This webinar, presented by Icon Care of Collections Group, will address the complexities of lighting in a range of heritage environments.
In the first half of Blinded by the Light webinar the talks will be given by contributors from the lighting chapter - of the newly published The Museum Environment Revisited. The second half of this webinar will have presentations on different case studies from around the world.
Programme
| Time | |
|---|---|
| 9:30-9:35 | Introduction – Jane Thompson Webb |
| 9:35-9:55 | Scott Rosenfeld - Incommensurables: The art and science of lighting cultural heritage. |
| 9:55-10:15 | Eric Hagen - Light damage revisited |
| 10:15-10:35 | Siobhan Watts – Developing lighting policy and guidance |
| 10:35-10:55 | Dave Thickett - Using natural lighting in historic environment, long term colour impact assessments and sustainability. |
| 10:55-11:00 | BREAK |
| 11:00-11:15 | Nigel Blades et al - Redisplay of Beatrix Potter’s Dolls House at Hill Top |
| 11:15-11:30 |
Dr Emily Knight, Curator of Petworth House & Park, National Trust Illuminating Petworth: a Case Study |
| 11:30-11:45 |
Doing the Most With the Least: Natural Light Mitigation in the New Exhibition Galleries at the Art Institute of Chicago Sarah Gordon |
| 11:45-12:00 | Kristie Short-Traxler: Shedding Light on Change How Microfading Informs Heritage Lighting Decisions |
| 12:00-12:15 | Zaffer Chan: The Light in the Paper: Assessing Color Stability in Hong Kong’s Neon Sign Design Drawings |
| 12:15-12:30 | Questions |
| 12:30-12:45 | Helen Smith: Light maps: practical approaches to light management for rooms and galleries with variable natural lighting. |
| 12:45-1:00 | Rachel Howie: Gallery Rotation Project at the Imperial War Museums. |
| 1:15-1:30 | Chia Chen: Monitoring Light in a Working Church: A Case Study from St Paul’s Cathedral |
| 1:30-1:45 | Aimie Turcotte: The preventive conservation decisions taken to preserve the Tribute to Rosa Luxemburg |
| 1:45-2:00 | Stephanie Wong: The results of a light survey project at the Powell-Cotton Museum. |
| 2:00-2:15 | Questions |
| 2:15-2:30 | Thank You/ Potential Overrun Time |
