Museum showcase lighting
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1. We had la bidet m course but the nen B ds Cames ea to DE mes OLEI integrity was in when Libby Hyland Creative Director of the Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games was brought in to design the museum and David Grill who won a Primetime Emmy award for Best Lighting Direction for the 2002 opening ceremony to design its lighting David Grill has an engineer s precision he s very professional and very exact says Connie Nelson He s a perfectionist which is essential for quality and he personally fine tuned every light The New York based designer used Roblon XPO conduits and Roblon Ball amp Socket fittings to illuminate exhibits including full sized mannequins with Olympic and Paralympic sports gear dramatic Native American opening ceremony costumes and a stunning showcase with original Olympic medals for every discipline The museum is open 11 hours a day seven days a week and welcomes 180 000 visitors a year It was therefore also an absolute requirement that the lighting be both flexible ana Dr to mantain about ET artefacts on a a We have permanent exhibitions we change exhibits regularly and we have rotating exhibitions too Roblon showcase lighting is fundamentally rg Um dz Br d at t m E L a E E gt 1 s al a FL a oe T y m P E i ad Wi m 5 aor Bn E n uH gt Ren flexible giving the freedom to change P2. Museum showcase lighting The right light for showcases Spotlight on light Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Museum Cleveland Museum of Art Cauldron Park Visitors Centre Designing showcase lighting Designing lighting Roblon Lux Calculator Light generator placement Fibre harness integration Solutions and services Products Featured projects Online services and support 10 14 18 PAGE 2 3 Fibre optic lighting can be built into the showcase The harmony achieved between the exhibited objecta the showcase and the light is hard to obtain with traditional lighting Bent Eshej Museum Conservator Academy of Fine Arts Copenhagena Denmark An ribs Roblon fibre optic solution to design any kind of lighting for any kind of display item in any kind of display case for any kind of exhibition At the same time itk l of every tiny detail and nuance in colour shadow and light The Roblon light E ensure I which means the lighting can be balanced Beer in relation to the display There isk for the full colour spectrum with CRI values above 90 being typical Concealed lenses in Roblon fittings mean from light points and no reflections on any case surfaces even glass The light can be controlled with millimetre precision which means tr Light aa siii not outside This means Hier is no distracting glare on the outer glass surface or around the showcas
3. PAGE ce e3 Featured projects Moesg rd Museum rhus Denmark www moesmus dk Photos Torben Morse 2xTorben rhus Pages 1 3 4 5 7 The National Museum of Denmark Copenhagen Denmark www natmus dk Photo Christina Hauschildt Copenhagen Page 8 The Eccles Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Museum Joe Quinney Winter Sports Center Utah Olympic Park Park City Utah USA www olyparks com XPO Conduit 0600 0100 XPO Optical Head Focus 0600 0350 XPO Optical Head Medium 0600 0351 XPO Optical Head Wide 0600 0352 Ball amp Socket Medium 0301 2203 Crystal Ball 18 5 0310 1256 FL 75 US dimmable light generators 0150 0204 FL 75 E Colour US light generator 0150 0205 Colour Wheel Special FL 75 5100 0150 Roblon PMMA 23 mm 5200 0551 Roblon PMMA 4 5mm 5200 0552 Roblon PMMA 6 mm 5200 0553 Lighting distributor www visual lighting com Photos Douglas Barnes Salt Lake City Pages 4 5 6 9 10 13 Hall of Florida Fossils Florida Museum of Natural History Florida USA www flmnh ufl edu Florida Museum photo by Tammy Johnson Page 9 Nova Bebop A skilful series of downlights with a unique dimple feature for sharp tilting 360 adjustable Tilts 35 all around and up to 50 at the dimple point Pioneering button system lets you freely adjust and lock the beam tilt and dimple point Choose large medium or uniquely small fittings Choose wide medium or focused beams Ideal for
4. d JT ji ui light intensity beam angles and the overall N d a a lighting effect as displays change E Pee Fibres and light generators are hidden from hi A A T u view and outside the case so maintenance TM j never requires having to open a case or disturb a single exhibit The museum design is very precisely and elegantly done and the lighting really adds to it Says Cone DESEE And I can say The point is not to see the lighting technology but to see the effect David Grill President David Grill Associates New York USA When people look at a display they don t notice the lights at all they only notice the exhibits Connie Nelson Executive Director The Eccles Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Museum Joe Quinney Winter Sports Center Utah Olympic Park USA OW n 7 N All products used pages dd e3 Curators not technology must decide how exhibitions look So when the internationally renowned Cleveland Museum of Art began a massive redesign project the design solutions had to be as flexible as the requirements were stringent We re lovingly restoring the whole building detail by detail and we re strengthening the focus on the objects says Jeffrey Strean Director of Design and Architecture at the CMA These exhibits have been on view before but until now all the detail wasn t shown When
