Kyoto's new teamLab immersive art museum "Biovortex Kyoto" is officially open

teamLab’s new permanent art museum, “teamLab Biovortex Kyoto,” has officially had its grand opening.

The new facility, which is the largest teamLab museum in Japan, is a major new cultural addition to the city of Kyoto.

teamLab is an internationally acclaimed art collective, famous for its large-scale, immersive, and interactive digital art installations.

This new museum is a massive, 10,000-square-meter space that is composed of over 50 different artworks, including a number of pieces that are being shown in Japan for the first time.

The museum is built around the concept of “environmental phenomena,” where the environment itself creates phenomena that then become the artwork.

An opening ceremony was held to celebrate the launch, which was attended by the Mayor of Kyoto, Koji Matsui, and the founder of teamLab, Toshiyuki Inoko.

In a statement, Mayor Matsui said:

“At a time when war, isolation, and division are spreading around the world, the works of teamLab, which transcend all boundaries, will surely move the hearts of many people.”

The museum was met with an enthusiastic response from the public, with tickets for the first week of admission having already completely sold out.

One of the first visitors, a Canadian tourist in her 20s, said:

“I’m so happy to be able to come to ‘teamLab Biovortex Kyoto’ on the first day of my trip to Japan. The artwork where the flow of the waterfall changes when you touch the wall was fantastical.”

The new museum features a number of different zones, including an “Athletics Forest” and a “Future Park.”

“teamLab Biovortex Kyoto” is located in the Minami ward of Kyoto, within walking distance of Kyoto Station.