Light & Engineering 31 (1)

Volume 31
Date of publication 02/17/2023
Pages 53–65

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Design of Exhibition Lighting Considering Damaging Impact of Light L&E, Vol.31, No.1, 2023

Articles authors:

Sergey N. Sizy

Sergey N. Sizy is an engineer. He graduated from P.O. Sukhoy Gomel State Technical University in 2007. He is Founder and Manager of the LiDS Lighting Design School and Studio. Also, he is professional member of the International Association of Lighting design (IALD), member of the Russian National Committee of CIE. Sergey Sizy is an author of the human lighting necessity pyramid, the theory of emotional design, the lighting design style classification, as well as of methods of design of exhibition and biodynamic lighting. Moreover, he is a Winner of Numerous Lighting Design Awards and a member of the Russian Lighting Design Award Jury

Abstract:

An important problem of museum exhibition lighting design is finding a balance between illumination conditions providing good visibility of exhibits and preserving them from damaging light impact. The article presents the study conducted as part of design of lighting for the Leonardo da Vinci Hall in the State Hermitage Museum. It is based on analysis of the data collected during lighting audit, modelling of the existing daylighting and electric lighting and comparison of the results of these activities with requirements of the applicable museum illumination regulations.
The results of the study contain the substantiated conclusions on disadvantages of the existing lighting system of the hall and the design solution for modernisation of the lighting installation with recommendations for adjustment of the amount and chromaticity of daylighting and electric lighting, with the diagram of arrangement and aiming, and with the specification of lighting equipment.
The study demonstrates that meeting the requirements to standardised vertical illuminance on exhibits does not guarantee that total exposure to daylighting and electric lighting does not exceed the limit allowable for their preservation.
The analysis points out this problem, which is applicable to most of museums and galleries, and the developed lighting design for the said hall demonstrates a simple and affordable solution of it.

References:

1. URL: https://support.hermitagemuseum.org/ru/projects/doorleonardo (date of reference: 26.06.2022).
2. URL: http://hermitage-guide.com/guidebook/зал-леонардо-да-винчи/ (date of reference: 26.06.2022).
3. GOST R8.586–2001: Instruments measuring the characteristics of artificial and natural radiation for the safety of museum exhibits.
4. CIE157–2004: Control of damage to museum objects by optical radiation.
5. URL: www.gismeteo.ru/ (date of reference: 26.06.2022).
6. Licht.de brochure – Good Lighting for Museums, Galleries and Exhibitions, No. 18.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.33383/2022-058

Article in RUS:
Svetotekhnika # 6, 2022, pp. 49–58

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