Monet The Immersive Experience Atlanta — Attraction in Doraville

This is absolutely wonderful! The opening exhibit is all about the history of Monet and his are technique and the Impressionist style. Then you go through a full size replica of what his living room would have looked like (look for the note cards scattered through the room with quotes from Monet). The next exhibit blew my mind… it is replica of what his garden might have been like. We spent 10 minutes just soaking up that garden experience. The virtual fish in the Lilly pond… just so cool! THEN you get into the main exhibit with the projections of his paintings. It brings many of his 212 paintings to life and put them in what the real setting would have been that he gained inspiration from. Pick a good place to see all the walls or stay for the presentation twice and look at the walls you missed because if you can’t see them all… you missed something. I always stay and turn as it can be a little overwhelming trying to catch it all at one time. For the love of art, please sit down so you don’t block other peoples’ view. And, if you bring your children that is cool but PLEASE… teach them museum/exhibit behaviors and don’t allow them to run around and make a bunch of noise. This ruckus behavior ruins the experience for others. Also, if you are going to talk to your companions, please use a courteous voice level. The final experience is the Virtual Reality. We paid $44 for the VIP experience, not sure how much the add on is day of but it is worth it. They do a GREAT job creating the virtual world of Monet. You start by walking through his living room then you walk through his garden, and then through different settings that his paintings depict. It is like walking where he walked. It is AMAZING! Hint, make sure you spin in the chair or you will miss things. Look all around (up, down, side to side and behind). I LOVE this part. Yes, you can do this with your glasses on if you wear them. If you can’t see clearly adjust the BR headset and it may need tightened if you have to keep adjusting it. My one complaint for this exhibit at this location was that the staff in the room did nothing to support exhibit etiquette or stop the children from running around. Last year when I visited the Van Gough Experience they staff asked people to find a seat when they stood and asked parents to keep their children with them. This location, the hall monitor was on her phone in the corner.

Overall it was a wonderful experience and I would highly...

Tl;dr: The exhibit is awesome! There are a few issues here and there but it's worth it. Skip the VR if you get motion sick or care about hardware performance.

The experience begins with a few informational displays that talk about Monet's life and the scientific principles behind his art. There are a few character and typography errors in the displays, but they're easily able to be ignored.

The second was a recreation of his studio with various paintings from throughout his career among the walls. It felt like we were transported through time and space. It would have been nice if they were labeled with the name of the painting and the year that it was completed, but that might have taken away from the immersion.

The third room was a replica of his garden. It's a real sight to be had with all the hanging vines, a projected pond with koi and other fish swimming in it, and three bridges decorated with various greenery.

The fourth room is the 360 degree projection room. The walls and floors are turned into Monet's canvas as we travel through his life. Find good seats because every wall has different paintings from each collection it displays.

The final room of the Monet experience is the VR experience. The idea behind the VR is that you travel along a path into his different paintings and see them come to life. I'm going to go against the grain and not recommend it, especially if you get motion sick easily or care about hardware performance. There were numerous sections where the framerate tanked. VR needs to be 90 fps to prevent motion sickness and it was well below that in the smoothest sections. The worst sections (the intro and the snowy tundra area) were lucky to hit double digits. My girlfriend and I were both feeling motion sick by the end of it.

After that is the coloring wall, cafe, and gift shop. They have various coloring pages of Monet's work that you can color yourself and display. The gift shop has a TON of items on sale depicting various Monet pieces. There are also some from the Van Gogh and the Klimt experiences. If you do the VIP experience, you can walk out with one of the various posters. There was also a green screen to get your picture taken in front of to put...

Great experience! The first area is a chronological history with painting examples from each era. The second room is a mock room with antiquities, and notes scattered around the room that would be scribed by Monet, walls lined with his works. The next room is an imaginative rendition of what it would be like to experience Monet's Waterlillies in person. Onto the main event, an immersion into the world of Monet with historical settings of his travels around Europe intertwined in cleverly animated works of Monet that cover walls and floors, enveloping visitors. There are benches, sling chairs, and fluffy rugs on the floor, inviting guests to stay a while, as classical music fills the room. The final room gives one the opportunity to experience Monet using virtual reality for an extra $5 charge. On your way out is children's Monet artwork lining the walls. I saw a few future Monets in the bunch! Before exiting, there is a small gift shop with everything Monet, including the sling chairs, key rings, and everything in-between. My only criticism would be that in the immersion room, it would have been an improved experience had the walls been higher or the...