092 TECHNOLOGY / MUSEUM CASE STUDY UPWARDLY MOBILE Traxon/e:cue have helped realise an LED ‘sky’ for the Mercedes-Benz Museum.
The Mercedes-Benz Museum now offers a wide-ranging look into the future of the automotive industry with its new Mythos 6 exhibition room that shows ‘the path to emissions-free mobility’.
From the moment visitors enter the exhibit, a 500 square-metre virtual LED ‘sky’, equipped with over 300 Traxon DOT XL, provides the first glimpse of the hopeful, courageous look into the future. Graphical animations of abstract flocks of birds and leaf canopies set the mood by introducing three of tomorrow’s important themes: society, mobility, and environmental protection. Mythos 6 was conceived and realised by the Frankfurt-based creative agency Atelier Markgraph, that also was responsible for the concept and planning of the LED ‘sky’. The realisation of the sky was done by Traxon and e:cue. Under the sky, which is controlled by the e: cue Lighting Control Engine and three e: cue Video Micro Converter (VMC), a spiral- shaped tour guides visitors through the challenges of the present and future. The exhibits are mounted on illuminated media
pedestals that offer further information. A workbench invites guests to interact and explore topics in more depth, via touch- sensitive displays or hands-on exhibits. The artistic, illuminated ‘sky’ implements a pixel ceiling as a dynamic media element, relating to the exhibition. The pixels are
individually controllable by Video Micro Converters (VMCs). With a customised software solution by e:cue, the control system triggers not only the light, but also the sound system, synchronising both together.
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ANCIENT ARTS Dimming from Helvar helps ensure the safe display of ancient art at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Helvar’s DIGIDIM control system is the driving force behind the lighting systems at the Contemporary and Islamic Middle East Galleries at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum, helping illuminate exhibits dating from the 8th century right through to the latest in fashion, furniture and product design.
The DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface) based ballast and lighting control system became a central part in the Islamic Gallery’s three year long renovation programme. Now open, the full collection of over 400 objects is on public display and, with delicate textiles, carpets and ceramics amongst the items, it was vital for lighting designer DHA Design to know that the artefacts could be illuminated without risk of damage. The intricate levels of control afforded by DIGIDIM, coupled with Helvar’s fully customisable wall-mounted LCD
TouchPanel, ensured their safe display. The centrepiece of the exhibition is a 55 sqm Iranian carpet dating from around 1540. Housed in the main display case, the DIGIDIM control system allows the carpet to be illuminated only at certain times, to avoid light damage. The nature of the exhibits called for conservation grade lighting, where levels must be maintained at a maximum of 50 lux and reduced automatically when visitors are not present. The surrounding exhibition cases and the public walkways of the galleries are lit with a mixture of fully adjustable, concealed internal and external lamps and fibre optics, alongside a number of downlighters which help to create a welcoming viewing environment, at the same time as offering the optimum display solution – all controlled by DIGIDIM.
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