Guidance
© Sutton Vane Associates
May/June 2021
A typical museum artefact with lighting from different angles from typical museum light fittings – 'a huge range of effects can be created by just altering the brightness or the direction of the light'
THE ART OF ILLUMINATION From conservation to the creation of varying effects, Mark Sutton Vane looks at the key considerations that have been covered in the newly updated Lighting Guide 8 – Lighting for Museums and Art Galleries
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he previous version of LG8, which covers the lighting of museums and art galleries, was published in 2015. However, as with that guide, the number of dramatic changes in lighting technology in the past six years meant that another update was needed. There are many different professionals with varying amounts of expertise and experience involved in the lighting of museums and galleries. The responsibility for the lighting can well end up with someone who is not an experienced lighting designer. This guide aims to help people with all levels of expertise. Hopefully, though, reading it may make some non-specialists realise that they need to employ a lighting designer.
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