Bag End Bass Installed in St. Paul's MacMillan Planetarium

	Bell Museum's Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium.

Housed within a concrete cylinder at the heart of the Bell Museum's new facility on the University of Minnesota's St. Paul campus sits the Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium. The theater will offer state-of-the-art projection capabilities that go beyond astronomy. Future content will include presentation of scientific research across disciplines, such as a look deep inside the human brain, outdoor terrace for observation events, and private rentals.

The theater includes state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment designed by Sciss, a leading international planetarium developer and includes four Bag End IPD12E-I subwoofers installed on the front wall with a custom grille covering. This is not the first planetarium where Bag End Bass has been employed. In fact the Hayden Planetarium in New York, one of the first Bag End planetarium installations was also an early project of Sciss.

Digital planetariums are also no longer limited to astronomy and space science. The Bell Museum intends to pair its cutting-edge technology with the latest data from University of Minnesota researchers to produce data visualizations that span the arts and sciences -- taking audiences from the far reaches of the universe to deep inside the human brain. The space will also be available for private rentals and events starting in summer 2018, including weddings under the stars.

Sciss confirms that the Bell's technology places it among the top national planetarium presenters.

Bag End manufactures a full line of passive and self powered loudspeaker systems and both analog and digital system processors.

Bag End Loudspeakers is entering its fifth decade of manufacturing professional quality loudspeaker systems and components. In addition to its standard product line, the company also manufactures custom systems for architects and engineers for specialty applications. Its loudspeakers are used in recording studios, performing arts centers, houses of worship, sports facilities, museums, and discerning homes as well as many laboratory and specialty applications.

The Bell Museum's new facility grand opening is scheduled for July 13 - 15, 2018.