teamLab Borderless Opens Permanent Digital Museum in Tokyo's Azabudai Hills

teamLab Borderless has launched a permanent digital art museum in Tokyo's Azabudai Hills, challenging negative perceptions of screen time by creating immersive, multi-sensory environments that foster connection and play. The museum opened on 9 February 2024, replacing the collective's previous Odaiba location, which closed after setting a Guinness World Record in 2021 as the most visited single-artist museum. Visitors navigate through interconnected rooms without fixed routes, encountering real-time rendered works that change based on human interactions. Highlights include the daimyo procession of frogs, referencing Japanese cultural history, and Sketch Ocean, where visitors' hand-drawn sea creatures join a digital aquarium. The exhibition encourages full sensory engagement through floral scents, touch-responsive walls, and dynamic visual displays using mirrors, colors, and patterns. All artworks are unique and never repeat, with projectors and displays creating continuous, boundary-blurring experiences. The space represents teamLab's ongoing exploration of digital art's potential for collective creativity across age groups.