Napier Museum in Trivandrum to get a green makeover!
October 1, 2009
One of the first heritage buildings right in the heart of the city is going to have a complete shift to LED lights! The 135-year-old Napier Museum is all set to go green, with LED lamps. The museum is named after Lord Napier, the Governor of Madras from 1866 to 1872. This age old museum is outstanding in its own way with its unique ornamentation and architectural style. The change in lighting system from the traditional incandescent bulbs comes as part of the structural conservation of the museum. The initial cost for the makeover is expected to be very high but the light will be warm and specific.
Napier Museum would then be a part of a small, but a fast-growing trend, in the field of construction that is redefining the concept of lighting itself, replacing energy-wasting bulbs with more efficient lamps. By doing so, we can expect a drastic change in the building’s energy usage. Museum is going green not just in the matter of lights alone; the exact nature of the mixture that was used a century ago will be found to plaster the walls. The Napier Museum has a vast collection of artifacts of artistic, cultural and antique importance, which comprises sculptures in bronze and stone, carvings of wood and ivory, lamps, textiles, Kathakali models, handicraft items, Kuftgiri works, traditional musical instruments, a treasure of numismatic collections representing Chera, Chola and Pandya dynasties of Southern India. The conservation work would be completed in two phases at a cost of Rs 1.6 crore. Now this would be a piece of history to watch!
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