Grande Experiences, a leading global arts and culture immersive experience company, is sharing how its displays are flexible and can be installed almost anywhere, including heritage venues like stately homes, palaces, and churches, with minimal impact on the buildings’ infrastructure.
The company’s experienced, in-house creative and production teams have installed immersive productions in a range of interesting places, including castles, churches, palaces, decommissioned train stations and military barracks, and custom-built pavilions. It approaches heritage spaces with respect, ensuring that the content and equipment offer a memorable visitor experience without having a detrimental effect on the delicate surroundings.
Estates, castles, churches and more
Currently, Grande Experiences is presenting Van Gogh Alive in an old riding house and stables in the recently reopened Brighton Dome. Meanwhile, 16th-century Kalmar Castle in Sweden is hosting Monet & Friends Alive in their Great Hall, and Biltmore Estate is currently home to Italian Renaissance Alive. Biltmore is home to the Vanderbilt family and is the largest private estate in North America.
“Working in historical buildings can come with a variety of challenges around existing infrastructure and restrictions to upgrade works,” says Craig Smith, head of production, operations & technology at Grande Experiences.
“Using a myriad of techniques, honed through years of touring immersive experiences, our production team can quickly identify venue requirements and work with our venue partners to find a viable technical solution. This system design based on venue infrastructure can come in many forms such as ground-supported rigging solutions or a technical system designed to meet a particular power draw or thermal capacity.
“Of course, there are must-haves but the GE team will always design a system to make the most of what is available whilst ensuring we maintain the visitor journey and minimise additional work to prepare a venue for a world-class immersive gallery.”
Grande Experiences, a global leader in the industry since 2006, creates and presents large-scale displays and immersive experiences with wide cultural appeal. Its shows have captivated over 23 million people across 180 cities and 6 continents, in 33 languages.
Recently, to gain more insight into what drives Grande Experiences and to find out more about its 250th display, Connection – Breathtaking Stories through First Nations Art & Music blooloop spoke to founder and CEO Bruce Peterson and head of creative experiences, Gary Moynihan.
Top image, Monet & Friends Alive at Kalmar Castle
