journey of the pioneers: an immersive exhibition opens at dubai’s museum of the future

‘Journey of the Pioneers’ by ATELIER BRÜCKNER offers new spatial narratives within the museum of the future

sitting as an iconic building completed by killa design, the museum of the future is one of dubai’s latest attractions and is quickly making headlines at a global scale. within the museum, ATELIER BRÜCKNER has designed ‘journey of the pioneers’, an impressive exhibition stretching over three floors and 3,000 square meters. every level offers a fully immersive experience, with powerful spatial narratives focusing on a vision of tomorrow: life in space, bioengineering, the regeneration of damaged ecosystems, and individual wellbeing.

museum of the future, exterior view

a fully immersive + choreographed sequence of installations elevated by unique material choices

ATELIER BRÜCKNER (see more here) organized ‘journey of the future’ as a choreographed sequence of installations, with sounds and scents that take visitors away from everyday banalities — immersing them instead in a tangible, futuristic world where everyone has a role to play. further elevating that sensory experience are guiding lights and unique material choices featured on every exhibition level.

elevator

level 5 presents the ‘OSS-hope’, a space station context with walls clad in 3D-printed meshes that appear to be made from asteroid-mined material. the walls of the HEAL institute on level 3 comprise sustainable rattan palm, while clay engulfs the ALWAHA surfaces on level 4. more than twenty planning experts, visionary technologists, artists, and consultants were involved in the overall development of the ‘journey of the pioneers’ show.

level 4, the library

level 4, the library

level 4, the lab

level 5, OSS-hope

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level 3, entrance

level 4, the forest

level 4, the observatory

level 5, OSS-hope model

level 5, OSS-hope

project info:

— general & exhibition planning —

name: journey of the pioneers

location: museum of the future, dubai, UAE

client: dubai future foundation

museum architecture: killa design | @killadesign_

exhibition design & scenography: ATELIER BRÜCKNER | @atelierbrueckner

light design with: belzner holmes light-design

media hardware planning: medienprojekt p2

MEP & structural design: buro happold

photography (excl. outdoor view): ATELIER BRÜCKNER | giovanni emilio galanello

— special design, media design, and media production —

OSS hope (arrival window, earth overview): altspace
OSS hope (orientation, pioneers monument, recruitment, application stations): galerija12

OSS hope (take-off, return): FRAMESTORE

the heal institute (the window): galerija 12

the heal institute (the library): superflux

the heal institute (the observatory): certain measures

the heal institute (the garden, the forest, the lab): marshmallow laser feast

AL-WAHA (movement therapy, feel therapy, connection therapy): deep local, emilie baltz

AL-WAHA (grounding therapy, sound design entrance): polytope agency

AL-WAHA (the center): jason bruges studio

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edited by: lea zeitoun | designboom