Light and exposition in the gold hall of the National Museum of Kazakhstan

Abstract

The article presents the results of work with the exposition of the upper hall of the Gold Museumduring the preparation of the exhibition “Urzhar Priestess and Revived Treasures: the Results of Conservationand Restoration Work”. The value of exposure perception for the implementation of the educationalfunction of the museum is analyzed.The aim of the work is to identify factors that help the museum to present the existing exhibits in themost informative, complete and emotionally significant way for visitors, and therefore in the most memorableway. The significance of the work lies in empirically proven methods of presenting the exposureto the viewer, and in comparing approaches to working with the light, structure and design of the spaceand their influence on the memorization of information. The research methodology includes abstractionto identify the properties of the initial exposure, observing visitors and analyzing their behavior, a qualitativecomparison of the illumination and structure of the space of the hall before and after re-exposure.The results of the work performed are demonstrated through the photo-recording of the hall and througha survey of visitors before and after re-exposure. As a result of a practical study and analysis of the results, it was concluded that the multidisciplinaryapproach is important in creating an exposition and the need to attract restorers of presented objects anddesigners to create the most favorable conditions for representing objects. The value of the study lies inthe conclusion about the visual presentation of the information embedded in the exhibits as an importantstage in working with artifacts. The work is of practical importance as an example of the analysis of theeffect produced by the exposure on museum visitors, and therefore on the fulfillment by the museum ofits educational function.