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res:
  bibo_abstract:
  - Lighting in museums is crucial for showcasing exhibits while controlling light
    exposure to protect sensitive artworks. But what about enhancing the visitor experience,
    especially for the visually impaired? This research began with extensive desktop
    studies and evolved through collaboration between TH-OWL University in Detmold,
    Germany, who specialize in perception and spatial effects at the Institute for
    Design Strategies (IDS) and Buro Happold, integrated consulting engineers and
    advisors. Our partners include Sentistic, a startup providing sensors for anonymous
    space usage data, and Zumtobel, which supplied professional lighting equipment
    for our tests. We tested our hypotheses during a temporary exhibition on inclusion
    at DASA in Dortmund, Germany. The exhibition, titled “Respekt,” runs from May
    2024 to February 2025. Our field study was divided into two phases to compare
    and assess lighting in different settings. The first phase used the museum’s standard
    lighting, while the second employed Zumtobel’s equipment to create a more balanced
    lighting scenario. Each phase lasted about one month. Our research utilized quantitative
    methods (photo surveys with 360° HDR imaging, statistical space usage data, and
    on-site light reflection measurements) and qualitative methods (interviews with
    visually impaired visitors and on-site observations). We gained significant insights
    from this initial study, which we aim to share with the museum community. We hope
    to engage more institutions in exploring how their spaces and exhibitions can
    better serve special visitors. While our focus began with the visually impaired,
    many other areas of inclusion remain to be researched. Our robust methodology
    can be applied to further studies in this field.@eng
  bibo_authorlist:
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Ulrich
      foaf_name: Nether, Ulrich
      foaf_surname: Nether
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=27292
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4877-1691
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Paula
      foaf_name: Longato, Paula
      foaf_surname: Longato
  bibo_doi: 10.18848/978-1-963049-86-2/CGP
  dct_date: 2024^xs_gYear
  dct_isPartOf:
  - http://id.crossref.org/issn/978-1-963049-87-9
  dct_language: eng
  dct_title: 'Research Lighting and Inclusion: How Can Lighting Create a Better Museum
    Experience for the Visually Impaired?@'
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