Sound: there is more than you can hear

Sound is all around us and we couldn’t live without it. But what happens when we focus on the separate characteristics of sound? Some very surprising phenomena arise. For example pitch or volume; sounds can be high and low, loud or quiet. The exhibition investigates the features of sound in 10 different experiments. Immerse yourself in the sounds and find out the answers to questions like: What do you hear if you play two tones? And: Why does the sound of an ambulance change when it drives by?

NorthernLight designed this permanent exhibition about sound for Museon in The Hague, The Netherlands. In the exhibition, visitors perform a number of interesting experiments with sounds. They enjoy some weird sound effects, draw geometrical patterns with the help of sound waves, and wonder how a tone can rise indefinitely. The exhibition also illustrates two important scales along which sound is measured: pitch and strength. This is done in the form of a comic that includes examples of well-known sounds, and dialogues that communicate the underlying physical principle. A large showcase houses a collection of sound carriers of the previous century.