Museum Lighting in Russia: State of the Art

Abstract

The report contains the analysis of answers given by 90 leading Russian museums to questions related to their lighting, as well as the results of the survey and measurements of lighting parameters (average illuminance on exhibits, correlated colour temperature, colour rendering index and luminance distribution in the field of view). It was found that in general the lighting of museums in the Russian Federation meets currently valid requirements and recommendations, and only in a few cases there is a need for radical changes. Many museums already use LED light sources and are ready to switch over to entirely solid state lighting. At the same time, as the main problem museums (primarily small ones) name the absence of modern standards and regulations in the field of museum lighting as the main problem.