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What are some reputable sources for electronic kiosks appropriate for museum exhibit galleries?

  • 1.  What are some reputable sources for electronic kiosks appropriate for museum exhibit galleries?

    Posted 10-24-2024 04:48 PM
    The International Civil Rights Center & Museum is planning to develop capacity for electronic presentations to supplement its 13 established galleries. For this project, we intend to add electronic kiosks for recorded tour components, with the additional possibility of programming these in alternative languages, as we build greater access to visitors from other countries. We would greatly appreciate information about reliable sources of such equipment. (The actual preparation of content will be carried out in-house.) Thanks. 

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    Prof. Will Harris
    University of Pennsylvania 
    and
    Principal Scholar
    International Civil Rights Center & Museum
    Greensboro, N.C. 

    (Institutional Member of AAM)


     
    Professor Will Harris
    UNIVERSITY of PENNSYLVANIA
    and
    Principal Scholar
    INTERNATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS CENTER & MUSEUM
    Greensboro, N.C.

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  • 2.  RE: What are some reputable sources for electronic kiosks appropriate for museum exhibit galleries?

    Posted 10-25-2024 08:53 AM

    IMHO the best source for high-quality, pre-fabricated touchscreen kiosks is Ideum. https://ideum.com/products#kiosk 

    Ideum can do pretty much anything, as they have pre-fabricated models, custom fabrication capabilities, and an extremely good software team. I can highly recommend them. Unfortunately, that quality is not cheap. There are many companies that deal in lighter-weight, cheaper pre-fabricated kiosks designed primarily for the conference market (Ideum specializes in Museums).

    On the cheap and simple DIY side, purchase a touchscreen with built-in player, or tiny external players or micro computers mounted behind. I've done this many times. Cheap and very simple. Monitor, mount, player, all attached to wall or any other surface you can drill into. 

    Monitors: The major player is ELO touch. I don't love them and not my fav for DIY. Their selection can be overwhelming. I am a fan of Planar Systems 27" multi-touch (https://www.planar.com/products/desktop-touch-screen-monitors/touch-monitors/pct2785/ ). Really pretty screen. Planar does not have a ton of size options, but you can purchase directly and they are good people. Mounts, media players, and microcomputers are all commodities, though Dell Micros are the go-to for museums.

    I am more than happy to talk you through all of this. Just give me a call or drop me an email.

    Cheers,



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