A museum dedicated to artificial intelligence-driven art will open in downtown Los Angeles this summer, with officials calling it the world’s first institution focused entirely on AI-generated works and immersive digital experiences, it was announced on Thursday.
The museum, DATALAND, is set to open June 20 at The Grand LA, a Frank Gehry-designed complex in the city’s Grand Avenue Cultural District.
The facility will feature five galleries spanning roughly 25,000 square feet and aims to merge human creativity with machine intelligence through immersive, data-driven works, officials said.
Its inaugural exhibition, “Machine Dreams: Rainforest,” will run through Jan. 31 and explore the relationship between artificial intelligence and the natural world.
“After a journey of many years, we are so excited to finally share DATALAND with the public,” co-founder Refik Anadol said in a statement. “LA is the center of creativity. It is a city that defines the future of art, music, cinema, architecture, and more, and we can’t wait to open DATALAND’s flagship location in our adopted home.”
Co-founder Efsun Erkilic said the project is intended to bring together multiple disciplines in a new kind of cultural space.
“With DATALAND, we are opening a space that brings together artists, scientists, and pioneers, and we invite the public to experience storytelling in a completely new way,” Erkilic said.
Organizers said the exhibition uses artificial intelligence trained on vast ecological datasets to create evolving visual and sensory experiences in real time.
The museum will also offer memberships that include early access ahead of the public opening, along with ongoing entry and digital programming tied to the exhibitions.
DATALAND joins a cluster of major cultural institutions along Grand Avenue, including The Broad, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Museum of Contemporary Art.
More information can be found at www.dataland.art.