How museums could light up and display more of the world's precious objects for longer
- Written by Emrah Baki Ulas, Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney
The two key objectives of museums — exhibition and preservation — are often in conflict.
Exhibiting an object and exposing it to elements like lighting, fluctuating temperature, humidity and variable air quality can cause damage and degradation.
The very decision to exhibit an item may mean its future is compromised.
In fact, the...
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