Project Museon – The Hague

Precision lighting with Zumo Contour and Zumo Vario

For the Museon – Omniversum in The Hague, Atomis has realized a high-quality and future-proof lighting solution that fully aligns with the requirements of a modern museum environment. In museums, lighting plays a crucial role: not only for the presentation of objects and exhibitions but also for the preservation of valuable collections and the creation of an optimal visitor experience. For this project, a combination of the Zumo Contour and the Zumo Vario 60 and 90 fixtures was chosen. This combination offers an excellent balance between precision, flexibility, light quality, and sustainability.

Maximum control and flexibility

A key component of the installation consists of the Zumo Contour spotlights. These fixtures are specifically designed for applications where precise light control is essential. Thanks to the integrated shutters, the light beam can be defined with extreme precision. This makes it possible to highlight objects, display cases, and artworks exactly without unwanted spill light affecting the surroundings. This not only contributes to a better visual presentation but also helps to direct the visitors’ attention to specific parts of an exhibition.

The flexibility of the Zumo Contour is particularly valuable within a museum where exhibitions change regularly. The light can easily be adapted to new objects, presentations, or spatial layouts without requiring major changes to the installation. As a result, the lighting continues to perfectly complement the content of every exhibition.

In addition to the Contour spots, Zumo Vario 60 and Zumo Vario 90 fixtures were also used within the Museon. These fixtures provide both accent lighting and general ambient lighting. Thanks to the adjustable beam angles, they offer a high degree of flexibility. This allows spaces to be easily adapted to different exhibition concepts, ranging from intimate presentations to larger open exhibition areas. The combination of different fixture types ensures balanced lighting that performs strongly both functionally and aesthetically.

High-quality light

Within museum environments, light quality is of decisive importance. Objects must be rendered as naturally as possible so that visitors can experience colors, materials, and details as they were intended. Therefore, fixtures with an exceptionally high color rendering index of CRI >97 were chosen. This high color quality is further supported by extensive light measurements and TM-30 reports, which accurately analyze color performance.

Thanks to this high-grade light quality, colors are rendered brightly, vividly, and realistically. This is of great importance for artworks, historical objects, and educational exhibitions where color information is an essential part of the presentation. This provides visitors with a richer and more authentic experience of the collection.

Furthermore, the combination of different luminous fluxes, optics, and light distributions makes it possible to create the right atmosphere for each exhibition. From subtle lighting for fragile objects to powerful accents that emphasize specific elements: the installation offers all the necessary options to achieve the desired visual impact.

Sustainable and future-proof

In addition to performance and light quality, sustainability played a major role in this project. Atomis fixtures are developed for long-term and reliable use. Through the use of high-quality materials and an advanced thermal design, performance remains stable for many years, even in situations where the lighting is used intensively.

The energy-efficient LED technology also contributes to lower energy consumption and reduced maintenance costs. This not only reduces the museum’s ecological footprint but also creates a financially sustainable solution in the long term.

Additionally, the modular design of the fixtures ensures that components can be easily replaced or upgraded when future developments require it. The flexible control options also make the system suitable for changing requirements and new exhibition concepts. As a result, the Museon has a lighting installation that not only meets current needs but is also ready for future developments.

Result

With the application of the Zumo Contour and Zumo Vario 60 and 90, Atomis has realized a versatile, high-quality, and sustainable lighting solution for the Museon in The Hague. The combination of precise light control, excellent color rendering, flexibility, and reliability supports an optimal presentation of the collection and contributes to an inspiring visitor experience. This provides the museum with a lighting system that perfectly matches the dynamics of changing exhibitions and the high quality standards of a modern museum environment.