DATALAND, billed as the world’s first museum of AI Arts, will host a media preview Friday ahead of its public opening later this month at The Grand LA in downtown Los Angeles.
The museum is scheduled to open to the public June 20 with its inaugural exhibition, “Machine Dreams: Rainforest,” created by Refik Anadol Studio.
Museum officials said the exhibition will explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and the natural world through immersive installations that draw on ecological data, machine learning and audience interaction.
Located within the Frank Gehry-designed Grand LA complex, DATALAND features five galleries and approximately 25,000 square feet of exhibition space dedicated to digital and AI-based art.
The opening exhibition was inspired in part by travels by artist Refik Anadol and DATALAND co-founder Efsun Erkilic to the Amazon rainforest. Organizers said the exhibition incorporates environmental data, recordings of wildlife and information gathered from rainforest ecosystems around the world.
According to organizers, the exhibition was developed using Refik Anadol Studio’s Large Nature Model, an artificial intelligence system trained on extensive datasets obtained through partnerships with institutions including the Smithsonian, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Getty, iNaturalist and London’s Natural History Museum.
“After a journey of many years, we are so excited to finally share DATALAND with the public,” 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.”
Erkilic said the museum is intended to bring together artists, scientists and technology innovators while offering new approaches to storytelling and artistic expression.
“Bringing DATALAND to life in Los Angeles is incredibly meaningful,” she said. “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.”
“Machine Dreams: Rainforest” is scheduled to remain on view through Jan. 31, 2027.