Professional gallery lighting
Selling art with future-proof gallery lighting
Discover how professional gallery lighting promotes the sale of art and dialogue with collectors.
Whether you are a gallery owner, curator, technical planner, or installer, you all share the same goal: not merely to present art, but to stage it effectively and emotionally for sale. At the same time, conservation, infrastructural, and commercial requirements have to be met.
In this, light is more than a technical necessity: it is a curatorial tool that makes artists' visions visible, charges works with emotion, and heightens their impact. In this way, light actively helps to make art a tangible experience, to evoke emotions, and ultimately to drive sales directly.
ERCO supports galleries and technical partners with future-proof lighting solutions that are durable, energy-efficient, and flexibly adaptable to changing exhibition concepts. Does your existing lighting installation need a technical update? We are at your side as a partner, from training and expert consultation through to the seamless implementation of your lighting solution. Concentrate on what matters most: your gallery programme, your exhibitions, your art. We will take care of your ideal lighting solution, today, tomorrow, and in the future.
Customised workshops in your gallery:
Why investing in quality gallery lighting pays off
Light as a red carpet: welcoming and inspiring prospective buyers
Make light part of your corporate identity. Used deliberately, a lighting concept reflects the common thread running through your exhibition programme. It not only offers the flexibility to tailor exhibition lighting to individual artists or works of art, but also accompanies the entire sales process. For example, by taking on the role of the red carpet and encouraging visitors to explore your gallery, not only at a private view but also during your regular opening hours.
Light as the protagonist: for compelling storytelling
Reach your audience with lighting perfectly attuned to the exhibition concept. Whether you present art in a white cube, a black box, or as an immersive experience, light is a curatorial means that supports the vision of the artists. Here, perfect visual comfort is decisive in offering prospective buyers the best possible experience of the art and making it even more attractive for sale.
Light as an efficiency boost: saving on operating costs
An investment in high-quality luminaires pays off in operation: in-house-developed lighting technology, electronics, and thermal management guarantee the high efficiency (lm/W) of our luminaires and thus reduce energy requirements. Thanks to precise light control with high effectiveness (lx/W) and no stray light, more light reaches the target surface while using less energy. This means fewer luminaires, reduced connected load, and lower operating costs, all with outstanding light quality.
Light as a flexible solution: today, tomorrow, and in the future
Whether a small gallery or an established art institution, operators want future-proof operation as requirements and exhibition concepts change. Easily adaptable light distributions, various control options, and comprehensive accessories are all part of the ERCO luminaire. They are designed for a service life of 20 years, ensuring trouble-free, efficient, and low-maintenance operation.
LED gallery lighting from ERCO — your benefits
Perfectly matched colour impression
ERCO uses exclusively LEDs of the highest quality to ensure perfect colour rendering and to protect the art from UV radiation. All LED modules have a colour tolerance of 1.5 SDCM. Values < 3 are considered imperceptible colour differences. This means every work of art appears in identical light. Tunable white technology additionally allows the colour temperature to be adjusted continuously, for a true-to-life colour rendering with maximum visual comfort.
Tool-free installation
Simply mount your luminaires in the track and reposition them without any additional tools. This also makes short-notice changes possible.
Interchangeable lenses
From a 6° beam angle through variable zoom optics with round and oval light distribution to wallwashers and framing projectors – ERCO offers every light distribution as interchangeable accessories.
Durable and low-maintenance
All newly developed luminaires are designed for at least 75,000 hours (approx. 20 years with average use). High-quality components, rigorous quality assurance, and a maintenance-friendly design without adhesive bonding keep LED modules and drivers accessible – for lasting, trouble-free operation.
Wireless control
Control your gallery lighting intuitively with Casambi Bluetooth: with luminaires featuring an interchangeable Add-on Control Unit, you can even switch between control methods at a later date.
An extensive range of accessories
Realise a variety of exhibition concepts with a small pool of luminaires. With interchangeable lenses and accessories such as glare shields and darklight louvres, you can reshape the light distribution to your requirements again and again.
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How can we support you?
