This bibliography was initially prepared in May 2002 by Bruno Pouliot, with the collaboration and assistance of Linda Lennon, Winterthur Class of 1997, who then served as Assistant Conservator on different projects at Winterthur Museum and for WUDPAC. Responsibility for the bibliography was passed to Dr. Joelle Wickens in 2009. It is constantly updated and your suggestions for new sources are welcome. Resources can be filtered by the following topics: Collections Care, General Reference, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Environmental Management, Housing, Storage, and Display, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Light, Mold, Packing and Transport, Pollutants, Relative Humidity and Temperature, Surveys and Assessments, and Sustainability.
Recommended environmental monitors for museums, archives and art galleries. (Revised)
Lafontaine, R.
1980 – Ottawa: Canadian Conservation Institute. Technical bulletin 3.
Lafontaine, R. 1980. (revised) Recommended environmental monitors for museums, archives and art galleries. Ottawa: Canadian Conservation Institute. Technical bulletin 3.
Filter(s): Light, Environmental Management
Damage to museum objects by visible radiation (light) and ultraviolet radiation (uv). In Lighting: A Conference on Lighting in Museums, Galleries and Historic Houses.
Michalski, S.
1987 – London: The Museums Association. 3-16.
Michalski, S. 1987. Damage to museum objects by visible radiation (light) and ultraviolet radiation (uv). In Lighting: A Conference on Lighting in Museums, Galleries and Historic Houses. London: The Museums Association. 3-16.
Filter(s): Light, Environmental Management
Toward specific lighting guidelines. ICOM Committee for Conservation preprints, 9th Triennial Meeting, Dresden, Germany.
Michalski, S.
1990 – Paris: ICOM. 2: 583-589.
Michalski, S. 1990. Toward specific lighting guidelines. ICOM Committee for Conservation preprints, 9th Triennial Meeting, Dresden, Germany. Paris: ICOM. 2: 583-589.
Filter(s): Housing, Storage, and Display, Light, Environmental Management
The lighting decision. In Fabric of an Exhibition: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Preprints of the Conference Textile Symposium 97.
Michalski, S.
1997 – Ottawa: Canadian Conservation Institute. 97-104.
Although this article focuses at the end on textiles, it gives an excellent overview of other practical aspects that must be considered when establishing light parameters. Although the article is quite technical at the beginning, be sure to try to make sense of the tables and figures presented. You will then understand better why it would be far from ideal to limit viewing at 50 lux across the board and why as conservators you must often consider other options to limit damage caused by light. (provided by Bruno P. Pouliot)
Michalski, S. 1997. The lighting decision. In Fabric of an Exhibition: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Preprints of the Conference Textile Symposium 97. Ottawa: Canadian Conservation Institute. 97-104.
Filter(s): Light, Environmental Management
“Virtual fading” of art objects: simulating the future fading of artifacts by visualizing micro-fading test results.
Morris, H.R., and P. M. Whitmore.
2007 – JAIC 46(3): 215-228.
The most interesting component of this article is how it demonstrates that light fading may also include hue and chroma changes, and how this knowledge can inform decisions about exhibition requirements and suggested rotation schedules. (provided by Bruno P. Pouliot)
Morris, H.R., and P. M. Whitmore. 2007. "Virtual fading" of art objects: simulating the future fading of artifacts by visualizing micro-fading test results. JAIC 46(3): 215-228.
Filter(s): Light, Environmental Management
Acceptable light damage.
Richardson, C. and D. Saunders.
2007 – Studies in Conservation 52(3): 177-187.
Richardson, C. and D. Saunders. 2007. Acceptable light damage. Studies in Conservation 52(3): 177-187.
Filter(s): Light, Environmental Management