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Conservation: Lighting and Climate at Musée Picasso

How the museum cares for modern materials—light exposure, humidity, and best practices for reversible conservation.

1/27/2025
12 min read
Soft, controlled lighting across gallery walls

Conservation balances visibility with stability: limit lux levels, avoid UV, stabilize temperature/humidity. Assemblage and papers demand gentle methods.


📈 Targets

  • Lux: 50–150 for sensitive works
  • RH: 45–55%
  • Temp: 20–22°C

$$ \text{Fading Risk} propto L \times t quad L=\text{lux},\ t=\text{exposure time} $$

Reversibility is a core ethic—interventions should be undoable.

About the Author

Conservation Team

Conservation Team

As an art‑loving Paris flâneur, I created this guide to help visitors connect with Picasso’s works — from private notebooks and ceramics to audacious canvases and sculpture.

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Conservation
Lighting
Climate
Paper
Assemblage

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