An experiential and spatial journey guides visitors from deep in the ocean up to the rainforest and ultimately into the air, where a birds-eye view of Panama forms a celebration of all its natural and cultural diversity, inviting visitors to the “real” museum, Panama.

Starting on the ground floor, visitors enter a dimly lit, compressed space, where our immersive soundscape makes visitors feel like they just took a deep dive into the ocean. Two monumental aquariums stand on both side of the gallery, representing the different oceans that were created when Panama rose and divided the waters.

As visitors ascend the stairs to the next gallery, the ambient sound transitions from deep ocean rumbles to chirping birds and crickets. They find themselves back on land, in a high-ceilinged, light-filled space surrounded by a giant sculpture of the Panamanian rainforest.