Panasonic is involved in the development of more than 150 AV solutions for the IIC's new Olympic Museum

On the occasion of the early reopening of the Olympic Museum of the International Olympic Committee (Ioc) to the public, Panasonic has announced the developments that keep its partnership with this sports institution and its participation in the development of more than 150 AV solutions, projection and safety for this facility.

Located in the Swiss town of Lausanne, the IIC Olympic Museum opens its doors to the public after a major refurbishment of its facilities and equipment to showcase permanent and temporary exhibitions related to sport and the Olympic Games. This is the largest file of pieces, multimedia and audiovisual media on the history of olympism, as it adds up to more than 1.500 parts and documents in total. Also, is also one of Lausanne's main tourist attractions, with more than 200.000 visitors every year.

This museum, with more than 3.000 square meters of surface, closed its doors temporarily last January 2012, after twenty years in active, to improve your facilities and adapt them to the new times with the help of state-of-the-art and interactive presentation technologies.

The temporary closure has allowed the museum to assess how to offer new experiences to both young people and tourists, Families, Researchers, athletes and fans, to show the extraordinary legacy of the Olympic Games held around the world. The opening ceremony of the IIC will mean that the new form of the legendary museum is unveiled and its doors opened back to the public, aiming to break visitor records throughout 2014.

Olympic technology and commitment

As Official Global Partner for Audiovisual Equipment, Panasonic celebrates continuing its consolidated partnership with the Olympic Games for more than twenty years, and one of the goals of this collaboration focuses on the motto "Sharing the Passion", to help boost enthusiasm at the Olympic Games and communicate it to this large audience ecosystem so they can enjoy and share the real atmosphere of the world's most important sporting event.

To do this, Panasonic has provided the latest AV technology to the Olympic Games, ensuring secure support for the development and broadcast of the world's largest sporting event. At the opening ceremony of the Olympic Museum you will be able to see not only the important renovations of the museum, but the different ranges of AV technology of the company that are also used in the Olympic Games, including projectors, Screens, professional cameras and televisions Viera.

Fifty professional projectors will be used for the reopening of the museum, thirty professional displays, five broadcast cameras and more than thirty multinational security cameras spread across exhibition halls, the art gallery, the learning areas and hospitality areas of the building.

Panasonic technology plays an integral role in this museum so visitors can see crystal clear images thanks to the new capabilities in their projectors, like the edge-blending function. The renovation of the Olympic Museum reflects the desire to create a true 'Olympic Games Campus', where your visitors are invited to immerse themselves in the history, inheritance, dreams, the challenges and values that have helped make the Olympic Movement what it is today.

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