LIGHT FOR MUSEUMS & ART

Light and shadow reveal not only the expression of the golden bust of Marcus Aurelius at the Roman Museum in Avenches, but also highlight all the essential details of this unique work of art. Thus, the approach to museographical illumination requires an in-depth knowledge of the subject presented by the curators and art historians. It is indeed the work of art to be illuminated that dictates its specificities to the lighting planner who must reveal them with focalised, non-dazzling, light sources using natural tints, which take into account the general atmosphere to create a sufficient contrast and highlight the splendour of the artwork.