A comprehensive AV solution brings rock and pop culture to life at The Ragnarock Museum

The permanent exhibition uses 15 projectors and 3 screens of 55 Panasonic inches, while at the entrance four laser projectors PT-RW630 DLP have been installed. It also has an interactive area where the culture of dance in musical genres is shown., and uses motion control so visitors can try it out with their silhouettes projected onto a screen in front of them.

Opened in April this year, The Ragnarock Museum is located in the Danish city of Roskilde, to 30 kilometers from Copenhagen. This building of 3.100 square meters, fruit of the work carried out by the Dutch firm MVRDV and the Danish Cobe, It has different galleries, a library, an auditorium, recording studios and an outdoor space for concerts.

It is a thematic museum that shows the evolution of young culture, narrated in sound form, Images and symbols of rock and pop music. It's a story about how young people have moved boundaries through music and how it has influenced society., from politics to ways of dancing and technology.

With spaces for exhibitions, Musical scenes, records, Teaching and research, Ragnarock is a 'cultural greenhouse' spread over three floors. The centre also hosts a number of different exhibitions throughout the year., in addition to the permanent exhibition.

“The museum project began when a group of people from the music industry came together and realized that there was a need to document this culture and its history.. Rock and pop culture is very visual, So we wanted to recreate that feeling of belonging to a very lively and dynamic culture within the museum experience.", comments Jacob Westergaard Madsen, Museum Curator.

The installation of the audiovisual equipment of the museum has been carried out by the company AV Center that has provided a comprehensive AV solution to both the exhibition area and meeting rooms. It has also been responsible for the exterior lighting of the building.

In the same elevator of the entrance begins the exhibition for visitors who are greeted by a sequence of sound that is played on a speaker that has been specially built to be located on its ceiling..

Permanent exhibition

The permanent exhibition uses a total of 15 projectors Panasonic along with three screens of 55 inches from the same manufacturer for a space of 1.200 square meters. Young culture is as visual as its audience, So screening is an important part of the museum experience.
Rock and pop music is one of the most important cultural movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, And it is this movement that documents and communicates the museum., in the form of a journey through different themes that arouse and capture the attention of visitors.

In a corner, The museum offers visitors the opportunity to listen to old models, Live recordings and alternate versions by well-known Danish artists, while another reviews the evolution of acoustics in music's long quest to find the perfect sound over decades..

The museum also includes a theatrical space that regularly hosts musical films and documentaries., reproduced with a Panasonic PT-RZ670 laser projector.

“It is a thematic exhibition and the first thing you find is a scenography and an activity that introduce you directly to the subject. We have a lot of films and audiovisual stories as a deeper level”, adds Westergaard Madsen.

Welcome with laser projection

At the entrance to the exhibition, the museum has used four laser projectors PT-RW630 DLP 1 chip to explore the ways lighting is used at concerts and festivals, Through built-in edge blending functionality to create a seamless, immersive image around the visitor.

Here music and light come together to explore the work of Danish slideshow pioneers and visitors can develop their own creative ideas based on the liquid light shows.. This effect was frequently used in the early years. 60 and was an integral part of the progressive music scene., in which liquid dyes were used, Overhead projectors, color wheels and films 16 mm next to slide projectors.

The museum currently uses modern laser projection technology to recreate those same effects for visitors..

Scenic interactivity

Elsewhere in the museum, An interactive feature focuses on the impact dance culture has had on music genres, and uses motion control to give visitors a chance to try it out, with their silhouettes projected on a screen in front of them.

The projection, Sensors and lighting technology combine so that dancers who closely follow the virtual dance teacher are rewarded with a better light show.

“All projectors and displays are connected to an internal network that allows remote monitoring and control from a central point. When museum workers meet in the morning, they can start up all the audiovisual equipment at once at the touch of a button.”, says Finn Langkjaer, of AV Center.

Salid Shine projectors selected “for the brightness and contrast levels they offer, but also because they do not need maintenance, which allows them to be used continuously up to 20.000 hours without need to replace filters or light sources. The fact that they don't require an on-site maintenance team was a very important factor.".

All AV equipment in the building is connected to a single AV network and exposure is controlled via a Crestron, that allows AV Center workers to monitor and manage remotely, from a touch panel of the same manufacturer located at the entrance, any potential problems before they materialize and affect the overall museum visitor experience.

Audio and lighting

Sound, lighting and music are a key part of the Ragnarock museum. In the large room where temporary exhibitions and different events are held, a PA of Meyer Sound with two UPJ speakers and a subwoofer Robert Juliat and moving heads of Steal.

For its part, in the conference room has been installed a projector and motorized screen of Panasonic and a speaker solution of Meyer Sound. Also in this room the management of all operations is done through the Crestron touch panel. In the smaller meeting rooms, different Sony screens have been installed. 75 Inch.

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