construction underway for teamlab borderless museum in jeddah

first look at teamlab borderless jeddah

Art collective teamLab and the Saudi Ministry of Culture are moving forward with the construction of a major new museum in the Jeddah Historic District. Exhibiting over 50 experiential artworks by the collective using digital technology, teamLab Borderless Jeddah will be the first-ever middle east location of the record-breaking museum. The immense building, spanning approximately 10,000 sqm of gross floor area, is progressing steadily towards completion on the shores of Alarbaeen Lagoon, overlooking panoramic views of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The project is part of the ministry’s revitalization program for the Jeddah Historic District.

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immersing visitors in boundless art amid unesco site

teamLab Borderless is a world of artworks without boundaries, a museum without a map created by the Japanese art collective. Artworks move out of rooms, communicate with other works, influence, and sometimes intermingle with each other with no limitations, forming one borderless world. As people immerse their body in this art, they ‘wander, explore, and discover’. When teamLab Borderless first opened its doors in Tokyo in June 2018, the museum welcomed over 2.3 million annual visitors, and set the world record for the most visited museum by a single art group. As a collaborative initiative between the Saudi Ministry of Culture and teamLab, the all-new teamLab Borderless Jeddah will break new grounds in the MENA cultural landscape.

the immense museum is making steady progress in development towards completion