Wartburg creates a portal of interactive experiences with Peerless-AV and Samsung

To design the interactive portal, five video walls configured with 63 screens Samsung UM55H-E 55 inches and SmartMount Full Service Video Wall Mounts with Quick Release DS-VW755S Peerless AV.

In the house located at the foot of the wartburg castle There is the 'chauffeur's house' that has been remodeled to turn it into a center of interactive experiences that offers visitors information about the environment., the history and culture of the area. For this, a multimedia installation has been made based on the screens of Samsung and the supports Peerless AV.

Located on top of a mountain, about the city of Eisenach (Thuringia – Germany), Wartburg Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Unesco, loaded with history and religion, and rich in medieval architecture. The name of the castle, built in the Middle Ages around 1067, It was the scene of the legendary Battle of the Bards, immortalized in opera Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner. It was also the home of Saint Elizabeth, venerated to this day, and served as a refuge for the exiled Martin Luther, which translated here New Testament to German.

The Wartburg Museum is managed by the foundation of the same name, a non-profit public law entity. Since its creation in 1922, Its mission is to preserve its artistic treasures as a cultural site of international standing and a monument of German history., and make them accessible to the public.

The foundation commissioned the systems integrator inSynergy the project to transform the 'chauffeur's house', at the foot of Wartburg Castle, in a portal of historical and cultural experiences for the public.

“The driver's house, built in 1930, It had been empty for several years. We wanted to give it new life and make the interior and exterior more attractive, including the way to and from the castle. We plan the complete renovation of the house, with a visitor experience portal as the centerpiece. For this multimedia exhibition element, we commissioned inSynergie to manage the project, including product procurement and installation”, explains Franziska Nentwig, castle governor and board member of the Wartburg Foundation.

According to Christoph Hörsch, inSynergie project manager, The museum wanted to look to the future and decided on a digital format to maintain flexibility and be able to update content easily.

“An important objective was to maximize visual impact through stimulating and colorful images. They chose a design configuration for the exhibition that combines dynamic video walls with architecture, going from classic nooks to angles with a modern touch. The challenge of the installation was to mount the digital screens on the recessed walls of the exhibition and also on a non-flat surface. This meant that the mounting structure had to be adjustable”.

This experience portal was financed by the State of Thuringia through Feder funds and inSynergie was responsible for project management and collaborated with the museum architects and the content provider to find the right solution for the project..

I had worked with Peerless-AV in the past on projects such as the Buga Federal Garden Show at the EGA facility and specified the slim video wall mount SmartMount Full Service with quick release (DS-VW755S) to support screens Samsung UM55H-E of 55 inches.

The DS-VW755S was the most suitable solution for this unique museum space. Designed for quick service access in embedded video wall applications, The bracket offers maximum versatility and is ideal for cases where the total depth of the video wall is an issue.

The bracket is easy to install, can be mounted in vertical or horizontal orientation and meets the UL2442 safety standard, so it can be used safely in public environments. Eight-point tool-free micro-adjustment allows the mount to compensate for uneven walls, creating a seamless video wall.

Installing the brackets was easy., and fiber optic cables were laid from the technical rooms according to preliminary planning. However, before you can hang the screens, They had to make adjustments to the mounting systems. “The old historic building is damp and the walls breathe. Therefore, In the first phase of construction it was clear that the video walls would have to be readjusted and the micro-adjustment built into the Peerless AV mounts was crucial in this case”, Hörsch clarifies.

A total of 63 Samsung UM55H-E display units 55 inches in portrait format. The front video wall has an 8 configuration×2, the two left backs are 2×2 y 3×2, the right is 6×2 and the rear video wall is 2×2.

Cladding has been placed around the video screens to give the impression that they fit naturally into the architecture of the building; old and new combine here. Besides, Liner can be easily removed for screen access and maintenance.

The experience portal covers 360 degrees and has an interactive podium in its center. When a visitor touches one of the six figures on the podium, A new two-minute video sequence is activated that brings the five video walls to life and immerses the visitor in a stunning world.

Each video tells a story, for example about the Wartburg automobile industry, the castle or give impressions about local culture and tourism. Multicolored LED ceiling lights, dynamic and customizable, They also sync with the content.