We squint at the topic of light in this illuminating episode: guest host Sarah Potter enlightens us while Jenny thinks about communication and Kloe reveals she has super eye sight. Christina interviews David Saunders and Jenny reviews his new book about museum lighting. Also tune in for a Dear Jane about dissertations, and a Fluorescent Bulb at the Benchwork Bar!

00:03:00 How we light our galleries

00:15:40 Light monitoring routines

00:20:13 Light levels and material types

00:21:41 Communicating about low light levels

00:28:13 Lights inside cases are basically the devil

00:31:54 Interview with David Saunders

00:59:37 Smart glass?!

01:01:40 Review: 'Museum Lighting - A Guide for Conservators and Curators'

01:05:45 Dear Jane

01:10:50 Benchwork Bar: Fluorescent Bulb

01:13:53 Patreon shout out

Show Notes:

- Contemporary Art episode: https://thecword.show/2019/04/17/s05e03-contemporary-art/

- Connecting to Collection Care webinar ’How to Change a Lightbulb: LED Lighting for Museums’: https://www.connectingtocollections.org/how-to-change-a-lightbulb/

- Example of the handheld monitor we talk about: https://www.preservationequipment.com/Catalogue/Instruments/UV-Light-Monitors/UV-Light-Monitor

- 'Spread or Sacrifice: Dilemma for Lighting Policies’ by Agnes Brokerhof, Pieter Kuiper & Steph Scholten: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00393630.2018.1504439

- Hampton Court Palace and Smart Tint: https://shop.smarttint.com/Hampton-Court-Palace-Smart-Tint-Inc_b_1058.html

- Museum Lighting - A Guide for Conservators and Curators: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Museum-Lighting-Guide-Conservators-Curators/dp/1606066374 or https://shop.getty.edu/products/museum-lighting-a-guide-for-conservators-and-curators-978-1606066379

- Go follow Amanda Richards for more conservation cocktails: https://twitter.com/ConserveItAll

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Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson, Kloe Rumsey, and Sarah Potter.

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A Wooden Dice production, 2020.

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