How you can 'Save The Museum' from pests with a card game

'Save The Museum!' consists of cards each featuring the silhouette of an insect to identify. The cards also contain additional information about the pests, and the damage they can cause in a museum. Photo: Handout

After being closed for months, museums are facing a new threat from pests. The scale of the problem is such that one curator has launched a new card game to help colleagues identify pests that can endanger art collections.

Since last spring, insects and rodents have been taking up residence in museums around the world. Most pests are attracted to dark, quiet places, making the empty galleries of these cultural venues an ideal environment for such unwanted visitors.