No. 18 „Good Lighting for Museums, Galleries and Exhibitions"
ISBN 3-926 193-35-2
48 pages
DIN A4
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Index
No. 18 „Good Lighting for Museums, Galleries and Exhibitions"
- Visual experiences
- The action of light
- Exhibits in the limelight
- Showcase lighting
- Revolving exhibitions
- Foyers, corridors, staircases
- Audiovisual media
- Lecture room
- Library
- Study room
- Cafeteria, museum shop
- Workplace lighting: office, workshop, storage facilities
- Outdoor exhibits
- Night scenes
- Daylight
- Lighting management
- Vision, recognition, perception
- Light protection
- Maintenance
- Lamps
- Luminaires
Extract
Room lighting
Lighting for exhibition rooms in museums is made up of diffuse and directional light. The relative amounts and resulting mix of the two types of light determines the harshness of the shadows cast by picture frames and the three-dimensional impact of sculptures and spatial objects. The diffuse and directional light mix also defines the overall impression made by the room.
A closely related matter here is the distinction between room and exhibit lighting. The diffuse lighting is almost all generated by the room lighting, which determines the distribution of brightness and sets lighting accents in the horizontal plane.
Room lighting alone is rarely enough to meet all an exhibition's needs. Conversely, the directional lighting used to illuminate exhibits does not provide bright enough room lighting except in a few – mostly small and bright – interiors.
