New LED Illumination in 2011
- 26 October 2011, the Rijksmuseum unveiled new, sustainable LED lighting for The Night Watch. With technology ever advancing, it is the first time LED lighting has been able to render the fine nuances of the painting's complex color palette. The lighting is developed by Philips Lighting and was inaugurated by Rijksmuseum Director Wim Pijbes and Philips President and CEO Frans van Houten. Rogier van der Heide, Chief Design Officer at Philips Lighting, was responsible for the design.
- The new illumination uses LED lights with a color temperature of 3,200 Kelvin, similar to warm-white light sources such as tungsten halogen. It has a color rendering index of over 90, which makes it suitable for the illumination of artifacts such as the Night Watch. Using the new LED lighting, the museum saves 80% on energy and offers the painting a safer environment due to the absence of UV radiation and heat.
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