Case Studies
A universal icon at Milan’s National Museum of Science and Technology
A wide range of audiovisual and multimedia technology has been utilised in the largest permanent Leonardo da Vinci exhibition. Mike Clark reports
museums
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Digital Projection helps museums chart the history of Kuwait
Systems integrator SMARTENTITY selected E-Vision 13K projectors with RED LASER colour boosting technology for a vibrant exhibition detailing the history of the planet
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Stunning ‘Painting with Light’ show at The Art Hour
The Art Hour (Het Kunstuur) is a new ground-breaking and interactive gallery concept developed by art collectors and entrepreneurs Hans & Joost Bourlon. In...
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Robe light sources transform Prague sites into gallery spaces
Robe lighting has been utilised to celebrate the fusion of digital arts and technology at the 2019 Signal Festival in Prague, where the company...
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Genelec Smart IP selected for Moesgaard Museum soundscape
MOMU recreates the drama of Vesuvius’s eruption with Genelec networked loudspeaker technology
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Nordic Museum brings to life the impacts of climate change
Earlier this year, integrator Kreativ Teknik won a contract to provide a visual solution for a new exhibition, The Arctic – while the ice...
Technology
Visitor attractions: Innovating to impress
The past few years have seen the rise of the so-called ‘experience economy’, in which increasing numbers of people choose to spend their money...
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Technology opens up AZ Museum for the masses
Unable to show the full breadth of its huge collection of masterpieces in the limited space of its gallery in the capital, the AZ...
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The story of Athletic Bilbao’s new stadium museum
More than 120 years of footballing history is told at the San Mamés stadium museum in Bilbao, Spain, and Christie technology is part of...
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Hong Kong Science Museum exhibition digitises Silk Road map
Running from 7th December 2018 to 20th February 2019, this exhibition is a complex projection interpretation of the Landscape Map of the Silk Road,...
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National Museum of Qatar features world’s largest permanent video install
London-based visual technologists, RES, started work on this project in 2014 with the result said to be the world's biggest permanent video installation
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White Light’s bespoke Yamaha install at the Science Museum
White Light opts for a Yamaha QL1 digital mixing console for the new Illuminate venue
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White Light becomes tech partner for new Science Museum space
White Light has been appointed production partner at Illuminate, a new venue within London's Science Museum, tasked with the installation of the technical system.
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Massless exploration at Amos Rex museum
Kicking off just over a month ago, the ‘Massless’ exhibition at the Amos Rex private art museum uses a combination of technologies to bring...
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Digital Projection powers ‘seamless’ dome planetarium
Minnesota's Bell Museum has undergone an extensive $79m renovation and now houses the Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium, which is powered by Digital Projection’s...
Technology
Visitor attractions: personalisation vs. shared experiences
If each of us – rightly – believes that we’re different, that will increasingly have an impact on what we buy – and what...
Displays & Signage
Digital Projection delivers Tower of David museum ‘spectacular’
The Tower of David, one of Jerusalem’s most significant historic sites, is home to a museum dedicated to the city’s history. One of the...
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AV Stumpfl brings to life Tales from Iceland
Local integrator Luxor has delivered an AV experience in UHD for the Tales from Iceland museum utilising AV Stumpfl’s Avio show control system to...
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Inside South Korea’s first spherical projection theatre
The Gwangju National Science Museum has recently opened the Space 360 spherical projection theatre following a 10 month-long construction project and investment from Korea...
Displays & Signage
Sony solution utilised for Europe’s first 8K planetarium
The Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie (city of science and industry) in Paris, the biggest science museum in Europe, has swapped its current...
Audio
Meyer Sound multichannel audio in ‘Shadow Soundings’ exhibit
A Meyer Sound D-Mitri platform with integrated multichannel networking has been used to provide the audio for Shadow Soundings, an ambitious multimedia installation by...
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White Light integrates multimedia system at Churchill War Rooms
The Imperial War Museum’s Churchill War Rooms has been upgraded with a new display and technical system installed by White Light (WL). Situated within...
