A Home Run Installation: Jackie Robinson Museum

For this installation, Peerless-AV® was tasked with designing and manufacturing a custom-fabricated dvLED video wall. It serves as a dynamic digital backdrop for the museum’s archival footage.

The Jackie Robinson Museum’s goal for this installation was to create a digital video wall that could deliver the historical media for the Game Day exhibit. Partners Ideum and Gensler worked closely with Peerless-AV to bring the museum’s vision to life by joining three displays and seamless angles to wrap around the Ebbets Field model showcased at the museum.

Peerless-AV manufactured the custom-engineered direct view LED (dvLED) mounting solution for Unilumin displays that would provide the stability required for this installation, and in a short timeframe. Ideum collaborated closely with Peerless-AV to make the three dvLED panels work successfully. Peerless-AV designed and manufactured a SEAMLESS Bespoke dvLED Video Wall Mounting System to fit within the three-faceted walls. Each panel joins at the center, then fans out at a 152° angle at the sides.

The challenging aspect of this installation was achieving a perfect corner in alignment with the wall structure. The spacing of the video wall was crucial, so Peerless-AV designed custom wall adaptors to fill the void. The adapters provided the accuracy and micro-adjustment needed to overcome the installation irregularities. It helped achieve the desired result with precision pixel alignment.

Peerless-AV designed the mounting system to deflect no more than L/360. This means the mount was extremely rigid with the maximum total it can flex being 1/8″ over a 10′ span. For added assurance, the design was reviewed, tested, and authorized by a professional engineer leaving the team feeling confident with the solution. The finished video wall measures 7ft H x 30ft W, with 152-degree concave facets. It creates a captivating visual experience for visitors of the museum and those walking by the museum’s glass facade.

Thanks to the dedicated efforts of all parties involved, this installation was a rousing success. We only had three days on-site to install and assist in any way possible. The team at Peerless-AV was able to work within the tight timeframe to keep the entire installation on schedule.

Through the partnership with Ideum and Peerless-AV, the Jackie Robinson Museum provides attendees with a look into the life and history of Jackie Robinson. It offers a space for people to come together to appreciate each other’s humanity and diverse experiences.

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Peerless-AV’s dedicated and dynamic group of dvLED professionals includes structural and mechanical engineers, product managers, installers, and sales and service personnel, who are always there to deliver the best results. To learn more about the SEAMLESS by Peerless-AV program, visit peerless-AV.com/SEAMLESS.