The 747 ‘Art Car’ will hold more than 1,300 guests and is the latest addition to the expanded AREA15, an immersive and experiential art and entertainment district in Sin City.
The Boeing 747 was originally exhibited at Burning Man in 2017, before being purchased by the late Zappos chief executive officer Tony Hsieh, who planned to repurpose it as a party venue in Vegas.
In 2022, Joshua Levine, the late founder of Fired Up Management and original curator of AREA15’s open-air Art Island gallery, brokered the plane’s acquisition by AREA15.
Originally conceptualised by Big Imagination Foundation as the largest mobile art car ever created, the Boeing 747 represented a radical feat of engineering and creativity, providing festivalgoers with a transformative environment inside its repurposed fuselage where the original pulley and sound systems are still intact.
As one of the few preserved examples of the iconic Boeing 747 available to the public globally – amid the decline in the aircraft’s use for air travel – the fuselage joins AREA15’s growing collection of open-air art installations, designed to inspire and engage guests at every visit.
Now, at its new home at AREA15, this piece of aviation history will be preserved as a reimagined, next-generation event space where every visitor can experience it. This new iteration will fuse the spirit of its Burning Man origins with cutting-edge experiences, immersive art and ticketed events.
“The iconic journey that this aircraft has taken symbolised the monumental expression of the fusion between art, technology and experiential entertainment that defines AREA15,” said Winston Fisher, chief executive officer of AREA15.
“Once the centerpiece of the world’s most avant-garde festival, this installation will now be permanently integrated into the AREA15 ecosystem, offering an entirely new way to experience nightlife and events in Las Vegas.”
As one of USA’s most audacious destinations for festival-inspired, large-scale art, AREA15 serves as a dynamic physical showroom where guests can explore more than a dozen world-famous pieces up close and at no cost.
Three-dimensional works throughout AREA15 are known for their interactivity and monumental size. Visitors are encouraged to engage with these installations, discovering countless photo opportunities along the way.
