conservation at...