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I don't believe you have to like art to enjoy it, but I do believe you have to enjoy experiences to be able to appreciate it. The location is a little off-putting, but the building is perfect for it. As soon as you come-in, there's security and metal detectors, then you pay for parking $5, why? I don't know, they should have just built it in to the ticket price. After that, depending on your ticket level, you go to different stanchion lines, but end up at the same entrance. Some have cushions, some have chairs and some (like me) find a bench inside or sit on the floor. Once you're in the exhibit, find your spot. We moved away from the entrance, closer to the other end of the room and found more space there. I would pick a space between the entrance and exit doors, so you see less traffic. Once in the exhibit, it takes about 20-25 minutes to loop. Move around the space, get different angles, look at the room long-view or up-close. We were able to snag a couple of benches and moved them around with us. There are light-projected circles on the floor to indicate spacing (this exhibit was social distancing before it was a "thing"). The gift shop is well thought-out and has a lot to offer. Overall, pretty cool experience; try it out.
Wouldn't pass this up! Even if you don't know much about art you can enjoy this event with a little bit of prep work using the resources on the app advertised on the event's page called Lighthouse Immersive. Actually, I'd recommend listening to the resources under the "Before You Go" and "At the Show" tab, even if you are somewhat familiar with Van Gogh. The resources introduce you to Van Gogh and explain the pieces of art and pictures in the show and their meaning. You can listen to the 34 minute narration under the "At The Show" tab also while you are the show as another way of experiencing the immersion experience. I strongly recommend listening to these resources before you go because I guarantee you will get so much more out of your immersion experience. I also suggest you get the basic times slot unless you really want the poster and/seat cushion or the flexibility to arrive and enter within two hours of your time slot. Please read what "Flex-time" means. I didn't read it carefully and thought it meant I could stay longer. Everyone can stay as long as you want. Most people stood or sat on a circle or chair or bench and most faced the west wall. I chose to walk around the space and felt like I got a better experience. But some folks can't stand or walk for the length of the production (35 minutes). I stayed through 4 showings of the production. I stood at different places in the space and walked around mostly. I sat for only a few minutes. There is a lot of Van Gogh products for sale. I thought they were a little pricey but everything seems to be inflated right now.
For the most part, this was a really cool synchronization of art and music. I felt very at peace in this large room with Van Gogh paintings coming to life around me. I felt like I was in a painting. Music seemed to fit perfectly and gave me a sense of calm. There were some cons. First: the location.....it is near nothing in Cleveland and you wouldn't just find yourself over here if it weren't for this exhibit. That said the space they used is perfect for it; large and spacious. Second con was the pricing.....I am sure it is costly to put on a large presentation like this, but then tacking on an extra five bucks for parking.....come on, guys. This is a really shitty warehouse area with nothing around. I could mayyyyybe see it if the lot were monitored, but it wasn't even. Just greed here. No one else is going to be needing parking in this area, so just.....why? And if you MUST charge for parking, go ahead and embed it into the price. Maybe made sense in other cities where this exhibit is happening in a very busy city center, but not the case here.....Third con was that masks are required. I mean, I get it.....but everyone is starting to lift restrictions. And there were less than a dozen people in a GIGANTIC room when we were there on a Thursday afternoon. Maybe on the weekend it gets a lot busier. I'm compliant, but I can't wait til this nonsense is over. But the exhibit was beautiful. Perfectly orchestrated. We did not add any cushions or extra add-on bells and whistles and we were perfectly comfortable. Creative work here.
After seeing this advertised for quite some time, I decided to buy tickets when they came around for a buy-one-get-one. If you can avoid it, I would highly recommend waiting for a coupon code or discount. Also, unless you have a serious physical concern, I would suggest skipping the extra fee for the seat cushion as there were plenty of benches when we were there on a Sunday afternoon. With regards to the exhibit, it was a really cool way to view Van Gogh's artwork and listen to some cool music. While I wish they had provided a bit more with regards to a background and history before you entered the immersive experience, I thought it was a unique way to take in the art. I can say that, as an art novice, I really enlisted myself. Like everyone else, I simply wished there was more bang for my buck.
There are mixed reviews around town. I am an art lover so of course I've been looking forward to this event for a while. My honest opinion was that I loved it!!! The visuals and sound experience was so worth it. However, my none loving Art husband was not as thrilled. He got bored after 15min but stayed for two sessions with me - true love. With this being said if you aren't an art lover this might not be for you. If you don't enjoy going to CMA then maybe take that into consideration before spending as much as these tickets were.
This was a very well done exhibit. The music is amazing and you truly feel immersed in the art. I stayed for two rounds of the presentation and could have done a third if they weren't closing for the day. My only complaint would be the $5 for parking and the fact lines to get inside were not we'll marked - I ended up in the VIP area by mistake and wasted time there before finding out where I needed to be. Otherwise, find a lower demand time to visit and save yourself some cash. Enjoy!!!
