Jose Ortiz wrote:
>
> We are considering the possibility of having our museum
> building illuminated in the evenings with outdoor lighting.  Has anyone
> on the list had any experience with this?
> Thanks
> ---
> José A. Ortiz
> Assistant Manager, The Cloisters
> a branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
> 212-650-2289
> http://www.metmuseum.org/htmlfile/gallery/cloister/cloister.html

Jose,
Hi!  we have exterior lighting on our main building and on reporduction
lampposts in our courtyard.  one suggestion, instead of a switch or
timer to turn on and off, have a solar photocell - you don't need to
mess with "hours", time changes, power outages and on a dark and nasty
day, the darkness will turn it on for you, making your building more
"cheerful" on the exterior, possibly bringing in a visitor who might not
have planned on stopping.
Linn