Panasonic relives with immersive projection the Normandy landings

The projectors of the PT-MZ16K and PT-RZ series of Panasonic provide an immersive and informative experience of the invasion of Normandy and post-D-Day operations in the Arromanches-les-Bains Landing Museum (France).

The audiovisual technology of Panasonic Connect has been chosen by the Arromanches-les-Bains Landing Museum, located on the north coast of France, to illustrate the activity before, during and after the historic Normandy landings, the D-Day, bringing to life the events that occurred in 1944 through Multiple immersive and interactive experiencess.

In collaboration with the French audiovisual integrator Auvisys, This newly built museum needed innovative projectors, discreet and effective, to show the events of 1944 in four key exhibition spaces.

Specifically, it was the auditorium, of an immersive video, Virtual reality mapping and projections. The solution chosen was a Combination of laser projectors Panasonic's latest generation, models PT-MZ16K, PT-RZ790 and PT-RZ990, and Optical: ET-EMW300, ET-DLE060, ET-DLE085 and ET-DLE020.

Located at the geographical epicenter of the landings of the D-Day in Gold Beach, One of the five most important beaches of the 6 June 1944, The museum collects the events of the invasion and subsequent construction of one of the two artificial ports, Called Mulberry Harbours.

The port Mulberry B was built in Arromanches to transport men, Equipment and supplies ashore during the summer of 1944, circumventing the need to immediately capture the heavily fortified deep-water ports of Cherbourg and Le Havre.

The logistical operation in this French artificial port was key in the liberation of Europe and, At its peak, A truckload of supplies left this facility every 80 seconds on average.

Thanks to Panasonic projection technology, Visitors can truly visualize and understand the Unprecedented logistics operation that was needed at that time, through an immersive and interactive experience that complements the objects exhibited in the museum.

Since many of the enclosures are located in small spaces, The museum center required Short-range and ultra-wide-angle optics, a key differentiating factor when choosing Panasonic AV products.

For screening in The great model, with a surface of 28 m2, representing operations after D-Day, the museum uses the PT-RZ990 model with the ET-DLE020 ultra-wide angle optics, only available from Panasonic.

The best way to illustrate the immersiveness offered by Panasonic's technology is shown in a transparent projection of the port of Mulberry B, in front of windows overlooking the English Channel, allowing visitors to witness the construction of the artificial port, as it was done in less than ten days, in the year 1944.

the Optical Engine state-of-the-art dust resistant and 20.000 maintenance-free operating hours offered by Panasonic's PT-MZ16K and PT-RZ series projectors ensure that exposures can operate continuously, with a discreet and silent operation of the equipment so as not to disturb the visit, in an environment that requires respect and tranquility.

Frédéric Sommier, Director of this museum, He points out that "thanks to the technological contribution of the new building, especially through the use of Panasonic projectors, History meets the future. The use of Immersive video It helps to visualize the history of the landing of the D-Day, harnessing the power of image over words".

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