The latest refurbishment of the Wiess Energy Hall in Houston’s Museum of Natural Science has created a comprehensive, interactive and cutting-edge exhibition dedicated to the science and technology of energy.
Wiess Energy Hall – Museum of Natural Science, Houston
Wiess Energy Hall – Museum of Natural Science, Houston
Interior & Ambience, Themed & Leisure
Christensen Lighting was commissioned to realise the extensive lighting requirements to design layers of lighting for an immersive experience across all the exhibits.
- The installation includes 1,649 conventional LED fixtures, 6,900 LED nodes, 1,248 feet of animated tape light, 1,040 feet of static tape light and 9 LED moving lights.
- A 60-universe Pharos LPC X runs animated timelines throughout the exhibition space, outputting both sACNand KiNet protocols.
- 3 Pharos RIO As interface via SMPTE to sync complex lighting animations with two 4D theatres and a day-to-night interactive video presentation.
- The Pharos LPC X also relays AV commands to a grandMA2 onPCto control a visitor-interactive moving light show.
- Fully automated, the Pharos system simply receives an ON command from the AV system at the start of the day and an OFF command at the end of the day.
- Read more in our blog
Project Credits: Paul Bernhard Exhibit Design and Consulting
Lighting Designer: Christensen Lighting
Photos: © Christensen Lighting
