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Illuminating Exhibitions:The Light at the End of the Fiber A One-day =
Symposium
on Fiber Optic Lighting at
THE HUNTINGTON
Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens

April 9, 1999

This one-day symposium examines the conservation advantages of fiber optic
lighting in library and museum exhibitions.  Participants will hear about
philosophical perspectives on the use of fiber optics, the state of fiber =
optic
technology, practical considerations when installing a system, and will also
have the opportunity to see the recent installation at the Huntington for =
the
current exhibition on George Washington.

Program Schedule

8:30 - 9 a.m.           Registration, Friends' Hall

9:00 a.m.                       Welcome
                                        David S. Zeidberg, Avery Director of the Library

9 - 10 a.m.             The Physics of Fiber Optic Lighting
                                        Terry Schaeffer, Special Conservation Research Fellow
                                        Los Angeles County Museum of Art

10 - 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 - 11:30 a.m.      Fiber Optic Lighting the Main Exhibit Hall at the =
Huntington
Library
                                        Mark Roosa, Head of Conservation, Library of Congress

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.     Lunch, Garden Terrace
                                        Opportunity to view George Washington exhibit

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.        The Art of Exhibition Lighting
                                        Ruth Ellen Miller, President and Co-Founder, NoUVIR Research
                                        Jack Miller, Vice President and Co-Founder, NoOVIR Research

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.        The Mechanics of Installing Fiber Optic Lighting
                                        George Minardos, Principal, Binder Minardos Builders

3:00 p.m.                       Discussion and Wrap-up



For additional information, contact:
Melanie Pickett (626)405-2244 or
mpickett=40huntington.org
REGISTRATION FORM
Illuminating Exhibitions:
The Light at the End of the Fiber
April 9, 1999

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BY APRIL 5.
NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN AFTER THAT DATE.

Send registration form with payment to:
LAPNet c/o Melanie Pickett
The Huntington Library
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA  91108
Fax (credit card registration only):  (626)449-5720Directions to The =
Huntington:

Foothill Freeway (210):  From the west take the Hill Avenue off-ramp and =
follow
surface street (and signs) to Allen.  Proceed south about one mile to the
Huntington.  From the east take the Allen off-ramp south to the Huntington =
gate.

San Bernardino Freeway (10):   Take the San Gabriel Blvd. off-ramp north.  =
Turn
left on California and left again at Allen.  Proceed south to the Huntington
gate.

Pasadena Freeway (110):  Freeway becomes Arroyo Parkway.  Continue on =
Arroyo=3B
turn right on California=3B turn right again on Allen and proceed to the
Huntington gate.

Huntington Drive:  Turn north at San Marino Ave.=3B jog left after one long =
block,
then turn right onto San Marino again and left after one block onto =
Stratford,
which ends at the Huntington gate.