Immersive Monet: Exhibition aims to bring accessible art to the public

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A multimedia exhibition based on the works of French impressionist Claude Monet is underway in Beijing's Millennium Monument Art Museum. Our reporter Ding Siyue TAKES US there for a look.

Offering panoramic views of Monet's paintings, the exhibition is divided into 11 sections. Visitors can immerse in the paintings and try to unlock Monet's nuanced methods of capturing changes in light and the passing of seasons.

PAN ZHIPENG, VICE PRESIDENT AC ORANGE "The exhibition contains over 400 paintings from Monet. The real ones are from over 100 museums across the world. It may take people a life time to go see all those works. But here, you can walk through Monet's works in chronological order and have an overall understanding of the artist."

The exhibition first wowed Beijing audiences in 2016, and this time some new elements have been added. It has cooperated with the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and dedicated a section of official authorized replicas, which contains 21 pieces of Monet's works. To provide a better experience, the exhibition also created some real-life scenes."

DING SIYUE BEIJING "This is a replica of Monet's studio in the town of Giverny in France. Visitors can take photos here and experience the artistic atmosphere."

Audiences can sit on a boat to enjoy the scene from the work Sunrise just like Monet did in 1872. And 3D Mapping technology is used to display a train arriving at a railway station in Paris where Monet created the painting in 1877. Visitors can also walk on the reproduced Japanese Bridge to enjoy the artist's iconic work, Water-lilies.

VISITOR "I like this exhibition a lot. Impressionist painting is about personal feelings and I think everyone has their own and unique feeling about Monet's works as well. His works made me reflect on my own life."

VISITOR "Through this exhibition, I have learned more about impressionist art. I think this is a great opportunity for me to embrace art."

Since 2016, the exhibition has toured to 17 cities around the country, to the delight of over one million visitors. Organizers say accessibility is a major aim.

PAN ZHIPENG, VICE PRESIDENT AC ORANGE "This is a popularized exhibition, especially targeting family visitors. We hope that through this exhibition kids and young people can have a better understanding of Monet. The aim is to welcome more people to fall in love with Monet and impressionist art."

The exhibition will last until October 7th. DSY, CGTN, BJ.