Tim, I noticed in the galleries that house the permanent collection at the modern, the rooms with the oldest work are the dimmest. All the nineteenth century work, through to the 1920s or so, are kept under what's probably 50 lux conservation lighting. Which is more like a romantic, candle-lit dinner than a western skylight. I'm not surprised that they light the albumen work like this, but the silver and even platinum work is lit the same way. While in the next room, ektacolor prints that they probably paid tens of thousands for are lit up with floodlights. Very interesting.
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