[Sca-cooks] A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS

[Debra Tonjes Zaccaro]

The lighting is usually subdued because of the harmful effects of light on
certain objects...light is very very damaging, and not only will fade
colours, but cause physical damage to certain objects.

I *never* use flash in any museum, after doing restoration work myself on
leather and wood objects while working in one museum here on Long
Island...it's amazing the amount of damage flash photography does..

Althea

>Some places don't particularly care, but
> ask you not to use flash in areas that are obviously using subdued
> lighting (the V&A, for instance).
> --maire