Theatrical fixtures are an integral part of our lighting design, too,
though they're used to create lighting effects in the galleries, not to
light the items on display (we have a lot of light-sensitive documents,
etc. on display).  I agree that they create ravishing effects.  I find
it so interesting to see the difference in the way the museum looks when
they're on -- they give it a _completely_ different atmosphere.  The
drawback appears to be the high cost of the lamps (they run $30 apiece
around here), and the relatively short lamp life (though having them on
dimmers does help significantly there).


Amanda Meeker
Golden State Museum
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> Sent:         Saturday, October 10, 1998 12:00 AM
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> Subject:      Re: Newsletters / lights
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> >The name of the newsletter is.....
>
>
> Please reassure me that we're not going to see 100s of emails on this
> list
> detailing the titles of museum/gallery newsletters........!
>
> Suggestion: people post direct to the original list member's query -
> Brian
> Alexander <[log in to unmask]> - and he sends us a compilation?
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> By the way, we're hanging the Peter Greenaway exibition at the moment
> and
> we've elected to employ theatre lights with dimmers. They produce
> absolutely *stunning* effects. The works and galleries look ravishing.
> Anyone used these  before to light an exhibition?
>
> Best,
>
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> Paul Melia
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