DTU Fotonik is experiencing an increase in demand for LED lighting in museums. Now, the players in the museum industry are gathering to design a general guideline for museum lighting in Scandinavia.
They did it at Rosenborg Castle and now the time has come for Amalienborg Castle. They have successfully managed to attract the keen eye of the rest of Scandinavia: The topic is LED lighting which is becoming increasingly popular for illuminating art objects. The technology has several advantages; not only does it provide a broader range of light within the desired spectrum than earlier, it also significantly reduces deterioration of objects, and is more energy efficient.
”We see a large demand and interest from conservators and technicians from the museum industry. They want to know how to manage a conversion from halogen light sources to LED and what they can gain from it. There has been a lot of prejudice about the blue hue of LED, and whether or not LED is harmful to objects, but now the technology is so advanced that LEDs are competitive in cost, quality, and in terms of product range” says Jesper Wolff, project manager at DTU Fotonik.
Presentations for the museum industry
On 19-20 March DTU Fotonik presents their annual LED conference and this year the conference features internationally renowned experts in the field of LED lighting and conservation who will speak to the LED and museum industry and debate how to illuminate, preserve, and protect valuable art pieces.
The aim of the conference is to share knowledge and experiences as well as create a base for a LED guideline for museum lighting in Scandinavia. As organizers, DTU Fotonik has come together with the Organisation for Danish Museums (ODM) and they have included researchers, manufacturers, museums and other interested parties in their work.
Promising technology
”LED lighting is a promising technology which provides the Danish society with tremendous energy savings but the important issue in the transition from traditional light sources to the more energy efficient technologies is to focus on light quality, user value, and energy efficiency” says Jesper Wolff.
DTU Fotonik advises municipalities, regions and private business on technical qualities of light and helps design illumination and LED systems for various purposes. In the new Green Lab laboratory DOLL, industry has been given the opportunity to measure and validate LED products in collaboration with leading researchers.
In order to spread the knowledge of museum illumination and maintain the contact to the members of the trade DTU Fotonik has established collaboration with ODM.
Author: Christina Tækker
Translation: Maria Welling