I do not have any formal policies, but in the historic home I work at, the
curatoral staff has reduced the lighting by  up to 70% in order to help
conserve the textiles and art objects.
M. Johnson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Annette Bethke" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: lighting policies and procedures


> I recently went to an exhibit workshop put on by Texas Association of
> Museums. One workshop dealt with lighting. I have the handouts if you
would
> like me to send you copies.
>
> At 11:36 AM 10/22/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> >I have a question for those of you who exhibit collections in historic
> >houses or buildings.  In the last few months, we've been reviewing our
> >collections care policies and procedures, and the question of lighting
has
> >come up.  Do any of you have any formal policies or procedures regarding
> >lighting in historic houses or buildings that you might be willing to
share?
> >I'm specifically wondering about proximity of lights to walls or
collection
> >objects, the addition of auxiliary lighting for temporary displays and
> >exhibits, maximum bulb wattage (especially taking into account that
wiring
> >in certain buildings may be older), and of course, minimizing light
damage.
> >
> >
> >I'd greatly appreciate anything you could share with me!  Thanks.
> >
> >~~~~~~~~~~
> >Sandra Smith
> >Collections Manager
> >National Trust for Historic Preservation
> >202-588-6154 voice
> >202-588-6232 fax
> >
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> Annette Bethke, Outreach Associate
> Texas Historical Commission
> History Programs Division
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