5. change one central bulb in a light generator that s supplying lots of light points It s simple to change one bulb4 and you get the exact same light and colour And once you ve changed the bulb a few times you ve surpassed the life time of LED without having to change the entire installation Jesper Kongshaug Lighting Designer Copenhagen Denmark Fibre harness integration Roblon EME can be run unseen through cabinet GMI through wall floor or ceiling cavities and through track casing Roblon fibre optic lighting solutions are highly customisable They can be integrated retrospectively into existing display cases or into new cases during the design phase They can be SETTE ABTIESEIE NS into display niches and into table top free standing built in and wall mounted display cases regardless of case size shape or material The depends on the fibre dimensions and whether PMMA or glass fibre is used The exact bending radius for any given fibre can be looked up in Roblon s main catalogue available on www roblon com Roblon fibre harnesses are subject to the highest IRMA dz For example every single Roblon PMMA fibre is individually tested before being released from the factory When designing lighting Roblon recommends the use of a se eai in order to test under realistic conditions The integrated solution is delivered ues Electrical skills are not required for installation or mainten
6. illumination on walls in niches and in display cases Framing Spot FL 150 3 Ingeniously designed to transform swiftly from recessed to raised When recessed blends completely in with any given surface Any time you want without using tools pull the optical head out and position it with millimetre precision Available with adjustable focused medium or wide beams and a glare free lens Ideal for galleries museums and retail outlets where displays designs and moods change Paint a space with light then frame it Fix a square or triangle of light on one space on a sculpture on advertisements on a reception desk on a painting Available with special lenses for long distance high intensity and extra tight focus A uniquely compact very durable and very quiet light generator High light efficiency Extremely long lamp life Very easy lamp exchange Easy handling Specially designed for showcase lighting With a wide voltage range and multiple international certifications this one generator can be used anywhere in the world See the full range of Roblon fittings on www roblon com The Cleveland Museum of Art Ohio USA www clemusart com Avant garde size 3 25 Focus fittings 0332 7511 XPO Conduit 0600 0100 XPO Light Points 0600 0200 customised FL 150 3 B light generators 0161 0000 customised Roblon PMMA O1 mm 5200 0510 Roblon Glass 02 mm 5200 0120 Roblon Glass 03 mm 5200 013
7. utilised to remove heat so that it does not recirculate inside The hot air must be directed towards an outlet preferably via a flexible tube Heat is removed via cabinet and air grilles Afan can be installed if additional ventilation is required NEGRA the light generator must always be directly connected to the outside Air intake and outlet must be separate Heat is guided out of the compartment through a flexible tube It can exit via a louvred grille Particularly in small compartments air flow conditions should be tested in advance recommended There is fein MA OA Ale ao f rom a Roblon light generator and any residual noise or vibration can be further reduced by fitting a sound absorbing material to the compartment s inner surface or to a plate underneath the generator Sound insulation conserves heat so testing is Generators must be easily accessible so that fans and filters can be dusted and lamps changed effortlessly Electrical expertise is not required to change a lamp or a filter Air filters must be checked and cleaned regularly ETA must always be followed PAGE 20 cel LED has a life time of 30 000 hours but then you have to change every light fitting which can be compared to replacing the entire installation As LED is not a fully developed technology you can t be sure you will get the same light and colour with replacement fittings With fibre optics you only have to
8. 0 Photos John Rae New York Pages 14 17 Cauldron Park Visitors Centre Rice Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City Utah USA www stadium utah edu Classic Downlight 232 Medium Tiltable fittings 0310 1264 FL 2001 1 US 42W light generator 0120 0151 Roblon PMMA 94 5 mm 5200 0552 Lighting distributor www visual liehting com Photos Douglas Barnes Salt Lake City Page 18 Designed for Roblon by Schmelling Industriel Design Avant garde Bebop Framing Spot Note Nova XPO Roblon Roblon A S Tel 45 9620 3366 Lighting Division Fax 45 9620 3396 Nordhavnsvej 1 info roblon com PO box 120 www roblon com 9900 Frederikshavn Denmark Round the world round the clock Up to the minute product information and documentation is always available on www roblon com Product features Product functionality Product photos Data sheets Dimension sketches Beam angles Mounting instructions User manuals Compatible accessories Spare parts Roblon Lux Calculator Roblon distributors in over 40 countries 2008 Roblon A S
9. ance The freedom to design define and control light Avant garde Light Tube Cleverly designed to blend completely in with Casts light elegantly downwards in display any given surface Exceptionally well defined cases The slim discreet design ensures that light beams and flexible functionality for full focus is on the items displayed 360 fine tuning light 360 adjustable Glare adjustable Even in the lowest smallest free lens Choose wide medium or focused showcase it illuminates objects precisely beams Ideal for meticulous lighting create Choose to illuminate the centre of the case a row of millimetre perfect light spots or or highlight several objects individually arches or cast light exactly where you want it on a table along a wall through a room in n a display case u ri A XPO Note One lighting system multiple lighting solutions Choose discreet light points to create wash lighting Choose optical heads to highlight specific objects Or choose to combine both on one conduit Choose light beam angles conduit finishes and lengths Tilt fittings in multiple directions and adjust their focus as often as you want Precision light beautifully wrapped in a simple subtle design High light efficiency Choose between medium wide asymmetric and diffuse light Choose between miniature medium and large fittings Ideal in niches and display cases and also for room lighting
