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From light tunnel to knowledge – at Deutsches Museum Munich.

Confucius said “Roads were made for journeys, not destinations.” Visitors to the Deutsches Museum in Munich know how right he was. During a renovation project, access to the center for new technologies ZNT is through a tunnel, 120 meters long, raised on steel legs high above the ground below. To make this journey a special experience in its own right, SCHMIDHUBER designed a light installation for OSRAM that draws museum visitors inside the fascinating world of lighting.

“Licht ist viel mehr als nur Beleuchtung. Das wollen wir den Besucher:innen mit den Lichtinstallationen im Tunnel näherbringen“

Olaf Berlien | Vorstandsvorsitzender Osram Licht AG

Invisible light

A projection screen makes infra-red light visible, and mirrors the visitors as they pass by, inviting them to investigate and learn, dance and move, and find out which parts of their own bodies radiate the most heat.

Colourful light

By standing in front of one of the three projectors, visitors can block the individual components of white light: red green or blue. Their shadows reveal secondary or complementary colors, a playful interaction with the complex structure of colored light.

”Wir sind Osram und SCHMIDHUBER sehr dankbar für die Hilfe bei der Inszenierung. Ohne wäre es einfach nur ein Gang. So ist es auch ein optisches Highlight für die Besucher.“

Wolfgang M. Heckl | Generaldirektor Deutsches Museums

Light is change

Overlapping patterns of images and text appear and disappear with changes in the level of the RGB light sources projected onto a massive multilayered wall. New and interesting content is revealed before the visitors’ eyes, a fascinating spectacle that simulates movement. Light is more than just lighting..

Bringing engaging
projects to life

Bringing a project like the light tunnel from a concept to an exciting and experiential reality, while fulfilling all the necessary requirements and regulations, takes a team that is overflowing with passion and curiosity. It is this blend of professionalism and the joy of experimentation that makes SCHMIDHUBER so successful in bringing brilliant projects like this to life.