In the modern world, one of the main functions of museums is to organize the preservation of pieces of art and arrange their presentation to museum visitors. Since the modern exhibition is based on the artificial lighting, it is necessary to properly arrange this lighting; otherwise, it can negatively affect the safety of museum pieces. The article sets out the views on the criteria of professional lighting of works of art, as it is always a compromise between the custodians and the lighting engineers. The authors also attempt to disclose the processes of organizing museum lighting and give a generalized description of the standards and rules, which serve as a basis to realize this lighting. The main reasons for the need to rethink these standards and rules (and even to revise them), in connection with the emergence of new LED sources, have been outlined. 1. Osobennosti osveshcheniya v muzeyah: tipy podsvetki i normy [Features of lighting in museums: types of lighting and standards], 2016. URL: https://1posvetu. ru/svetodizajn/osveshhenie-muzeev.html
2. Devina R.A., Brednyakov A.V., Dushkina L.I., Rebrikova N.L., Zayceva G.A. Muzei’noe khranenie hudozhestvenny’kh cennostei’: prakticheskoe posobie [Museum storage of art treasures: practical guidelines] // Tipografiya Ministerstva kul’tury RF, Moscow, 1995, 204 p.
3. Spetcifika e’kspozitcionnogo osveshcheniia v muzee [Specificity of exhibition lighting in museums]. URL: https://svetpro.ru/htm/informations/osvechenie_v_musee_info1.html

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• museum
• lighting engineering
• classification of museum pieces
• preservation of museum pieces
• lighting standards
• museum exhibition lighting
• daylighting
• artificial lighting
• LED sources
• exposure to light on exhibits
• optimal conditions for the perception of fine art