Case Study: Horniman Museum World Gallery brings global culture to life with Electrosonic audiovisual experiences

Horniman Museum World Gallery brings 3,000 objects to life with Electrosonic

The Horniman Museum and Gardens, a small museum in South London, faced the challenge of creating engaging audiovisual and interactive exhibits for its new World Gallery on a restricted budget. The project required a detailed design and tender specification to outline deliverables before moving to integration, with technical challenges including mixing projection equipment with valuable, heat-sensitive artefacts. Vendor Electrosonic was contracted to provide the initial design and budgeting.

Electrosonic's solution utilized its proven design document template to provide precise system schematics and equipment specifications, enabling a fast transition to integration. The vendor implemented a central control room to manage specialty projection, audio, video, and media walls, using value engineering to keep the project on schedule and budget. The result is a popular gallery that successfully connects people, ideas, and objects, helping the museum work towards its goal of attracting one million visitors annually.