Smithsonian's Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals invites visitors to explore the incredible diversity of mammals. 274 mammals are displayed in a variety of environments from polar to desert. Audio throughout is provided by Alcorn McBride
8-TraXX units.
No Techno-Speak Here!
Our user-friendly Technology for Museums booklet is designed for museum people. If you're looking for ways technology can bring you more visitors and enhance their experience, you'll find it here. We discuss creative ways to enhance exhibits, both small and large, and explore some exciting and economical new technologies.
Products that Simply Work
Museum Directors often associate the words "Audio-Visual" with closets full of mysterious or unreliable devices, covered with buttons of unknown function, or with computers and software that never seem to be working quite the way that was intended. Alcorn McBride understands that the majority of museums don't have Audio-Visual specialists in residence. That's why we design products that are nearly impossible to break: just hook up the power and they work!
Alcorn McBride is the leading manufacturer of audio and video systems for themed entertainment. Our hardware is used throughout every major theme park, including major attractions where a breakdown simply isn't an option. For more than 15 years -- long before the term became fashionable -- we've designed products to operate 24/7, without any preventative maintenance or external intervention. That's why most of our audio, video and show control products use no moving parts.
No matter what your needs, from a simple video screen to a pavilion-sized attraction, by choosing Alcorn McBride products you are offering your visitors the same high quality of presentation, day after day, season after season. Our equipment can be provided to you by your usual installer, or we can recommend someone to you.
Alcorn McBride is also a full service engineering firm. We can custom design exactly what you need. As consultants to the world's leading theme parks for twenty years, we've helped create many of the most visited attractions in the world. Our experience in this most demanding environment for Audio-Visual hardware enables us to understand the needs of museums: Audio-Visual products that are powerful, reliable and which can be used by anyone.
Count on us. Our team is made up exclusively of engineers with a solid background in museums and theme parks. We'll be delighted to help you develop your next attraction. Call us today.
We've helped create many of the most visited attractions in the world.
This compact player is ideal for small exhibits. It plays high quality audio, and offers an optional built-in amplifier and the ability to update it by Ethernet.
Our 8-TraXX player gives you eight independent stereo tracks from a single Compact Flash card. It's the perfect player for exhibit rooms with many displays, or multi-lingual requirements.
Its variety of output options make the Digital Video Machine our most popular product. Its video looks much better than a DVD, and there are no parts to wear out.
This kiosk-sized unit packs the same power as the rest of our controllers, but in a tiny footprint. If you can imagine it, the InterActivator can probably control it.
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati brings to life the importance of struggles for freedom around the world and throughout history.
National Air and Space Museum
Washington, DC The National Gallery
London, England American Museum of Natural History
New York, New York Arizona Historical Society
Tempe, Arizona The London Dungeon
London, England Museum of Florida History
Tallahassee, Florida Museum Arts, Inc.
Dallas, Texas Discovery Center
Doncaster, United Kingdom Museum of Health and Medical Science
Houston, Texas GM Driving Technologies Laboratory
Orlando, Florida Scotch Whiskey Heritage Center
Edinburg, Scotland The Planetarium
London, England National Museum of the American Indian
New York, New York Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Portland, Oregon National Army Museum
London, England Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
Austin, Texas Friedrich Petzel Gallery
New York, New York Pendennis Castle
Cornwall, England Rochester Museum and Science Center
Rochester, New York Center of Science and Industry
Columbus, Ohio Australia National Museum
Sidney, Australia Congressional Medal of Honor Museum
Indianapolis, Indiana Yosemite National Park
Yosemite, California Mt. Rushmore National Park
Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota Scottish Mining Museum
Edinburg, Scotland Sea-Life Centers
Europe Ellis Island New York, New York Hoover Dam Visitors Center
Hoover Dam, Nevada Rock N Roll Hall of Fame
Cleveland, Ohio LA County Museum of Natural History
Los Angeles, California Baseball Hall of Fame
Cooperstown, New York Pro Football Hall of Fame
Canton, Ohio Bailys Icon Centre
Dublin, Ireland Orlando Science Center
Orlando, Florida Museum of Science
Boston, Massachusetts Seaworld Exhibits
Orlando, Florida Colonial Williamsburg Museum
Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia Coca Cola Visitors Center
Atlanta, Georgia M&M Visitor Center
Las Vegas, Nevada Royal Naval Museum
Portsmouth, England Exploris
Raleigh, North Carolina Royal Air Force Museum
London, England Memphis Museums, Inc.
Memphis, Tennessee National Park Service
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Centro YBOR Museum
Tampa, Florida Museum and Science and Industry
Chicago, Illinois The Earth Center
Doncaster, United Kingdom Didima Rock Art Centre South Africa
Science Museum Hong Kong
Space Museum Hong Kong Museum of History Hong Kong Heritage Museum Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence Hong Kong Drug InfoCenter Hong Kong Science and Tecnhnology Museum Beijing
Science and Technology Park Shanghai Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, Minnesota
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