10. can be combined variously in one solution Adjustable and tiltable fittings give precision light control Concealed lenses Fittings can be placed at the most optimal location within the case and light beams can be adjusted with absolute precision so eii e lo can be minimised and maximised as desired The RTM A gis a unique software programme with which you can customise lighting solutions and calculate precise lux values beam angles and beam diameters in a matter of seconds It takes just another few seconds to print your calculations and to save them electronically Roblon Lux Calculator Roblon Lux Calculator is a free programme that can be downloaded from www roblon com in files that can be emailed to colleagues and clients and also imported back into the Lux Calculator any time Your calculations can also be saved as ETS that are compatible with other professional light planning and 3D design programmes including DIALux and Visual Light generator placement compartments Light generators produce heat is therefore very important particularly for generators in closed Closed light generator compartments are air tight which means there must be enough space to allow natural heat transmission through surfaces Surfaces should not be insulated The air volume m must always be as recommended In compartments IE s Ue e UH RES OUR ds the thermal rise of hot air is
11. e There is only precision control of light shadows and focus inside the case and on each individual item on display Many fittings can be run off one single light source creating multiple points of light which can be cast in many directions inside the case This can be used to create an immense Rieti hir Asie which brings out every facet of every individual item on display 3 Naand can be perfectly balanced in the same case and even run off one single light generator This means that the perfect ambience can be created for the overall display while individual light is cast precisely to enhance even the tiniest of details on individual exhibits in the same case Paralympic ice Siege Stick and Poot tha baina am Frag p rd wiy Aa pr TE d gi Poe LEE TU ES e Ek Tr rem dad Ni ger peo LET ee qu AP m gym es ES Fae ZEN cade sedes WATER th me i pae pe Wi she hp a gs ha 3 oo om met i El Th ian uon e got nd ut P jani na pees ii ie de D nas re 5 e ig AT XML Lat SS xr E OU TR Het nj atn A im da unt var d Fr yr M3 nu m M iE PAGE b ee Heat is a major issue when the lighting system is going night and day It was a major advantage that we could put the a light generators outside the case Du heat is not an issue at all Jeffrey Stream Director of Design and Architecture Cleveland Museum of Art Ohio USA means perfect conditio
12. ligation to meet very high standards Roblon s performance meets those standards We have the same feeling about quality and the same flexible attitude I am glad we recommended a lighting company that was good for us and good for the client Till Hahn Managing Director Glasbau Hahn which made the display cases at the MA cchnelegieal wonder and J P art Ito rfe ef an the Salt Lake 2002 torch resembles an icicle plucked from the eaves of a snowbound cabin that is just beginning to melt rI l art I Lad TES ER Eu DT T ven Echnotogical wonder ang Al 3h LAT 7 tes i La ka Wh eco P Hte 2002 torch resembles E ng cup J Lese 1 om tho 7 PME E ee MERE EDO obire d RS m und rak su fel unm E ME PV lie a lite zd it the alm Wilh s deccm Lite TT T dT mr o Per os SION I EE T DE M 1 i TPN iTET SIL ANd a iss I wanted the lighting to emphasise the torch s iconic status At the tip I used a Classic Downlight that shoots down with the flames and at the bottom three Classic Downlights which shoot up the torch to highlight its surface You can really see the carving and the texture David Grilla who designed lighting for the Olympic torch at the Cauldron Park Visitors Centres Rice Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City Utah The stadium was the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies at the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympic Games All products used page
13. ns for in case temperature and humidity control No heat in the showcase means no heat to damage or to dry out precious vulnerable or ancient artefacts And no heat means no air circulation which means no dust circulation The cabinet interior stays clean and the display stays dust free which minimises the need to open the case for cleaning Total temperature and humidity control and light fittings mean perfectly safe lighting in pressurised display cases and are emitted Absence of UV rays ensures that even the most precious and sensitive exhibits are protected Absence of IR radiation removes the risk of heat exposure and reduces the need for noisy energy consuming air conditioning There is glas and it is the cabinet s display area The light generator is completely hidden from view yet easily accessible It has one single lamp which means very little and very easy maintenance No special expertise is needed so any member of staff can easily change the lamp PAGE 4 4 The lights had to be really really discreet Ideally we needed a lighting solution with light but no lamp Mikael Svenungsson Company owner Me Shopfitters Ryd bruk Sweden range in size from small to simply tiny which maximises space in the in case display area They blend elegantly in even in all glass cases So the lighting technology goes unnoticed and the entire focus is on the exhibits The un
