Another immersive art experience is coming to Dallas. The Monet Experience features the art of Monet as well as the impressionists, Renoir, Degas, and others.
In the 19th century, the impressionists were radicals who upended the art world. The now-classic paintings of Monet are arguably some of the greatest in history.
For this immersive experience, Josh Jacob, CEO of Impact Museums, worked with the team behind Lighthouse Artspace, responsible for Frida: An Immersive Dream.
As in the previous immersive exhibits, guests can “step into” the paintings and be engulfed in the beauty of 500,000 cubic feet and one million frames of video.
“The best way to describe it is you get a real feeling for what that entire era was like,” Jacob told WFAA.
Italy’s world-renowned master artist Massimiliano Siccardi created the Monet Experience. He also designed the Van Gogh Experience, which sold over 4.5 million tickets in North America.
Although Monet is among the most famous of all the impressionists, there were times when he lacked the financial security that his paintings would later bring. He had a mistress, Camille Doncieux, whom he married after three years and had two sons. Camille appeared in over 30 of his paintings. His second wife, Alice Hoschedé, destroyed almost all photographic records of Camille.
His own harshest critic, Monet, destroyed as many as 500 of his paintings. When he finally became financially stable, he rerouted a nearby river and imported exotic flowers to create his famous water lily garden in Giverny.
Monet died on December 5, 1926, from lung disease. His casket was covered with a black cloth. Georges Clemenceau, a French politician, said, “No black for Monet!” Monet seldom-used black in his paintings. Instead, he liked to mix darker colors to make shadows look more attractive.
“The Monet Experience” opened on July 1 and will run through September 11. Tickets start at $40-$80.
“It’s absolutely worth getting out, getting tickets, and bringing your family,” Jacobs said.