Leonardo One: a state-of-the-art data-controlled vault for a most famous selfie

This may be a Royal Library but it is currently honoring the greatest artistic and scientific mind of the Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci. The library’s director, Giovanni Saccani, leads me down to the “caveau” – a high-security vault that’s been carefully designed to preserve but also display the precious treasures in the collection. This is where Leonardo’s drawings and the rest of the royal collection normally reside in drawers and containers behind display cases. The lights, says Giovanni Saccani, are exclusively fiber optic. Having just descended from the warm wooden library above us, the dim grey hues complement the reverent chill in the air down here. “The ideal temperature is around 20 degrees, with a tolerated difference of 2 or 3 degrees more or less,” says Saccani. “The percentage of humidity has to stay around 55, again with a 5 percent tolerated margin each way. Right now we are keeping the temperature a little lower to allow for the increase in temperature and humidity which the huge number of visitors inevitably makes. This will ensure we always remain in this ideal range for preservation.” A most famous selfie From 9am till 6pm 7 days a week, until mid January, 50… Read full this story

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