41751
Title Of Article Chaper
The continuing development of a practical lighting policy for works of art on paper and other object types at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Title Of Journal Book
ICOM Committee for Conservation, ICOM-CC : 13th Triennial Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, 22-27 September 2002 : preprints
Volume
1
Pages
44263
Collation
6 p. : ills.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references
Publisher
ICOM-CC; James & James
Publisher City
London
ISBN
1-902916-30-1
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
This paper looks at the continuing development of the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum’s lighting policy. The simplified categorization system previously suggested, in which paper objects are classified as sensitive when they are coloured or on discoloured paper and durable when they are black and white on good quality paper, is kept. A special vulnerable category is recommended for objects so light-sensitive that they should only be considered for display under exceptional circumstances. This replaces the category previously named zero tolerance. For the sake of completeness and to ensure well-balanced displays, object types not considered sensitive to light are classified as permanent. A simplified table (Table 2) is included so users can quickly categorize various types. The paper includes a description of the practical steps taken to comply with the lighting policy during the installation of objects for the refurbished British Galleries at the V&A. -- SCMRE
Keywords
lighting; policy; fading; color; difference; ciede2000; paper; art; object -- SCMRE
pub_id
41751