Keep and Protect Your Art Pieces In The Best Condition
A piece of art gives a great feeling. Once it makes it to their home, ensure its lifespan by thinking about how certain factors will affect the state of your artwork.
Educating yourself about how to care for, clean, and store your artworks is one of the wisest things you will ever do.
Optimal Conditions & safeguard protection for your works of art
Caring for relative humidity, temperature light/ ultraviolet radiance adds to the longevity of your artworks.
Form of Work / Material | Relative humidity in % | Temperature in C/FH | Illuminace in Lux |
---|---|---|---|
Optimum for most materials | 45-50 | +20/68 | Varies, stability is best for all |
Oil and Acrylic Paintings on wood or canvas | 50-65 | +20/68 | 150/200 max, 500 short term |
Works on paper or parchment | 45-55 +/- 5 degrees |
+20/68 | 50/100 |
Photographic material | 35-45 stability | +20/68 stability | 152/250 stability |
Glass, painting on glass | 40-55 | +20/68 | 250 |
Textiles | 45-55 | +20/68 | 250 |
Ivory, bone leather | 45-60 | +20/68 | 50/150 |
Stone, ceramics | 20-55 | +20/68 | 250 if painted |
Metals | 20-45 | +28/68 | Almost irrelevant |
Design/ Plastic Objects | 45-50 stability | ~ | 150/250 |
Furniture (wood) | 55 stability | +20/68 stability | Lacquered or fair wood, and inlays (ivory, metal etc.) 150/200 |
Optimal conditions for storage of works of art are given when the following values prevail during all seasons:
Optimum for most materials
Relative humidity in %: 45-50
Temperature in C/FH: +20/68
Illuminance in Lux: Varies, stability is best for all0
Oil and Acrylic Paintings on wood or canvas
Relative humidity in %: 50-65
Temperature in C/FH: +20/68
Illuminance in Lux: 150/200 max. 500 short term
Works on paper or parchment
Relative humidity in %: 45-55 +/- 5 degrees
Temperature in C/FH: +20/68
Illuminance in Lux: 150/100
Photographic material
Relative humidity in %: 35-45 stability
Temperature in C/FH: +20/68 stability
Illuminance in Lux: 152/250 stability
Glass, painting on glass
Relative humidity in %: 40-55
Temperature in C/FH: +20/68
Illuminance in Lux: 250
Textiles
Relative humidity in %: 45-55
Temperature in C/FH: +20/68
Illuminance in Lux: 50/150
Ivory, bone leather
Relative humidity in %: 45-60
Temperature in C/FH: +20/68
Illuminance in Lux: 50/150
Stone, ceramics
Relative humidity in %: 20-55
Temperature in C/FH: +20/68
Illuminance in Lux: 250 if painted
Metals
Relative humidity in %: 20-45
Temperature in C/FH: +20/68
Illuminance in Lux: Almost Irrelevant
Design/ Plastic Objects
Relative humidity in %: 45-50 stability
Temperature in C/FH:
Illuminance in Lux: 150/250
Furniture (wood)
Relative humidity in %: 55 stability
Temperature in C/FH: +20/68 stability!
Illuminance in Lux: Lacquered or fair wood and inlays (Ivory, metal, etc.) 150/200
Congratulations on collecting the perfect piece for your home and for taking the time to make sure it shines for years to come.
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