A new museum in Skørping, Denmark, exploring the geopolitical tensions of the Cold War, has opened called REGAN Vest. It provides a detailed and informative look at a conflict that lasted over four decades in a newly built exhibition space that’s equipped with an audio system from Genelec.
"We wanted to create an exhibition in which the AV elements supported the storytelling in very subtle ways," begins Taintec’s Tue Selmer Friborg, the AV consultant that worked on the project. "The sound had to offer guests an immersive element, whilst being unobtrusive, and at the same time we wanted to make an exhibition which – though complex – would require as little maintenance as possible."
The museum is made up of three parts; a 5,500 sq-metre secret bunker hidden 60 metres underground, which takes guests to the centre of the Cold War with its untouched artefacts and original décor, the master machinists house – which allows visitors to experience what day-to-day life was like – and the newly built exhibition space that tells the story of political tensions and how Denmark prepared for nuclear attack.
This is where the Genelec system is deployed, with Friborg specifying a system that relies on the renowned 4000 Series loudspeakers, complemented by 7050 subwoofer technology.
The system comprises seven 4030 loudspeakers, five 4020s, four 4010s and one 7050 subwoofer, all of which are responsible for providing the atmospheric soundscapes that bring the exhibition to life. As guests enter, quadrophonic surround sound is used to emphasise the two opposing sides, and in another room, there’s a replica of a nuclear explosion – which features intense flashing lights, a blast from the Genelec loudspeakers and a Danish TV broadcast of the attack.
Additionally, several vintage TVs and radios play historic clips from the era, which are reproduced by Genelec’s ultra-compact 4010 loudspeakers. The system is controlled by networked media players from BrightSign so that the sound levels and playback triggers are handled via the network.
