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A Study on the Evaluation of Museum Lighting and Acoustic Environments Considering the Diversity of Sensory Characteristics

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: To promote an inclusive society, reasonable accommodations are mandated. Yet, given individual sensory differences, uniform environmental adjustments are challenging. Thus, sensory maps enabling predictive coping are essential. In this study, we assessed subjective and physical measures of sound and light and classifying research participants by AASP profiles to identify barriers overlooked in average evaluations. Noise evaluations matched noise levels; brightness matched log illuminance differences between adjacent rooms; glare concerns corresponded to UGR; and color concerns corresponded to correlated color temperature at the eye level, distinguishing sensory-sensitive individuals from others. These findings guide the creation of universally accessible sensory maps.

Source: Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ)

DOI: 10.3130/aije.91.361

Authors: Kazuto TAKASE, Miku ONAI, Arisa KINOSHITA, Kanako UENO, Nozomu YOSHIZAWA

Institutions: University of Fukui, Tokyo University of Science, Meiji University

Language: English

Topic: Museums and Cultural Heritage

Subfield: Museology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Association for Applied Sport Psychology