Rethinking Lighting in Museums and Galleries

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Intended Audience

Those involved in commissioning, adapting and developing lighting and lighting systems in exhibitions, galleries and back-of-house spaces in museums and galleries

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“Why revisit lighting?

Museums and galleries consume significant amounts of energy to maintain an internal environment to protect and preserve their collections. The use of lighting within both exhibition and back of house areas can account for 20% of this energy consumption. By targeting this lighting energy demand, significant energy savings can be made.” [p.6]

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Energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions

SDGs LINKAGES

The resource can help collections-based institutions to consider lighting approaches that provide a good-quality visitor experience while reducing environmental impacts. This contributes to SDGs 7.2 (adopting renewable energy sources), 7.3 (increasing energy efficiency), 9.1 (developing sustainable infrastructure), 9.4 (upgrading infrastructure to be efficient and sustainable), 11.6 (reducing the environmental impact of cities, including air quality), 12.2 (sustainable use of natural resources), 12.5 (reducing waste generation) and 13.3 (which includes improving institutional capacity o contribute to climate action).

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SDG 7.2: Increase Global Percentage of Renewable Energy
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Proportion of energy that comes from renewable sources.
Date to achieve net zero, and milestones towards that date.
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SDG 7.3: Double the Improvement in Energy Efficiency
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Reduction in energy use.
Upgrade of old equipment to more efficient equipment.
Uptake of renewable sources of energy.
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SDG 9.1: Develop Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Infrastructures
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Development of research-useful collections to support reliable, sustainable and resilient use by researchers and others.
Number and proportion of collections facilities and stores that support economic development and human well-being.
Number and proportion of collections facilities and stores that provide affordable and equitable access for all.
Investment in collections facilities.
Inclusion of collections information in regional and transborder initiatives, notably via digital access for discoverability.
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SDG 9.4: Upgrade All Industries and Infrastructures for Sustainability
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Number and proportion of collections facilities that make efficient use of resources, with an ongoing drive for efficiencies and reductions in energy use and waste of all forms.
Number and proportion of collections facilities that use clean and environmentally sound technologies, including climate-friendly energy sources and materials, with an ongoing commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and waste of all forms.
Number and proportion of collections facilities that adopt and/or prioritise collections-related processes and practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and waste of all forms.
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SDG 11.6: Reduce the Environmental Impact of Cities
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Plans in place to reduce negative impacts on air quality, and volume and forms of waste.
Plans in place to eliminate waste of all forms as soon as possible.
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SDG 12.2: Sustainable Management and Use of Natural Resources
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Reduction of material footprint in terms of reductions in consumption of biomass, fossil fuels, metal ores and non-metal ores.
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SDG 12.5: Substantially Reduce Waste Generation
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Quantity and reductions in quantity of waste of all kinds, including avoidance/prevention of waste production, reuse, and recycling. Quantity of material recycled in comparison with quantity sent to landfill. Increases in recycling rate in comparison with landfill.
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SDG 13.3: Build Knowledge and Capacity to Meet Climate Change
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Plans in place to enhance positive contributions to addressing climate change through use of collections. Plans in place to ensure collections, collections institutions and broader society can adapt effectively to climate change.
Plans in place for effective education and awareness raising on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning.
Plans in place to reduce negative contributions of collections-related functions, e.g. measuring greenhouse emissions with plans and targets in place to reduce them.
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