Announcing the 2009 Art Guard Award for Protection and Security

WESTON, Conn., May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Art Guard(R), the leading security
device for individual hanging art and objects, is proud to announce its
sponsorship of the 2009 ARCA Award For Art Protection & Security. Starting
this year, the award will be known as the ARCA ArtGuard Award for Art
Protection & Security and will be presented to Francesco Rutelli, the former
Italian Minister of Culture. In 1974, as the Minister of the Cultural Assets
and Activities, Mr. Rutelli created a number of programs designed to protect
and preserve artistic sites and property throughout Italy. As the former mayor
of Rome and a member of the Italian government since age 26, he has
consistently championed, both domestically and internationally, humanitarian,
libertarian and environmental policies. The award will be presented to Mr.
Rutelli at the ARCA Conference in Rome on July 10.

ARCA (Association for Research into Crimes Against Art:
http://www.artcrime.info) is an international nonprofit organization that
studies issues in art crime and cultural property protection, conducts
educational programs and consults on art protection and recovery issues with
police, governments, museums, places of worship and other public institutions.

Art Guard(R) is the first and only stand-alone electronic security device
designed specifically to prevent the theft of individual hanging art and
objects. The battery operated unit is discreet and works for the smallest
pieces to the largest and with most art hanging systems. Tampering is met with
a loud and foolproof 120 dB alarm.

Much of the more than $5 billion of art stolen annually results from what
experts call "grab and run" theft or the casual concealment of pieces in
clothing or bags. Art Guard is a solution that any individual, institution,
museum or gallery can depend on.

Art Guard has become the primary or secondary security strategy anywhere in
the world art is displayed, from large, well-known museums and galleries to
historic sites, corporations, libraries, universities and houses of worship.
Its ease of use, reliability and affordability make it an easy decision for
curators and security personnel. For a complete description, go to
http://www.artguard.net.

For more information, contact Bill Anderson at (212)989-1594 or
bill@artguard.net

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SOURCE Art Guard

Bill Anderson of Art Guard, +1-212-989-1594, bill@artguard.net