Nurefsan SönmezArzu Cilasun KunduraciKunduraci, CilasunSonmez, NurefsanKunduraci, Arzu Cilasun2025-10-062024023629451068-97612541-99350236-294510.33383/2024-0242-s2.0-85204541955https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85204541955&doi=10.33383%2F2024-024&partnerID=40&md5=cc0c124fe65700deae431e247d250374https://gcris.yasar.edu.tr/handle/123456789/8276https://doi.org/10.33383/2024-024Daylight is essential for enhancing visual comfort but poses risks to museum artefacts due to heat UV radiation and light fluctuations. Careful management of daylight penetration in museums may involve blocking or directing openings which could mean that the displays’ illumination must either entirely or partially rely on electrical lighting. Implementing such architectural changes in heritage buildings for museums requires more careful consideration and balancing architectural integrity with improving lighting conditions. An assessment of the lighting design of the Ataturk Museum housed in a historic building in Izmir Turkey originally a mansion built in 1875 is presented in this study. The primary objective is to analyse the architectural lighting design focusing on visual quality and artefact conservation particularly Ataturk’s personal belongings. This study attempts to report and assess electrical and daylight usage provides suggestions for demanding display areas from a visitor’s perspective through on-site evaluations and aims to record this culturally and architecturally significant building for future researchers. © 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Englishinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessDaylighting, Electrical Lighting, Heritage Building, Izmir Ataturk Museum, Museum Lighting, Architectural Design, Daylighting, Historic Preservation, Architectural Lighting, Design Evaluation, Electrical Lighting, Heritage Buildings, Izmir Ataturk Museum, Lighting Designs, Museum Lighting, Radiation Fluctuations, Uv-light, Visual Comfort, Lighting FixturesArchitectural design, Daylighting, Historic preservation, Architectural lighting, Design evaluation, Electrical lighting, Heritage buildings, Izmir ataturk museum, Lighting designs, Museum lighting, Radiation fluctuations, UV-light, Visual comfort, Lighting fixturesBuilding Izmir Ataturk MuseumHeritage BuildingDaylightingIzmir Ataturk MuseumMuseum LightingElectrical LightingArticle