If you love Team Lab, the projection mapping museum/experience transporting you to other worlds, then you will love this new Art Aquarium opening in Tokyo on Friday the 28th of August this year!
Yes, some of you may have heard about it before, as is not an entirely new concept here in Tokyo. Since 2007 the annual summer Art Aquarium has been a favorite with Tokyoites, drawing roughly 10 million visitors since it was first started. And because of this huge popularity, they have decided to make it a permanent exhibition. Lucky us!
What is This Art Aquarium?
This is not your typical aquarium, as you may already imagine. This museum will, of course, have plenty of fish. Featuring over 30’000 goldfish, both rare and common types, swimming inside various vessels and sculptures. Creating a magical experience, very much alike the Epson Team Lab. As the Art Aquarium will also be using projection mapping to created multicolored displays. Taking you on a magical getaway.
Expect seasonal changes and of course cultural themes such as the ” Forest of Kingyo”, maybe one of their most amazing displays because of its scale.
The artist behind all of this is Hidetomo Kimura, who believes the goldfish or Koi to be an important part of Japanese culture. Therefore, he wanted to create spaces, where people could come and see their beauty, but also experience something even more magical.
I Want to Go, Tell Me More!
The Art Aquarium is located in Nihonbashi and the exhibition will open its doors on the 28th of August 2020. Tickets are now on sale but might be sold out pretty quickly. Despite Corona and all. So if you do want to visit get your ticket quickly available here. The Earlybird tickets are available at 2,000円, the full price will be 2,300円.
This is definitely a place worth visiting, yet please keep Corona guidelines in mind. Visiting this Art Aquarium is certainly one for the list, so bookmark and once there is less risk, make sure to go visit.
