Saint Louis Art Museum’s Main Hall Lit by Lumenpulse

When visitors to the Saint Louis Art Museum step inside, they immediately enter Sculpture Hall, a vast space that is now lit using Lumenpulse’s Lumenbeam Large fixtures. The luminaires provide general lighting and highlight the 78-foot-high arched ceiling overhead, while also illuminating the large-scale sculptures showcased in the central area.

The space was previously lit using 500-watt incandescent lamps, but the Museum wanted an energy-efficient replacement. In addition, UV emissions must be kept to a minimum to avoid damaging the art on display. The Lumenbeam Large fixtures provide the comfortable yet powerful light levels that the Museum was looking for. “It’s a white light that’s just easier on the eyes,” says Ed Jensen, the Museum’s Lead Engineering Technician. “We’re saving energy and manpower. With the old lighting, we had to change a lamp almost every day.”

“This project demonstrates that LED is suitable for any environment,” says Lumenpulse President and CEO François-Xavier Souvay. “That they’re used to illuminate this classic space and its wide-ranging art is a great honor, not only because of the Museum’s renown, but also because of what this place means to Saint Louis.” 

Designed by architect Cass Gilbert, the Saint Louis Art Museum was built in 1904 for the World’s Fair. See project photos here.