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| The art of conservational lighting  The Albertinum, which is part of Staatliche Kunstsammlungen (Public Art Collections) Dresden, accommodates some 10,000 world-famous paintings and sculptures from the period of romanticism up to the present. Since its extensive renovation, which had become necessary because of the disastrous flood of the Elbe river in 2002, a fresh spirit has made itself felt throughout the Renaissance building, an armoury originally erected in 1889. The rooms radiate an atmosphere that is both romantic and magic. The various rooms invite visitors to discover ever new approaches to art. The interplay of straight-line architecture, discreet colours and high-quality illumination by spotlights is a key element of the new room ambience. Since valuable exhibits in museums usually require particularly careful handling for reasons of conservation, the Arcos spotlight range by Zumtobel, which has been especially designed for art and culture areas, could not fail to convince the museum management. Special filters are used in the spotlights to prevent harmful UV or IR radiation from damaging the paintings or from making them fade. Irritating reflections are blocked by a panel built into the spotlight.The lighting concept was developed by Lichtvision GmbH in collaboration with Zumtobel. Lighting designer Karsten Ehling confirms that valuable exhibits need to be treated with special care, and adds: "Lighting design involves more than just a beautiful idea. The concept has to be technically feasible; building maintenance is an important aspect. In museums in particular, conservational aspects must be taken into account as well, i.e. the quantity of light acceptable for an old painting, for instance." Precisely these aspects have been taken into account by the lighting designers and electrical consultants when they implemented the building-wide lighting solution. write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Construction News :: home page |