National Museum of the Great Lakes

Toledo, OH

What’s so great about the Great Lakes?

Way more than you ever imagined! From sunken ships to heroic rescues, the Great Lakes region is chock full of incredible stories. The lakes’ grandeur is captured in our evocative orientation film. And in a variety of novel interactives and videos, visitors explore shipwrecks and the region’s rich maritime history.

Designer

Hilferty & Associates

Size

12,000 sq. ft.

Components

Roles

Media Design
Production
A/V System Design
Tech Systems Oversight
Installation

Featured Components

A Powerful Force

In this immersive experience, vivid imagery of the Great Lakes is projected on a large curved screen, dominating the main gallery. A rear-lit, topographic map dramatically illuminates the lakes at key moments in the film. At times, the entire gallery fills with lighting effects, underscoring the power and grandeur of the Great Lakes.

Dive to the Edmund Fitzgerald

Visitors investigate a famous shipwreck at the bottom of Lake Superior by navigating a virtual submersible in a 3-D underwater simulator. They explore the wreck and find beacons that trigger short videos, which give clues to the ship’s demise.

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Featured Components

A Powerful Force

Dive to the Edmund Fitzgerald