We have LEDs and flourescents side by side in one of our rooms, and now
long for all LEDs. I can't, however, give you any  compelling research to
support what we like better aesthetically.

Annie Armour

On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 12:59 PM, Nancie Ravenel <
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> **
> Hi Ann,
> I'll touch base with you off list, but I thought I'd mention that  back in
> March, Rick Kerschner and I did a Connecting to Collections webinar about
> our experiences with LED lighting at Shelburne Museum. We began with our
> doll houses and doll cases back in 2006, and now almost all of our
> exhibition spaces are lit with LEDs. You'll find a recording of that
> webinar here:
> http://www.connectingtocollections.org/recording-community-webinar-introduction-to-led-lighting/ as
> well as links to some other important resources.
>
> I think the most important thing that we've learned is the importance of
> doing mock-ups of the lighting situation and getting as many stakeholders
> to look at these mock ups as possible.
>
> Nancie Ravenel
> (802)985-3348 x3354
> [log in to unmask]
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>
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> *From:* Textile Conservators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On
> Behalf Of *Ann Frisina
> *Sent:* Monday, July 30, 2012 1:05 PM
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* LED lighting
>
> My institution is changing over all florescent lighting to LED lighting.
>  I am wondering what experience others have had with LED lighting both
> positive and negative.
>
> Our current bulbs have a CRI rating of 85, and a kelvin rating of 3000k.
> The LED lighting will have a CRI of 82, and a kelvin rating of 3500k.
>
> Best
> --
> Ann Frisina
> Textile Conservator
> Minnesota Historical Society
> 345 Kellogg Blvd. W.
> St. Paul, MN 55413
> 651 259-3385 <651%20259-3385>
>
> http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/conservation/index.html
>
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