Panasonic provides audiovisual equipment for new Moesgard Museum building

More than twenty Panasonic screens have been installed in the renovation of the Moesgard museum of archeology and ethnology, in formats ranging from 55 a 80″, and different DLP projectors based on the new laser/LED light source with lenses for ultra-short projection. A complete audiovisual infrastructure that seeks to capture the visitor's attention.

Projectors and screens Panasonic have helped Museo Moesgard to breathe life into the Viking Age, creating exhibitions where audiovisual elements allow to capture the attention of visitors.

The Moesgard Museum is a center specialized in archeology and ethnography, located in Aarhus (Denmark), that opened its doors in 1970 and that last October it expanded its facilities to offer a new exhibition building consisting of 15.500 m2. Designed by Henning Larsen Architects, contains archaeological and ethnographic pieces, a special showroom, a space for student exhibitions, an auditorium, meeting and conference rooms, a coffee shop, a shop and a grassy roof from which visitors can see the sea, the forest and landscape surrounding Moesgaard's house, previous museum headquarters.

With a cost of 393 million crowns, the museum incorporates the latest audiovisual techniques to inform both older and younger visitors. In the first month alone the museum attracted more than 50.000 personas, figure that exceeds the attendance level of the previous museum in an entire year.

In this new building, a different way has been established in terms of design and installation of exhibitions., taking audiovisual techniques a leading role. When performing the AV installation, instead of turning to an external company to carry out the supervision, the museum decided to manage this task internally, with the advice of the Panasonic engineering team. “We wanted to create a space capable of offering the exhibitions that we felt, that would provide a shared experience for three generations”, explains Jan Skamby Madsen, general director of the museum.

Ultra short throw lens

Panasonic supplied about 80 audiovisual products, that include projectors based on the new laser/LED light source with lenses for ultra-short projection up to a digital screen of 80 inches (TH-80LFC70E) able to capture the attention of the audience.

Panasonic has a wide range of DLP projectors to suit the needs of the museum and exhibition market, both in terms of brightness and interchangeable lenses.

The range of lenses used by the Moesgard Museum allowed installations to be created in demanding environments where the architecture of the building, content and visitor experience are essential factors. The ET-DLE030 ultra-short throw lens was an essential component in bringing several installations to life.

The use of ultra-short throw lenses in Panasonic high-brightness DLP projectors allows the projection distance to be reduced by approximately one 60 % against standard objectives of this type.

An important factor in choosing a laser projection system for the museum was the total cost of ownership. Since projectors run for many hours a day, No need to replace the lamp reduces maintenance costs, as well as the associated discomfort, elements of great importance in the museum environment.

Large format screens

In addition to these projection systems, A complete range of Panasonic screens have been installed in the Moesgard museum to meet different needs.. Used for digital signage applications, streaming video content and digital signage.

The museum also uses touch screen systems to increase interactivity in several of the exhibits, often combining them with dynamic HD video content.

In this way, they have been implemented in different sizes that respond to different purposes.. Panasonic has supplied three TH-42LFE7ER models, 17 TH-55LF6W, un TH-65LFE7E, dos TH70LF50ER and un TH-80LFC70E.

'Impossible' animations

In addition, The contrast of the PT-RZ470 Laser/Led DLP projector made it possible to create animations on surfaces that were previously impossible.

The objective was to create a background decoration to display the best preserved swamp mummies.. This attraction is exhibited in the War Room and the challenge they set was to recreate a battle from the Iron Age.

To achieve the desired effects, five PT-DZ680 projectors with short distance lenses were installed.. Reverse projection techniques were applied and with the projector's Edge Blending software it was possible to recreate two enemy Viking armies on opposite curved walls..

The war room is a key piece of the museum that captures the attention of audiences of all ages.