Greetings everyone, Please excuse me for asking such a simple question on the Museum-L but I have searched the archives of Museum-L as well as some books and still haven't found specific direction. I have been trying to find specific answers to what is the proper amount of lighting for oil paintings. I am a registrar working with our lighting staff to determine what is the proper foot candles for our permanent exhibit and unfortunately have no in-house conservator to advise us. The exhibit is lit by both halogen and incandescent lights and the works range from oils on canvas, on board, and on panel. Our light currently ranges from 10-25 foot candles which varies from piece to piece. I don't understand the reason for the variety of light intensities. Is there a difference between lighting an oil on canvas verses an oil on board, etc? As of yet we don't have a UV meter but hope to get approval to purchase one by next month. Could anyone advise us what would be a safe foot candle range for oils? We have had the policy of lighting our works on paper (watercolors, prints, and photographs) within the range of 5-8 foot candles and only exhibiting them for a maximum of 5 months - but have had no policy for oils. Any help or direction is greatly appreciated. Holly Chase Assistant Registrar #120 Museum of Art, Brigham Young University North Campus Drive Provo, Utah 84602-1400 USA Phone: (801) 378-8248 FAX: (801) 378-1807 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Museum website: http://www.byu.edu/moa ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).