An evaluation of daylight distribution as an initial preventive conservation measure at two Smithsonian Institution Museums, Washington DC, USA

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-64

  Del Hoyo Meléndez, Julio M ^a,b   Mecklenburg, Marion F ^a   Doménech Carbó, María Teresa ^b  

^a MUSEUM CONSERVATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Data logging; Illuminance measurements; Museum environment; National Portrait Gallery; Natural lighting; Smithsonian American Art Museum

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951723194     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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