Driven by the wave of digitization, museums are undergoing a fundamental shift from “static viewing” to “interactive experience”. The audience, especially the younger generation, is no longer satisfied with text labels and traditional interpretation equipment for knowledge acquisition and cultural understanding, and they are looking forward to a more immersive and smarter way of viewing the exhibition. In this context, transparent LED display as a new generation of display tools, is gradually becoming an important choice for major museums to upgrade the exhibition.
Traditional display equipment is easy to block the exhibits themselves, not conducive to the audience to observe in detail, and transparent LED screen by virtue of 65% to 95% of the high transmittance, in order to retain the visual permeability of physical objects at the same time, to realize the dynamic superposition of information display. Screen in the “light up” when you can play video, graphics, 3D animation and other content, “off” almost with the glass wall into one, does not affect the overall aesthetics of the exhibition hall.
Museum, for example, transparent LED screen can be superimposed on the background of cultural relics, historical events, the use of scenes and other information, so that visitors do not leave the exhibits in the case of sight to obtain a more comprehensive knowledge. For example, in the ancient books exhibition area, the audience can read excerpts of the book through the screen to understand its circulation path, calligraphy style and paper technology, without the need to flip through the original.
Compared with traditional exhibition boards or projection methods, transparent LED screens can seamlessly integrate digital content with physical exhibits, creating a “symbiosis of reality and reality” of the science space. For example, through dynamic modeling and multi-angle display, the Terracotta Army armor texture can be changed from static stone carving to dynamic animation, with voice explanation, gesture recognition and other interactive modules, to bring the audience “cultural relics in the talking” sensory experience.
According to a study by Smith Group in 2023, museums that superimpose augmented reality content on exhibits can increase the average length of audience interaction by 50%. This not only enhances the immersion of the audience, but also greatly improves the educational communication effect of the exhibits.
Museum exhibits are mostly precious and fragile cultural relics, which are extremely sensitive to temperature, humidity and light. Transparent LED screen with low brightness, low heat design, brightness control between 400-600nit, does not produce ultraviolet radiation, to avoid traditional projection or high brightness LCD screen may bring the risk of material aging.
According to the data released by Cultural Heritage Engineering, transparent LED display program in the actual exhibition compared to the projection system energy saving of about 35%, and can effectively reduce the operating temperature of the equipment to extend the life of the exhibits, in line with the direction of green museum construction.
Transparent LED display has strong customizability, according to the structure of the exhibition hall to adjust the size, shape, transparency and installation. Whether it is a glass window, curved curtain wall, hanging system or suspended device, can be flexibly integrated to achieve “bright eye-catching, dark without trace”.
Especially in the naked eye 3D display technology, transparent LED screen can present floating images, perspective levels, spatial rotation and other complex visual effects, bringing strong visual impact and creative expression space for science display. For example, in the animal evolution exhibition hall, through the transparent screen to play the dynamic simulation of living creatures of different geological ages, the audience as if through the time tunnel, intuitive understanding of the biological evolution process.
In The Tech Museum of Innovation in the U.S., since the deployment of 120 square meters of transparent LED wall and equipped with touch control interactive system, statistics show that the average length of stay of visitors in the exhibition area increased by 40%. In addition, the combination of interactive content on the transparent screen realizes multi-language switching, which effectively improves the satisfaction and return rate of overseas visitors.
In China, there are also history museums displaying the process of artifact restoration, digital modeling steps and archaeological research results through transparent screens, which, combined with physical exhibits, have increased the knowledge retention rate of student groups by more than 70%. In addition, more than 60% of the feedback from the adopting organizations said that the proportion of repeat visitors increased by more than 25% after the transparent LED display system went online.
With the gradual maturation of AI voice interaction, 5G real-time transmission, AR glasses and other technologies, the transparent LED display will no longer be just a “screen”, but will become the key entrance to build a “smart museum”. Through docking with the database, navigation system, digital collection platform, it will achieve more complex content delivery, more accurate personalized experience, and promote the deep integration of traditional culture and modern technology.
Transparent LED display is not a simple upgrade tool in the museum exhibition, but a bridge connecting the past and future, physical and digital. It lets the cultural relics speak, makes the exhibits “live” up, and lets the audience learn in immersion and think in interaction. In the future, as its cost reduction and technology popularization, transparent screen will become more museums to create immersive science space standard. With it, the museum is no longer just a static “collection room”, but full of vitality “cultural engine”.
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