The Newseum Communicates With Visitors Through Noventri Digital Signage
The Newseum a digitally savvy museum that delves into the history and industry of news chose to use signs throughout the 10story facility that are digital. Working with Noventri digital signage was installed during construction and are currently used for scheduling visitor and exhibit information and as directional displays throughout 10 of the museum’s floors.
Newseum officials felt it was essential to appeal to the a generation that is comfortable with technology by presenting the history of news and news reporting through an interactive environment that uses a multitude of video screens touchscreens and digital signs.
“Newseum looked for a the best company with the most to offer for integrating electronic signage within the Newseum. Noventri worked well with us and met our customized needs” said Bud O’Connor Newseum Director of Engineering. “Noventri provided the needed expertise technology and support to provide Newseum with an electronic signage system that is highend and dependable.
The Newseum located adjacent to the Smithsonian museums and the National Mall offers 643000 square feet of interactivity with 15 theaters 14 major galleries two stateoftheart broadcast studios a 4D experience and 130 interactive stations. This makes the 450 million Newseum the most technologically advanced museum in the world.
Noventri’s installation included 37 flat panel displays six 24inch and thirtyone 42inch that provide guests with schedules of events that take place within the facility and to complement exhibits by providing pertinent information. Noventri also integrated its technology into the Newseum’s Master Control Room so that engineers can control and monitor content to Noventri’s displays from a single location.
The Master Control Room at Newseum allows visitors to view engineers and Noventri’s control station through glass windows providing a feel for what is involved in pushing and maintaining content to screens throughout the facility.
“Noventri is proud to be a part of this tremendous project” said Wil Conklin Sales Director at Noventri “And this is the culmination of over four years of working closely with Newseum’s engineers to create a platform and final results that meet the demands of a hightechnology institution. We’re happy and they’re happy.
Noventri is a Marylandbased digital signage solutions provider since 2004. Noventri boasts an impressive 23year history in the broadcast and provideo industry through their parent company Specialized Communications Corp. This has resulted in innovative visioneering that can be applied to all sectors of the business world. David Linetsky is President Andrew Hoffman Vice President and Wil Conklin Director of Sales.
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