Overview
- Dataland will open June 20 at the Frank Gehry–designed Grand LA complex in downtown Los Angeles with the debut show Machine Dreams: Rainforest.
- The privately funded museum spans 35,000 square feet with five immersive galleries, 25,000 square feet for visitors, and about 10,000 for on-site hardware.
- Its exhibitions run on the Large Nature Model, an open-access AI system trained on licensed data from the Smithsonian, London’s Natural History Museum, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
- The model runs on Google Cloud servers in Oregon that the founders say use 87% carbon-free energy, and they estimate a visit uses about the power to charge one smartphone.
- Designed by Gensler, the venue situates AI art alongside MOCA, the Broad, and Walt Disney Concert Hall, with Rainforest scheduled through January 31, 2027 and multisensory features such as an Infinity Room with archival birdsong.