Science Museum Oklahoma, Oklahoma City

Sound that carries the full length of a concrete auditorium

Science Museum Oklahoma is a hands-on museum and one of the largest science museums in the nation. Its dated auditorium had become a limiting factor, holding back attendance for Science Live, the museum's daily flagship performance. Working with sponsor Oklahoma Gas & Electric, integrator Cory's Spaces rebuilt the theater into a modern, multifunctional venue, with Electro-Voice loudspeakers and subwoofers at the heart of the new sound system.

Case Study

Cultural / Theater

Electro-Voice

North America

Venue: Science Museum Oklahoma
Location: Oklahoma City, USA
Install partner: Cory's Spaces
Product highlights: Electro-Voice loudspeakers and subwoofers

The venue

A daily science show in a room that had fallen behind

Science Museum Oklahoma welcomes visitors to hands-on science every day, and its auditorium carries the flagship program: Science Live, a daily performance for science-loving kids and adults. The renovation, sponsored by Oklahoma Gas & Electric, set out to revitalize the theater for Science Live and open it up for events and rentals beyond.

The aging auditorium had become a limiting factor. Attendance was slipping, and the dated room was diminishing the impact of one of the museum's signature programs.

The challenge

Rebuild a concrete auditorium before Spring Break.

The construction timeline was fixed: the museum needed the room ready for its Spring Break launch. The auditorium's unique concrete wall design added a second obstacle, complicating the installation of sound panels and LED walls.

The brief went beyond patching the old system. The museum wanted a modern, multifunctional venue that could host daily performances, events, and rentals.

A dated auditorium limiting attendance for Science Live
A construction timeline fixed to the Spring Break launch
Concrete walls that complicated sound panel and LED wall installs
One room serving daily shows, events, and rentals

The solution

Fewer arrays, tighter clusters, sound that carries

Cory's Spaces began with a comprehensive sound system upgrade, rewiring the room and repositioning speakers and subs for even coverage. Electro-Voice loudspeakers and subwoofers handle reproduction, joined by 8 Sennheiser wireless microphones. The hanging line arrays were reduced from 5 per side to 3, and the subwoofers moved up into the speaker clusters to clear clutter from the stage.

QSYS Core control lets the crisp sound travel the long distance of the auditorium without losing quality, and 98 Perdue Acoustics panels tame the room itself. Around the audio, the renovation added 2 LA 180 Maxhub LED walls, 4 Lumens cameras, an AVProEdge switcher, and 40 Elation lighting fixtures, with streaming to YouTube, Facebook, and the museum's website.

Electro-Voice line arrays, 3 elements per side
Electro-Voice subwoofers integrated into the speaker clusters
Eight wireless microphones
Q-SYS Core control system
98 Perdue Acoustics sound panels

The result

Larger daily audiences for Science Live.

The renovated auditorium now serves as a dynamic space, hosting Science Live alongside a growing slate of events and rentals. The improved sound, video, and lighting have raised the quality of every production.

Attendance for Science Live reflects the success of the project. The room that once held the program back now draws larger daily audiences and stands as a hub for scientific exploration and entertainment.

Crisp sound across the full depth of the room
A stage cleared of subwoofer clutter
Streaming to YouTube, Facebook, and the museum website
A venue ready for events and rentals beyond Science Live

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