by Randy Reid | Jun 17, 2024 | News
Illuminating Art at the Smithsonian American Art Museum: A Behind-the-Scenes Tour On 5 June, I had the pleasure of attending my first AIA convention in Washington, D.C. The highlight of the event was a tour led by Eileen Pierce of Pierce Lighting Studio, that showed...
by Naomi Kellogg | Oct 30, 2023 | News
The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) is one of the most prestigious art museums in the world, with a collection spanning from colonial portraits to contemporary installations. The museum is also a leader in using innovative and energyefficient lighting solutions...
by Industry Announcement | Apr 25, 2023 | News
Join us Thursday, May 11 at 12:00 PM ET, for Making Connections: Lights Out at the Smithsonian, a discussion on a new exhibition about light at the National Museum of Natural History. The Smithsonian is far from a monolithic entity. Cross-unit collaborations...
by Industry Announcement | Jan 7, 2025 | News
Long before the phrase “human-centric lighting” was coined, there were concerns about possible health and well-being implications of electric lighting. For example, circadian effects were known and understood, although the actual biological mechanism was not...
by Industry Announcement | Nov 8, 2024 | News
In October of 2023, we wrote about the lighting design at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM). During the AIA conference in June of 2024, Scott Rosenfeld, the museum’s lighting curator, along with Eileen Pierce of Pierce Lighting Studio, presented a live...