14. s dd e3 PAGE 18 13 AAA 1 i 1 Designing lighting The PESA ESisesejare usually achieved when the in case light level is 3 5 times the level of the surrounding ambient light The optimum lux level depends on ambient light levels and on how daylight affects the room It also depends greatly on how vulnerable the exhibits are For older and sensitive artefacts low levels in the 50 100 lux range are recommended 100 100 100 100 Roblon fibre harnesses give maximum light efficiency They are randomised for TE TSF which ensures that lighting is absolutely constant at all points throughout a showcase Highly functional fittings which can be tilted focused and adjusted with millimetre precision ensure that accent lighting is rigorously precise bringing out the tiniest finest individual details of each separate display item With an integrated Roblon solution and MENA can be perfectly balanced in the same case and even run off one single light generator The right KAMA SENT can always be achieved and precisely fine tuned by combining Roblon light generators and CTC filters in various ways Roblon fittings fibre harnesses and light generators are combined in one integrated solution CITA ES CERA da include the best place to hide fibre harnesses and light generators ventilation requirements for the light generator compartment and the recommended fibre bending radius Fittings
15. shavn Denmark The lamp can be changed and the light adjusted without the case being opened We hid the light generators in separate spaces on top Because the space doesn t give access to the exhibits4 there s no security risk That meant we could use magnets instead of locks Locks look ugly4 and children can be good at putting chewing gum in keyholes4 so it s better when you don t need them at all Till Hahn Managing Director Glasbau Hahn4 Frankfurt Germany altering the accent lighting The ability to adjust light with millimetre precision was also a CMA requirement Our lighting expert Rusty Culp fine tuned the light for each artefact says Jeffrey Strean He worked on each case for a week and it rendered really well That s another reason the fibre optic solution is so attractive The actual fittings can be the size of the head of a nail You d have to really crane your neck and look very hard to even find a light fitting Avant garde Before we used at least 350 MRLB lights Now there are just two or three light generators with one lamp each So maybe two three times a year you have to replace a single lampa instead of having to maintain 350 lights That is a huge saving in maintenance Jeffrey Strean Director of Design and Architecture Cleveland Museum of Art Ohio USA All products used pages dd e3 We have been designing display cases since l83b We have an ob
16. usually flexible functionality built in to Roblon fittings means that focused directed readjusted refocused and redirected any time So any time the exhibits are changed the lighting can easily be changed too emanates from every tiny detail in every fitting which means that every fitting visually matches the high quality of the highest quality exhibition Customisable fittings and solutions mean that any kind of light can be designed to suit any kind of object any kind of showcase any kind of exhibition and any kind of museum It s remarkable to see so many Olympic medals one of every types together You d never find this arrangement anywhere else in the world It s iconic David Grill President David Grill Associates New York USA The little details don t make the difference at the Olympic Games The absolutely tiny details do One hundredth of a second can turn silver to gold so perfectionist precision was also a requirement when the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Museum was designed The specification was very precise says Connie Nelson Executive Director at the museum in Utah Olympic Park USA For example all the display cases and all the photos are angled at 33 because that was the angle of the Olympic logo The fundamental design requirement was excellence throughout There was a lot of pressure from donors Board members and everyone involved in pue mies ar Ms
17. we selected the display case and lighting companies it was important that they were willing to make it happen They had to be flexible to be willing to break their production process up in order to do something differently Things were indeed done differently For spectacular air tight showcases in the European galleries the CMA wanted wash and accent lighting together in the same case and same solution running off one light generator and with a range from 50 to 300 lux More often than not you see display cases that are overly dramatic that have too much light says Mr Strean something that is just not possible through an off the shelf solution Any time you have to go into a case you create a risk so it was a requirement that we don t have to enter the case to adjust the light The standard Roblon Avant garde accent light fitting is adjusted from its front To run accent and wash lighting off one generator Roblon s R amp D team designed a special harness system which dims the Roblon XPO wash lighting mechanically without You walk in to these galleries and everything just fits together perfectly Everything has been thought through In many museums it s only the large4 dramatic items that draw the eye When you walk in here you get absorbed in the details of the small exhibits and you want to read every information panel Nils Aagaard Area Sales Manager Roblon Frederik
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