Art Calculators

The Afrahouse Curatorial Design Toolkit

A suite of interactive, museum-grade installation, lighting and colour-calibration utilities engineered to eliminate trial-and-error when staging fine art, tribal carvings, and dark timber patinas.

Art Lighting Calculator

Calculate precise ceiling setback distances, aiming angles, beam spreads, and optimal kelvin temperatures for authentic African art

Art Hanging & Spacing Calculator

Calculate exact spacing gaps and nail heights for perfect walls

Multi-Height Art Hanging Calculator

Precision elevation, symmetrical gap spacing, and exact floor-to-nail hammer measurements for single frames and multi-piece gallery arrangements

Beam Spread Calculator

Calculate beam spread and illuminance for fine art

Dark Wood & Wall Paint Matcher

Calibrate paint undertones, Light Reflectance Values (LRV), and room lighting to showcase authentic timber patinas

Plinth Height Selector

Calculate the perfect pedestal height to ensure your sculpture or tribal artefact meets the correct visual eyeline

Sculptural Accent Calculator

Calculate ergonomic heights, ideal surface diameters, and placement ratios before investing in handcrafted African stools, drums and vessels