@article{2015,title={THE APPROACHES TO THE PREFERENCE OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL LIGHTENING WHICH IS USED IN MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES},abstractNode={The light is one of the most important factor which has significance in life for living beings and forms the life. Therefore, besides being an energy type which helps livings such as humans and animal to see and perceive the environment, it is an important source that provides the survival of living organisms. As a result of the need for lightening each environment, a vital qualification the light, is a need for lightening museums and art galleries, too. To see and perceive this kind of places well by the visitors, to comprehend visual experiences permanently in mind is the most important factor for these places. The places, museums and art galleries, in which the light is determiner for the objects to be seen in exhibition, have a comfortable environment for the visitors on the one hand; but on the other hand some precautions should be taken in order not to damage the works. Here, there is a problem whether to use natural or artificial light source for the lightening of the area. From these two lights, it is significant to identify which light source presents a better visuality and which damages less. This work in which scan model was used, an evaluation for the lightening of museums and art galleries was made and it was researched the preference of natural or artificial light source in these places. The pros and cons of these two lights are evaluated.},author={Yüksel GÖĞEBAKAN},year={2015},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies}}