The company tasked with supplying and installing the audio system for the permanent exhibition was Konsbud Audio. One of the main requirements of the audio system design brief was that the system should be effective from an audio performance point of view, while also being discreet in appearance. Based on Konsbud's long experience and relationship with Genelec a combination of 4000 Series loudspeakers and several products from the architectural range were chosen, including in-wall and in-ceiling mounted units.
Over eighty Genelec loudspeakers have been installed in seven rooms of the permanent exhibition. The products feature in the first floor room that are themed around important events and people in Polish history; Birth of Solidarity, Power of the Powerless, Solidarity and Hope, and the John Paul II Room, as well as those on the second floor; War with the Society, Road to Democracy and Triumph of Freedom. In fact, this is the largest installation of Genelec products in Poland.
Genelec loudspeakers were able to prove their versatility on this project and models that were used include the 6010BPM, 6010BWM, 4030BMM, 4030BWM, 4020BMM, 5040BPM, 8040BPM as well as architectural models AIC25 and AIW25 mounted in-wall and in-ceiling.
In the Pope John Paul II room, a surround sound system has been created which features hidden Genelec 6010As integrated into a collage which pays tribute to the shipyard workers who were killed during the struggles.
(Jim Evans)
