Locatedin Guangzhou at Golden Sea’s headquarters, “The International Lighting Museum”was establishedfollowing Golden Sea’s appointmentby the Ministry of National Culture as a“National Cultural Industry Demonstration Base“. The museum enhances Golden Sea’s demonstration base, promotes the history and the future of the professional stage lighting industry and its culture. The museum is the first of its kind to chart the development of Western and Chinese stage lighting and was originally established as the “Power of Light Museum” by DANOR THEATER AND STUDIO and Mr. Dan Redler, in Israel. Planning to move the exhibits from Israel to China and establish this new museum began in2013 and Golden Sea officially opened “The International Lighting Museum” in March, 2016. Alongside the original collection, the museum now includes a Chinese hall as well as the International one.The collection boasts over 500 articles which revealthe development over the last 500 years of the use of lighting in theatre in both Western and Chinese culture.

Dan Redler, a famous Israeli stage lighting designer and author of the book “Stage Lighting” created this collection, in Israel, and it was called“The Power of Light Museum”. His vision was to create a museum for theatre professionals, visual artists, art and theatre students, and the lighting community at large. In 2016, it was relocated to China by the president of Golden Seaand was immediatelyexpanded to includeoriental exhibits relating toprofessional stage lighting in China.With this relocation and expansionthe museum is nownamed“TheInternational Lighting Museum”. In February 2017, the president of China Stage Art Association, Lin Cao and the former president of OISTAT anda professor atStanford University, in the USA, Mr. Michael Ramsaur were officially appointedhonorary curatorsof “The International Lighting Museum”. These appointments have laid solid foundations for accelerating the development of the museum and further building collaboration worldwide. The appointments have also allowed for deeper collaboration between Golden Sea and China Stage Art Association and OISTAT. The appointment of Lin Ciao and Dr. Michael Ramsaur as our two honorary curators,involved in the management and expansionof the museum, will take its development to the next level.They will play a significantpart in the researchof developmentsin foreign and domestic stagelighting throughout history, and in the fusion betweentechnology and the cultural arts.

Dan Redler, the founder of the original museum, spent over four decades collecting exhibits from all over the globe to establish“The Power of Light Museum”, which forms the international part of the current “International Lighting Museum”. The international hallcontainsacollection of stagelighting fixtures from as early as the 1600’s, 17th Centurystage models and stage engineering books of the period,detailing how to control the strength, colour and focusdirections of stage lights. The visitor is truly immersed in the journey from the Renaissance to the present day, from the candle to LED, as each of these exhibits played their parts in illuminating performances in theatres throughouthistory.

The Chinese hallis a brandnew addition to the original collection.It contains over 300 exhibitsincluding light sources, regular lamps, movingfixturesas well asearly textbooks and slidescharting the development of stage lighting within Chinese history. Behind each exhibit is an alluring story, silently tellingof the profound influence that technology has had onChinese dramatic culture and the development, over time, of professional stage lighting.

Golden Sea has signed a co-founding agreement with CETA, the China institute of Stage Design, Dan Redler, the original founder of the museum, and the Central Academy of Drama. With the participation of these parties, the current collection will be constantly improved and enriched. The story behind the collection, as well as the history of the development of lighting in theatrical applications,will be researchedin detail, providing a deep understanding of the historical development of theWesternand Chinesestage lighting industry. Throughdonations, loans and acquisition,among others, the museum collection will be expanded and enhanced, further demonstrating the role stage lighting has played in our culture. Golden Seahas significant plansto invest in the future of the “The International Lighting Museum”which include expandingits scale, redesigning the museum from formation to composition; the hiring of anexecutive curatorand the creation of a professional team to plan and execute the museum’s expansion, its long term sustainable development, to create lasting collaborations with third parties, and to have in place a master plan future development of the museum. We believe that with collaboration and co-operation from all areasof the industry, “The International Lighting Museum” willbe an important resource, archiving the journey our technology has taken over the ages and the influence it has exerted over the performances it has lit.

“The International Lighting Museum”is seeking torecruit an executive curator from anywhere in the world. We are looking for any professionals with lighting industry experience and a passion for the history of light, theatre and Chinese traditional drama as well as for leading the construction and development future of our museum. If you are excited by this incredible opportunity to create a legacy in the stage lighting industry, please send your CV to Museum@terbly.com, or call+86 (0)2039966388. We look forward to hearing from you!