ANSI/IES RP-30-25 | Recommended Practice: Lighting Museums | An American National Standard | Illuminating Engineering Society (IES)

Recommended Practice: Lighting Museums

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ANSI/IES RP-30-25
Document Type: Recommended Practice (RP)

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Intended Audience: Designers, architects, engineers, users, general public, environmentalists, utilities, Conservators, Museum Curators, Exhibition  Approved American National Standard Designers.
Intended Interest Categories: Specifier (US), Affected (UA), Public Interest (UP), Academic, Research (GAR), Government, Regulatory (GGR), General SME (GSME), Organizational (OM).
Description: Effective exhibit and museum lighting, balancing exhibition presentation goals (enrich the visitor experience) with conservation techniques (intended to protect artifacts for appreciation by many generations to come.) The 2025 revision has new content on lighting controls, the design process, automated controls and safety, emergency requirements, assessing prior light exposure, preservation targets and risk management strategies (with examples), new tables on “just noticeable difference.

Page count: 143 pages
Publisher: Illuminating Engineering Society (2025)
SKU: ANSI/IES RP-30-25
ISBN-13: 978-0-87995-493-2

Chapters:

  • 1.0 Introduction and Scope
  • 2.0 The Museum Lighting Design Process
  • 3.0 General Lighting Information
  • 4.0 Luminaires, Light Sources, and Accessories
  • 5.0 Lighting Control Systems
  • 6.0 Economics, Maintenance, Sustainability
  • 7.0 Museum Categories and Criteria for Lighting Design Success
  • 8.0 Preservation of Light-Sensitive Materials
  • 9.0 Typical Lighting Solutions for Museum Exhibitions
  • 10.0 Daylighting the Museum Environment
  • Annex A – Illuminance Recommendations
  • Annex B – Key Color Terms, Concepts, and Phenomena
  • Annex C – Sensitivity of Museum Materials to Light and UV Energy
  • Annex D – Flow Chart for Managing Light-Sensitive Materials
  • Annex E – Light Measurement Tools and Techniques
  • Annex F – Lighting for Special Events in Museums and Art Galleries
  • Annex G – Fundamental Factors of Artifact Visibility
  • Annex H – Electric Light Source Considerations
  • Annex I – Museum Terms
  • Annex J – Examples of Performance-Based Risk Management
  • Annex K – Lighting Calculations
  • Annex L – Lighting Calculations

Citation Format:
Illuminating Engineering Society. ANSI/IES RP-30-25, Recommended Practice: Lighting Museums. New York: IES; 2025.