Riedel Communications has announced that Dataland, the world’s first Museum of AI Arts, has deployed a Riedel Bolero Standalone wireless intercom system to provide secure, reliable communications for front-of-house and technical teams across its immersive gallery environment.
Installed inside The Grand LA in downtown Los Angeles, the system supports staff communications across Dataland’s approximately 25,000-square-foot environment, which includes five public galleries built around omni-sensory immersive art experiences. Bolero
gives staff a closed, encrypted communications network with the professional-grade performance, coverage, and discretion required for daily operations in a highly immersive, guest-facing environment.
Dataland’s operating environment places unique demands on staff
communications. Its inaugural exhibition, “Machine Dreams: Rainforest,” draws on Refik Anadol Studio’s Large Nature Model, an open-access AI system sustainably trained on ecological data, to create a continuously evolving, omni-sensory visitor experience.
Across the museum, galleries combine high-powered projection, large-scale LED walls, high-impact audio, and guest-worn sensors and scent-emitting collars that are tracked, charged, and sanitised throughout the day. Coordinating those workflows across the
front desk, galleries, and control room required a communications system that could remain discreet for guests while giving staff dependable reach across the museum.
Before installing Bolero, Dataland’s operations team used off-the-shelf
radios for room-to-room communication. As the museum’s operations evolved, the team needed a professional communications platform with greater clarity, volume, privacy, and reliability for its high-impact gallery environments. The previous radios struggled
with audio performance and operated on open, unencrypted channels.
Riedel deployed a three-antenna Bolero Standalone system supporting 15 to 20 beltpacks, paired with Riedel TAC in-ear headsets for staff working in the
loudest galleries. Bolero’s Power-over-Ethernet design simplified deployment across a building where extensive steel and concrete construction complicates conventional RF communication, while the system’s standard beltpack, rated for approximately 30 hours of use,
helps Dataland avoid mid-shift battery swaps during long operating days. By recommending Bolero Standalone rather than a larger matrix-based configuration, Riedel met the museum’s coverage, reliability, and security requirements without adding unnecessary infrastructure.