Immersive Monet: 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.

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.

“The exhibition contains over 400 paintings from Monet. The real ones are from over 100 museums across the world. It may take people a lifetime to see all those works. But here, you can walk through Monet's works in chronological order and have an overall understanding of the artist,” said Pan Zhipeng, the vice president of AC Orange.

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 officially authorized replicas, which contains 21 pieces of Monet's works.

The exhibition also created some real-life scenes to provide a better experience for the audiences.

Audiences can sit on a boat to enjoy the view 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 "Water-lilies," the artist's iconic work.

“I like this exhibition. 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,” said a visitor.

“Through this exhibition, I have learned more about impressionist art. I think it is a great opportunity for me to embrace art,” another visitor added.

Since 2016, the exhibition has toured to 17 cities around the country, to the delight of over one million visitors.

The organizers said accessibility is a primary aim.

“This is a popularized exhibition, especially targeting family visitors," Pan added. "We hope kids and young people can have a better understanding of Monet through this exhibition, and welcome more people to fall in love with Monet and impressionist art.”

The exhibition will last until October 7.