The Thyssen-Bornemisza migrates its analog security system to IP video surveillance

The new solution replaces the existing equipment with IP cameras with panoramic vision in the different exhibition rooms, in addition to including recording and storage of images and video analysis. This infrastructure is managed by the Bosch Video Management System software (BVMS).

The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid has some of the best artworks in the world and Bosch has helped to ensure that these artworks remain unaltered, assisting it in its migration from an analog system to an IP video surveillance solution.

With this change, has provided an integrated security system that replaces the old and disparate installations, allowing all alarms to be received and monitored centrally. The new solution replaces the existing equipment with new IP cameras with panoramic vision in the different exhibition rooms, in addition to including recording and storage of images and video analysis. The complete security installation is managed by Bosch Video Management System software (BVMS).

To monitor each piece of art and ensure there are no blind spots, Bosch panoramic IP cameras were chosen by the museum to protect the temporary exhibition room. These fisheye lens devices provide a complete 360º view. The Dewarping software transforms the circular image into rectangular images without distortion that can be viewed with a resolution of 12 megapixels in high definition.

The installed panoramic IP cameras come standard with Intelligent Video Analytics, which continuously analyzes all video images. If a predefined scenario is detected, an alarm is triggered.
Intelligent Video Analytics continues monitoring the full circle of images so that the user continues receiving alarms even if security personnel choose to zoom into a particular area.

The 'Museum Mode'’ allows predefining a perimeter around a work of art and creating a virtual, invisible protective barrier. If an individual violates this perimeter, in an attempt to touch or steal a work of art, se dispara una alarma e inmediatamente se recibe tanto en el centro de control como en los dispositivos móviles del personal de seguridad, lo que les permite reaccionar y actuar rápidamente.

Esta barrera virtual es una alternativa mucho más económica a las barreras infrarrojas convencionales.
Besides, para las exposiciones escenificadas con poca iluminación en la Sala Moneo, como la reciente exposición ‘Bvlgary and Rome’, el Museo Thyssen- Bornemisza seleccionó las cámaras de la serie IP 6000 con la última tecnología starlight.

Las cámaras IP starlight de Bosch están diseñadas para condiciones de poca luz y proporcionan imágenes en color de alta calidad en situaciones de oscuridad casi completa. Estas cámaras también aseguran que las áreas con poca luz se puedan supervisar adecuadamente y que la gestión del museo no tenga que comprometer el concepto artístico y el ambiente de la exposición por razones de seguridad.

“Desde que el sistema de vídeo está equipado con una solución de grabación iSCSI redundante, el sistema permanece operativo incluso si alguno de los grabadores pierde la conexión temporalmente. Con esta nueva configuración, el principal beneficio es que tenemos un sistema de respaldo para nuestras grabaciones que proporciona un sistema de seguridad de confianza y eficiente “, explica Miguel Ángel Molina, director de Seguridad del museo.