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Lahti Historical Museum and Genelec partner to enhance exhibitions with sound

Situated in the heart of southern Finland’s Päijät-Häme region, the Lahti Historical Museum aims to take its visitors on a journey through time. The museum looks after 45,500 historical artifacts and records the lives of the elderly population currently living in the area through photographs and interview projects.

While most museums rely on visual storytelling, Lahti elevates the experience by using sound to immerse visitors in history - and so has turned to Finnish loudspeaker manufacturer Genelec to bring its exhibitions to life. The museum is housed within a 19th-century residence, the Lahti Manor, and the project to install Genelec loudspeakers throughout the two-story building was led by Atea, a local system integrator.

The team was asked to transform the way visitors interact with history by adding audio to the space. Unlike traditional educational environments, where information is often presented through static text panels, the Lahti Museum wanted to provide a multi-sensory approach to enhance the storytelling experience.

“The museum’s curators specifically requested Genelec loudspeakers for this installation”, shares Pirkka Kosola, Solutions Manager at Atea. “As a well-respected Finnish brand, Genelec was the natural choice. For this project, we selected Smart IP models, which come in a variety of colour options, allowing them to blend into the museum’s decor. Across the six rooms, we placed 55 compact 4420A loudspeakers along with three of the more powerful 4435A in-ceiling models.”

“Using Smart IP technology in historic buildings like this one saves us a lot of headaches”, continues Kosola. “All of these loudspeakers use PoE, meaning we can have audio, power and control, all delivered over a single cable which simplifies installation. It solves multiple challenges by allowing the loudspeakers to be independently controlled, enabling us to uniquely tailor the audio from each one.”

“In addition, we built a custom UI for system control which means that the reception desk has a few controls for volume adjustments and muting, but everything else is automated within the system”, adds Kosola. “The result is evenly distributed sound that allows visitors to experience audio elements that feel organic to the space, rather than intrusive or artificial.”

“We worked with a company called OiOi who did an amazing job of creating custom audio tracks that really bring exhibitions to life”, Kosola concludes. “We are so grateful that the museum trusted us and our partner Torvinen Showtekniikka for this project.”

(Photos: Genelec)

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