thesweetcheat wrote:
Also, most of the objects were carved stone/bone, so I'm not sure how damaging a slightly raised light level would be? (If lighting affecting the modern pictures was a concern, they could have lost them from the exhibition, for all they added).
The problem is that different light levels within the same gallery can confuse the eye so a (safe) uniform level throughout is preferred; that's set at accepted levels for all the objects on display. Sometimes the levels may seem too low but the eye does usually adapt.
The real disappointment of the exhibition (for some at least) was the inclusion of 'modern' art. The exhibition organizers didn't seem confident enough to present it (the exhibition) without the modern art element and I think that was a serious miscalculation. The 'Ice Age' art artifacts really swept the board and stood head and shoulders above the modern art element; the latter just was not needed.
That said, this really is an exhibition worth seeing...
