When you walk into the new MOA+L (Museum of Art and Light) and see the 23-foot colorful glass chandelier, you could easily be at an upscale museum in Manhattan, NY. But this gem is located in Manhattan, KS, also known as the “Little Apple”.
The Museum of Art + Light is the first art museum in the United States to present permanent multi-sensory immersive exhibition experiences along with displays of physical fine art objects.
The electrical team at P1’s Manhattan, KS, office recently completed work on the distinctive electrical systems that power the museum experience, including “The Mez”, a multi-sensory, state-of-the-art, 21,500 sq. ft. immersive exhibition environment.
The electrical scope just for The Mez included power for 108 Epson projectors spanning across approximately 37,000 linear sq. ft. to produce 188,000,000 pixels of animated art.
Digital art may be the main attraction at this new museum, but they will still have traditional art exhibited as well. This space required 2,800 feet of track with over 350 light heads to be installed into the ceiling.
P1 also routed power and wiring up into the 40 ft. lobby ceiling to power the museum’s multi-colored chandelier.
In addition to the chandelier, the museum added a Radina’s Café, which entailed adding an additional transformer.
The expansion tripled the size of the previous facility, and included: Two new split barrel chillers; two new high pressure steam boilers; three new AHU’s and one new RTU; New medical vacuum pump and new medical air compressor; 34 private patient rooms; 24 clinic exam rooms; 8 operating rooms; a 24-bed prep/recovery area; expanded imaging, breast imaging, and interventional radiology.
