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ESG ACHIEVES POLE POSITION AT MOTORSPORT MUSEUM
The use of ESG Switchable™ glass in the creation of a unique motorsport museum has highlighted its stunning properties in partitioning and displaying precious exhibits in either a retail or museum setting . The brainchild of leading YouTuber Tim Burton , known to his millions of subscribers as Shmee150 , the ‘ Shmooseum ’, dedicated to all things motorsport , has been brought to life in a former farm milking parlour . It now houses vehicles and motorsport memorabilia collected by Shmee on his world travels .
Passionate about the sport , Shmee was determined to display his collection to the best advantage , designing a race track floor with zones and bays in which to display vehicles and other exhibits . Central to the Shmooseum is his grandstand , a two-story edifice within the museum which provides a viewing gallery above and a meeting room and individual display bays below .
ESG Switchable™ glass holds the key to the grandstand ’ s versatile use of space . This LCD privacy glass allows the collection to be completely concealed from visitors ’ view or proudly displayed , at the touch of a button .
Switchable glass is created by laminating two panes of glass together , using a highly technical LCD interlayer . When an electrical current is passed through the interlayer , it allows light to pass through , creating an optically clear glass pane .
If the current is switched off , the glass becomes instantly opaque , creating an innovative room divider , or entire walls of an internal room .
In the Shmooseum setting , there are several separate controls to allow Shmee to entertain sponsors or VIP visitors in his ground floor meeting room , which itself contains hints to the main collection beyond . At the touch of a button , he can unveil the halo bay , revealing a Williams Formula One show car . A second button reveals the second side , a maintenance bay where vehicles can be lovingly restored and maintained , while the third button controls the main wall , which can be switched on to provide an instant reveal of the main collection , an unrivalled homage to F1 and other motorsport genres which he has carefully collected and curated .
ESG Switchable allows truly versatile use of display areas for a variety of museums , but also for high value retail applications . By adding further interlayers , privacy glass can also provide high security and intruder resistant characteristics , as well as sound attenuation . In domestic dwellings , LCD switchable privacy glass is increasingly used to zone more open plan living areas and create en-suites and study areas within internal spaces .
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