Technology and design brings the museum into the twenty-first century
The Museum contains around 4 million specimens illustrating the diversity of life on Earth with rare and extinct animals including the skeleton of a Dodo from Mauritius and an iconic Finback Whale skeleton, the largest on display anywhere in the world.
A major refurbishment has brought the Museum (now known as The David Attenborough Building) into the 21st century with displays that inspire audiences about the wonders of the Animal Kingdom and tell their stories of evolution, exploration and conservation.
Lighting controls illustrate and enhance the evolution story
An advanced Delmatic DALI system manages and monitors lighting throughout the project.
Powerful and interactive scene-setting is provided within the public galleries and discovery spaces as well as the café, lecture theatre, learning centres, meetings rooms, seminar rooms and laboratories.
The system uses the building IP network for site wide communication as well as comprehensive real-time emergency light testing and reporting across the DALI network.