World Heritage Center San Antonio

SNA Displays provided LED display technology for three exhibits at San Antonio’s World Heritage Center (WHC), which opened its doors in early 2025. The exhibits were conceived by G&A, a creative firm that specializes in transformative experience design.

G&A describes the new World Heritage Center as a gateway to history, culture, and community:

Designed to honor the rich heritage of the San Antonio Missions while serving as a dynamic space for both locals and visitors, the center weaves together storytelling, architecture, and technology to create an experience that is both immersive and deeply meaningful. From its interactive exhibits to its role as a gathering place, every detail was crafted with intention—to connect the past with the present and inspire future generations.

Audio-video design specialists BBI Engineering oversaw the management and installation of the digital museum pieces.

Portals to the Missions

Portals to the Missions is a three-screen exhibit whose 1.9 mm LED displays are set into engraved wooden panels styled like archways in the traditional architecture of the Spanish Missions. The architecture was designed to evoke the feeling of looking through a doorway directly into the history of the area. The portal-themed exhibit consists of one 12’5” tall x 6’6” wide LED screen flanked by two 6’6” x 3’11” displays. Etched with artistic designs that represent the era, wooden panels mask the screens to create the archway effect and contain built-in speakers for a multi-sensory experience.

Evocative Objects

The pair of exhibits known as Evocative Objects are 1.2 mm LED screens built on the outer walls of walk-in immersion exhibits. Both displays are partially covered with artistic wooden masks to create distinct shapes such as a diamond and a quatrefoil, a common symbol in churches of that time period.

SNA Displays’ BRILLIANT™ Interior display series can be configured with multiple cabinet sizes in a single display, allowing exhibit designers at G&A to envision a video canvas with unique shapes that capture the imagination. Concave and convex curves, as well as pixel-perfect right-angle installations are also commonly integrated with this range of products.