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Alcorn McBride delivers video playback at prohibition museum
The newly opened American Prohibition Museum in Savannah, Georgia includes 13 immersive galleries over two floors with all video playback throughout the museum handled...
Displays & Signage
Digital Projection charts space history in world first laser system
The Museum of Space History has modernised its planetarium theatre system, moving from dual IMAX projection to the SciDome 4K Laser Fulldome Planetarium System,...
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‘Canon’ multimedia exhibition charts Dutch history
Rapenburg Plaza of Amsterdam has implemented the lighting, show control and AV technologies for the ‘Canon of The Netherlands’, a new exhibition at the...
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Museums and visitor attractions: what’s the story?
In museums and visitor attractions, a thirst for the latest technology has to be balanced with engaging storytelling to compete for attention in a...
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A revolutionary installation for Electrosonic
Electrosonic has completed a project at the Museum of the American Revolution, which recently opened in Philadelphia. The integrator was charged with the audiovisual...
AV-IT
Lincoln Presidential Museum goes digital with Symetrix
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) has been equipped with a Symetrix managed Dante-enabled network as a replacement for its analogue audio...
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DJ Willrich delivers tech refresh at British music museum
The British Museum Experience (BME) is a new museum in Liverpool’s Grade II listed Cunard Building, dedicated to showcasing the influence and history of...
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Community loudspeakers in ‘world’s largest digital art install’
Community D Series surface mount loudspeakers provide the soundscape for the National Museum of Singapore’s ‘Story of the Forest’ digital art installation, which brings to life the country’s...
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Zytronic sensor modifies new space station exhibit
Zytronic has supplied an 84in diagonal touch sensor to the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution (NASM) for a recently unveiled...
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Solutions: Pink Floyd ‘Their Mortal Remains’ exhibition
The latest exhibition from the Victoria & Albert Museum with a musical theme has audio from Sennheiser, strong visuals and an immersive finale. Paddy...
Audio
Genelec system brings custom audio to Museum of Spirits
The Museum of Spirits, located on the island of Djurgården in central Stockholm, has been fitted with a new Genelec 4000 Series loudspeaker system...
Displays & Signage
Solutions: Panasonic illuminates new Stone Age exhibition
This reimagined Danish museum has added a new Stone Age exhibition, which brings the total number of Panasonic products featured within in it to...
Displays & Signage
Sony immerses visitors in particle physics at interactive exhibition
Sony has entered a technical partnership with the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci in Milan, to provide interactive multimedia installations...
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Porsche Museum modernises with dual AV installs
The Porsche Museum in Stuttgart has added two new media technology installations to its permanent exhibition, including a 16sqm video touchwall and interactive audio...
Displays & Signage
Sony projectors chosen for multimedia physics exhibition
The “Leonardo da Vinci” National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan has created a new permanent exhibition titled “Extreme. In search of particles”...
Case Studies
Zytronic touch tech showcases Polish history
Zytronic has been selected to provide bespoke design, large format, multi touch sensors by touchscreen specialists Videofonika at the recently opened Pan Tadeusz museum...
Audio
Dante connects Ashly Audio and Symetrix for Corvette museum revamp
The National Corvette Museum in Kentucky has turned to Centerline Audio Visual for its latest sound system upgrade, with the integrators specifying a Dante...
Case Studies
Mary Rose ship museum reopens with full AV revamp
Real Studios, an exhibition design company, has introduced an AV installation to enhance interpretation and visitor experiences at the Mary Rose museum, a permanent...
Audio
K-array selected for historic museum upgrade
Telfair Museum in Savannah, Georgia has upgraded to a K-array Kobra loudspeaker system as part of an overhaul of the institution’s AV system, carried...
AV-IT
Panasonic opens virtual museum
Panasonic has created a virtual museum in the cloud to showcase its AV technology for the museum and heritage sector. The museum has four...