Date/Time: 23 February, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm GMT
Tutor: David Saunders
Price: £25.00
Platform: Zoom
More information: https://academicprojects.co.uk/courses/sustainability-in-museum-lighting/
The environmental sustainability of museum lighting will be discussed within the context of wider strategies to reduce the use of non-renewable energy by cultural heritage organisations. Various measures to reduce energy and resource consumption will be presented, including switching to, or generating, renewable electricity, the installation of more energy efficient and longer lasting LED lamps, increased use of daylight, and changes to museum lighting practice that reduce energy consumption. The environmental sustainability of lamps and lighting systems is also explored in respect to the precepts of reduction, reuse and recycling of materials.
The discussion will be broadened to include other measures of sustainability that sit alongside environmental sustainability, including consideration of economic, operational, social and societal sustainability. A model will be presented that can be used to assess the impact of changes to museum lighting practice that are introduced to improve environmental performance on these other measures of sustainability, paying particular attention to their effect on social sustainability (defined in terms of current accessibility) and societal sustainability, which encompasses the longer-term preservation of objects.
This will be a 55-min presentation with a 15min discussion.
David Saunders is an independent consultant. He was Head of Conservation and Scientific Research at the British Museum until 2015 and before that Principal Scientist at the National Gallery, London. He is the author of the very recent and comprehensive volume Museum Lighting – A Guide for Conservators and Curators.
