Singapore unveils new Wetlands by the Bay project

If you’ve ever visited Tokyo, or are planning an upcoming trip, there’s a good chance you will have come across the work of international art collective teamLab.

The group’s exhibitions, which see visitors walk (or in some cases splash) through rooms filled with colourful projections and art you can interact with, are pure social media fodder.

Tickets can sell out months in advance, and teamLab has long since expanded from its base in Japan’s capital with openings in destinations across Asia including Osaka, Kyushu, Macao, Abu Dhabi and Jeddah.

Now there’s another museum in the pipeline, and this time it’s in Singapore.

Part of the city’s new Wetlands by the Bay project, the main draw of the museum is that it will be the only one in the world that you can traverse by pedal kayak, passing by projections and art works nestled among the mangroves.

Little else is known about what the 12,000 sq m site will offer, but if the collective’s other museums are anything to go by, you should have your camera at the ready.

What else to expect as part of Wetlands by the Bay

The newly announced project is a part of the city state’s world-famous Gardens by the Bay landmark, which first opened back in 2012.

Gardens by the Bay is already home to the Kingfisher Wetlands, and now developers are set to triple the number of mangroves here to 600 while bringing the total number of plants in the area up to 50,000 to create Wetlands by the Bay.

Visitors will be able to enjoy the views of the greenery from the canopy boardwalk, and there are also plans to open a food court with a view of the Marina Reservoir and the yet-to-open Founders’ Memorial.

Construction for Wetlands by the Bay is set to begin in the first quarter of 2027, with the opening slated for the end of 2028.