In historic Jeddah, Saudi Arabia or as the country is called there, which was once a small fishing village on the coast of the Red Sea, has a rich history and cultural heritage, flourished as a vital trading center on the ancient Silk Road and became a global gateway for pilgrims from all over the world.
The Historic Jeddah District, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is home to many diverse markets and more than 600 historical buildings with distinctive architecture that reflects the resourcefulness of its residents and their adaptation to their environment. Under the supervision of the Saudi Ministry of Culture, the area has been transformed with the efforts made to renovate the historic center of Jeddah into a center of culture. And the arts, an international heritage and tourist destination, the headquarters of the Red Sea International Film Festival, and many artistic and entertainment activities, perhaps the most recent of which is the introduction of the first ever interactive museum called TeamLab in the Middle East, which the country had a special visit to to learn about, as the newest addition to the city of Jeddah, and to experience an art exhibition. A unique digital project of its kind in the region, it is a pioneering collaboration between the teamLab Art Museum and the Saudi Ministry of Culture.
Abdul Rahman Al-Mutawa, spokesman for the Saudi Ministry of Culture, said in a speech during the opening ceremony that the museum will help promote different types of arts, especially as it embodies 80 different works of art that are displayed using modern technologies.
He added: “We are very proud to open the TeamLab Museum Without Borders in the heart of the historical district of Jeddah. This first-of-its-kind project, implemented in cooperation with TeamLab, is part of a new chapter for the cultural scene in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is a revolutionary space where borders between Art, technology and our natural world, providing a truly immersive experience. We are grateful to teamLab for sharing in the Ministry of Culture’s dedication to promoting innovative artistic expressions that resonate locally and globally.” We envision TeamLab Without Borders Jeddah as a dynamic meeting point, where visitors can explore uncharted territories of creativity and engage in a dialogue linking the Kingdom’s rich heritage with contemporary artistic discourse. As the Ministry of Culture continues to work towards achieving the cultural goals of Saudi Vision 2030, we aim for the museum to strengthen the Kingdom’s position as a center for arts and culture in the region and the world.”
Toshiyuki Itoko, founder of teamLab, said: “Jeddah is one of the leading global cities in the Middle East with a deep history and rich culture. We are very honored to be able to open teamLab Borderless in the historic Jeddah district, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This time we are able to launch teamLab Borderless is enormous, with really beautiful architecture in this wonderful location.
“teamLab Borderless is based on the concept that everything exists in a borderless continuity. We want to create a ‘beautiful’ concept where different works of art are connected to each other and continue without borders.” teamLab Borderless is a museum without a map, where visitors wander and explore the wide world with purpose, creating a new world with others, discovering, and discovering. Our artworks are based on the continuity of knowledge across the long history of humanity. For this reason, it is very important to be able to create a wide-ranging, borderless team in the historic Jeddah area. Through Historic Jeddah and teamLab Borderless, we want to make this the most amazing place in the world, creating an experience where people travel between the seamlessly interconnected past and present, and feel a strong sense of meaning.
The massive Borderless Jeddah team includes a borderless world, a light sculpture, an athletics forest, a future garden, a lantern forest, a house of tea, as well as a painting factory.
As soon as you enter the museum, you walk into a world that changes endlessly from large interactive screens that have various shapes that change according to the time of your visit, or in what season you are there, or even the time, where you explore the process of transformation through amazing works of art that you can explore for yourself, whether By touching or even being within the artwork, and after the visit I realized why this museum is among the places that the star Leonardo DiCaprio loves to visit, and with this amazing digital museum, Jeddah, which is famous for its rich cultural fabric, is set to rise, offering a new definition of the traditional museum experience. There, you can let your imagination run wild with the luminous paintings and lighting, some of which are affected by your presence or you are the one who chooses their colors
This exciting new museum, scheduled to open soon, will be teamLab Borderless’s first location in the entire Middle East. The museum is located amid stunning views of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in historic Jeddah. This digital art haven transcends physical boundaries and invites immersion in a world where art knows no borders. Through a combination of light, sound and touch, it aims to provide an interactive journey where visitors can roam freely, explore works of art and interact with them in an ambitious plan by the Saudi Ministry of Culture. The new place includes its location in Odaiba, Japan, which holds a record in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2021. About the most visited museum, and still one of the most popular attractions in Japan, it has locations in Macau, Beijing, Singapore, Hong Kong, Hamburg, Florida and New York, and will also open in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates after Jeddah.
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