Our lighting specialists help you make decisions and create the optimum conditions for your spaces. From training on gallery lighting through project management and lighting design to consultancy for future exhibition concepts. Before, during, or after our joint project: we are by your side at every project phase.
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ERCO gallery projects
Unit, London
David Zwirner 612 Gallery, Los Angeles
Architecture: Selldorf Architects
Lighting design: L’Observatoire International
Photography: Jackie Chan
Joyhun Gallery, Busan
Architecture: KAGA Architects & Planners, Busan
Photography: Raphael Olivier
Xavier Hufkens Gallery, Brussels
Architecture: Robbrecht en Daem Architekten, Ghent
Lighting design: SiSi (Siegrid Siderius), Amsterdam
Photography: Thomas Mayer
Claridge's ArtSpace, London
Photography: Claridge's ArtSpace, Mayfair/London
Lilia Ben Salah Gallery, Paris
Photography: DESIGN DE LUX / Vincent Muracciole
Jean Designart, Seoul
Photography: Jackie Chan
Kasmin Gallery, New York City
Architecture: studioMDA, New York City/USA
Photography: Roland Halbe
Enari Gallery, Amsterdam
Photography: Thomas Mayer
Richard Taittinger Gallery, New York
Architecture: studioMDA, New York
Photography: Richard Taittinger Gallery, New York
Waddington Custot Gallery, London
Photography: Lukas Palik
Daisy Gallery, Jeju
Photography: Jackie Chan
Osti Art Gallery, Taipei
Architecture: Nil.
Interior design: L&L Interiors
Lighting design: Konson
Photography: Jackie Chan
1x1 Gallery, Dubai
Adam's Auctioneers, Dublin
Adelia Art Gallery, Liverpool
Agra Art Auction House, Warsaw
Anna Bohman Gallery, Stockholm
Aquabumps Art Gallery, Sydney
ARARIO Gallery, Shanghai
Art Partners galleria, Tampere
Arthouse Gallery, Sydney
Axel Vervoordt Gallery, Wijnegem
BANGKOK CITY GALLERY, Bangkok
BÁV ART Gallery and Auction House, Budapest
Björkholmen Gallery, Stockholm
Blak Dot Art Gallery, Melbourne
Bonhams, Dublin
Bonhams, London
Bourdon Place, London
C/O Berlin, Berlin
Capitain Petzel, Berlin
Carpenters Workshop, Los Angeles
Cermak Eisenkraft Gallery, Prague
Chemould Art Gallery, Mumbai
Chichester Gallery, Chichester
Christie's rue de Ponthieu, Paris
Claridges Gallery, London
Crayon Art Gallery, Delhi
David Zwirner, New York City
David Zwirner, Paris
Delahunty Fine Art, London
Dirimart Art Gallery, Istanbul
Dom Aukcyjny Polswiss Art, Warsaw
Enari Gallery, Amsterdam
Esther Schipper, Berlin
EXPO 58 Art Gallery, Prague
Falsterbo Konsthall, Falsterbo
Forsblom Gallery, Helsinki
FOUNDRY SEOUL, Seoul
Francis Gallery, Bath
Gagosian Roma, Rome
Gagosian, Paris
Galería Albarrán Bourdais, Madrid
Galería Carles Taché, Barcelona
Galería CarrerasMugica, Bilbao
Galería Pelaires, Palma de Mallorca
Galería Senda, Barcelona
Galerie Artziwna, Vienna
Galerie Binome, Paris
Galerie Bottega Barone, Berlin
Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris
Galerie Charles-Wesley Hourdé, Paris
Galerie Deletaille, Amsterdam
Galerie Deschler, Berlin
Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris
Galerie Estades Toulon, Toulon
Galerie Frey, Salzburg
Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris
Galerie Jocelyn Wolff, Paris
Galerie Judin, Berlin
Galerie Kokanas, Marseille
Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin
Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin
Galerie Max Hetzler, Paris
Galerie Michael Haas, Berlin
Galerie Ron Mandos, Amsterdam
Galerie Schütz, Vienna
Galerie Templon, Paris
Galerie Volker Diehl, Berlin
Galerij Templon, Brussels
Galleri Final, Malmö
Galleri Loyal, Stockholm
Galleria Carlo Orsi, Milan
Galleria d'Arte D'Amato, Naples
Galleria d'Arte Giacometti - Naples, Naples
Galleria De Cotis, Milan
Galleria K, Vantaa
Galleria Lorcan O'Neill, Rome
Galleria Privata Caruso, Milazzo
Galleria Salamon Fine Art, Milan
Galleria Tommaso Calabro, Milan
Galleria Tonelli Ceriani, Milan
Galleria Tonelli Ceriani, Milan
Galleria Trisorio, Capri
Gallery Daisy, Jeju
Gallery Delaive, Amsterdam
Gallery of Photography, Dublin
GraffitiStreet Gallery, Chichester
Green Art Gallery, Dubai
GRIMM Gallery, Amsterdam
Gullotti Galleries, Perth
Hatch Art Project, Singapore
Hauser & Wirth, Bruton
Hauser & Wirth, Menorca
Hauser + Wirth, New York City
Hermann Noack, Berlin
In The Pink, Loulé
James Cohan, New York City
JEAN DESIGNART, Seoul
Jiesiyuan gallery, Shanghai
John Hansard Gallery, Southampton
Johyun Gallery, Busan
Kallos Gallery, London
Kasmin Gallery, New York City
Katie Lindsay, Killyleagh
Ken Done art Gallery, Sydney
Kieselbach Gallery and Auction House, Budapest
King Street Gallery on William, Sydney
König Galerie, Berlin
Krazy Art Gallery, Milan
Kunsthalle Art Galley, Prague
Kunsthandel P. De Boer, Amsterdam
Kwai Fung Hin Gallery, Hong Kong
La Galerie du 19M, Paris
Lanzarote Art Gallery, Lanzarote
Lawrie Shababi, Dubai
Leica par Muro, Saintes
Lemon Street Gallery, Truro
Levy Gorvy, Hong Kong
Lia Rumma, Milan
LISSON Gallery, Shanghai
London Glass Blowing, London
Lullo Pampoulides, London
Lyons Gallery, Melbourne
Magnus Karlsson Gallery, Stockholm
Maruani Mercier, Brussels
Maruani Mercier, Knokke
Matt's Gallery, London
Maurice Verbaet Gallery, Knokke
Melrose Gallery, Los Angeles
Mia Karlova, Amsterdam
Miriam di Penta Fine Arts, Rome
New Kensington Gallery, London
Nino Mier Gallery, New York City
Olivier Malingue gallery, London
OTA Fine Arts, Singapore
Over The Influence Gallery
Over The Influence Gallery, Hong Kong
Over the Influence, Paris
Pace Gallery, Hong Kong
Pace Gallery, New York City
Pash & Sons, London
PERROTIN DOSAN PARK, Seoul
Perrotin Gallery in Shanghai, Shanghai
Pintér Gallery and Auction House, Budapest
Regen Projects, Los Angeles
Rosenfeld Gallery, London
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
Sanchit art Gallery, Delhi
Sculptor Gallery, Helsinki
Selasar Sunaryo Art Space
Shoreditch Gallery, London
Shout Gallery, Hong Kong
Smith and Singer, Sydney
Soho Revue, London
Sotheby’s, Beverly Hills
Sprüth Magers, Berlin
Studio Helnwein, Clonmel
Tabari Art Space, Dubai
Tarq Gallery, Mumbai
Tatra Car Museum, Prague
Thaddaeus Ropac Seoul
The Yard Gallery, Holywood
Timothy Taylor Gallery, London
tm-galleria, Helsinki
Vadehra Art Gallery, Delhi
Valokuvagalleria Hippolyte, Helsinki
Valokuvakeskus Nykyaika, Tampere
Vanner Gallery, Salisbury
Växjö Konsthall, Växjö
Vedovi Gallery, Brussels
Virág Judit Gallery, Budapest
Waddington Custot, London
Warwick Street Gallery, London
White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney
Xavier Hufkens, Brussels
Yeo Workshop, Singapore
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