Re: Museum Lighting

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From: Kathryn Montgomery <kathrynm@douglashistory.org>
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 15:43:35 -0500
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Subject: Re: Museum Lighting

Edison LED Lights are really nice if they are just lighting the whole room vs just an exhibit case.
 A lot of house museums in our area as well as our historical society uses them. They give off a nice warm// yellow light.

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On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 7:27 PM, devan gracyalny <dgracyalny@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I have experimented with both and our museum building was built in 1887.
> It is far better for us to go with the warm light, and the higher (65wat
t)
> Lumens.
>
> Devan Gracyalny
> West Allis Historical Society
>
>
> On Tuesday, March 14, 2017 10:36 AM, John Grochowski <
> jgrochowski@ephraim.org> wrote:
>
>
> Good morning,
>
> I am following up on an email I sent out several months ago regarding
> museum lighting and would like to know what others in the field are doing
.
>
> I am in the process of transitioning to LED lighting in our buildings, an
d
> I am struggling to figure out what color and lumen output would be best f
or
> our space. Our main gallery is an old 1880s barn. The space has rotatin
g
> exhibits every year and do not necessarily have anything to do with the
> barn (this year will be on Civil War Soldiers).
>
> For color, I am torn between 2700K Warm White (equivalent to a standard
> incandescent bulb) and 4000K Cool White (typical office lighting).
> For lumens, I cannot decide between 680 (60 Watt equivalent) and 850 (65
> Watt equivalent).
>
> I am wondering what type of lights similar museums use who have displays
> inside historic buildings. I would greatly appreciate any ideas.
>
> Thanks!
>
> *John M. Grochowski, CTA*
> Director of Operations
> Ephraim Historical Foundation
> 3060 Anderson Lane, PO Box 165
> Ephraim, WI 54211-0165
> (920) 854-9688
> www.ephraim.org
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