UN Tech Museum Incorporates Holosonics Sound

In the lobby of the General Assembly of the UN in New York there is a permanent exhibition in which a collection of screens has been installed along the wall. The audio of each of them is delivered by a dedicated AS-168iX speaker from Holosonics, Top-mounted.

the United Nations Museum of Technology, located at the headquarters of the UN in New York uses directional speakers Audio Spotlight of Holosonics as part of its permanent audiovisual exhibition, 'Delivering a message of peace'.

The installation, located in the public lobby of the General Assembly Building, It offers a detailed look at how technology has been used within the organization to enable peace talks, from the original pens that signed the Charter of the United Nations up to today's technology.

The aim of the exhibition is to "be as immersive as possible", Explains Phillip Mango of the Office of Information and Communication Technology (OICT).

This exhibit features a collection of video screen presentations along the wall of some 7,6 metre, one for every decade, since 1940. The audio from each display is delivered by a speaker AS-168iX Dedicated Top-Mounted, creating an equal number of isolated listening zones, despite the extreme proximity of each screen and the narrow sound beam.

Every listener has their own unique audio experience, without being bothered by others in line. In addition, since the sound fields created by Audio Spotlight technology are so accurate, The other exhibit areas throughout the museum and lobby remain peacefully quiet.

The UN Museum of Technology joins a long list of museums, galleries and other public places that have implemented Audio Spotlight, Not just because of its sound field capabilities, but also because of its inherently contactless nature.

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