My husband and I decided to visit the Van Gogh exhibit for my birthday. It was something different that we don't normally do for a date night. It was a bit different than we expected it to be. I know a few friends that went and loved it. I was thinking it would be more of a thing where you walk around and look at a bunch of artwork, but it ended up being a half hour motion picture with music. To be honest, I thought we were watching the show while we were waiting for our reservation time to go look at the artwork. When it was over, my husband asked if I was ready to go and I was confused. I still enjoyed it, but I feel that tickets were pretty pricey for what it was.
Really cool exhibit. It is a 1 room event that is on a continuous 35 minute loop where paintings come alive to a nice soundtrack. They give you a stadium cushion to sit on the floor with during the experience. Didn't see any real Van Gogh paintings while there. I paid $140 including fees and taxes for 2 tickets. In my opinion it wasn't worth it because it's only 1 room that is 35 minutes long, and when you leave the room you enter a gift shop and that's the end. If you can get them under $25 each go for it but the $60 ticket price feels very high.
9 months ago
The Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit was a mixed bag for me; some really good and some not so much. I waited for the price to come down and went on a Tuesday afternoon after the cost had come down to $20 plus a $7 fee. Lets get some of the basics out of the way. The exhibit is located on the East Side of Cleveland in a converted warehouse space near to the Shoreway. The entrance to the parking lot is on E. 72nd street, but you drive around the building and enter on the E.70th Street side. Parking is $5 which you pay for inside. Since the day was nice, I parked on E.72nd and walked around the building. Once inside you check-in and then can either enter the exhibit or look around the lobby/gift shop. There are some cool pieces to take pictures with and some things to see. The exhibit itself is a large rectangular room about 60 foot wide by 200 foot long. The tall walls have been covered with screens onto which the exhibit is projected. There are projections on the floor, including circles 6 foot apart to allow for social distancing. There are a decent number of benches and folding chairs. While I was there the room had a nice sized crowd, but not overly crowded. The sound is excellent, although it may be a bit loud for some. The exhibit itself runs on a continuous loop of about 30 minutes. Once inside you are allowed to stay as long as you like. The projections vary slightly depending on which wall you are looking at so finding the place you want to be and what you want to watch can be challenging. A major issue with the space is that there are two rows of columns running down the space; to try to deal with this they have covered them with mirrored panels. Unfortunately this means that your view is constantly broken up and disrupted and takes you out of the exhibit. The projections and music is very well done. Technically this is an excellent piece of interactive art. How you enjoy this will vary greatly. To make the piece interactive they have taken Van Gogh's works and altered them in a number of ways. Most of the projections are smaller details of the larger pieces; there is almost no time given to the full pieces. They have added animation and movement to the art. They have also changed some of the colors and illumination levels to create action. As interactive art it is entertaining and compelling, as an actual exhibition of Van Gogh's art it falls far short. I had downloaded the Android App which had a good deal of background information and explanations. Unfortunately I found the app hard to use, especially the audio functions. I was listening to the podcast designed to synchronize with the exhibit, it cut out about half way through and was impossible to get back working. The gift shop had quite a nice selection of items, although prices were hard to find and seemed a bit expensive. Overall I was OK with the Immersive Van Gogh, partially because I waited until the prices had reduced significantly and I avoided the parking fee. If I had paid about $70-$80 I would have felt ripped off. The exhibit itself was really well done from a technical standpoint, I just felt that it did not do full credit to the Van Gogh's genius. I also went at a time when the exhibit was not overly crowded; during prime times it could be challenging. The best part of Immersive Van Gogh is that it has introduced the artist and great art to a much wider audience. The exhibit really highlights the details, the colors and the brushwork of the art, it unfortunately de-emphasizes the full works and the compositions that are a major part of what makes these masterpieces. Since a single company runs the exhibit, leases the building and does the ticketing it feels like they are trying to ring out excessive money with the ticketing fee and parking fee in addition to the cost of the tickets. How you feel about the Immersive Van Gogh will depend on how you approach the exhibit. If you are looking for a real exhibit of Van Gogh's work this is probably not for you. If you are looking at a fairly unique multi-media presentation based on Van Gogh's works, you will probably enjoy it. I would suggest going through the app to get some nice background information. read more
There has been such mixed reviews that I've read about this experience... but we liked it a lot! I did take my kids to the Cleveland Art Museum prior to going to this exhibit so we could look at some of Van Goghs work - and we took a deep dive into his psychosis and his mental history and how his work changed throughout the years & how that would influence it... (when you buy the tickets the send you a link and we listened to it too beforehand). So by the time we got to the show to see it come to life was actually very interesting! Are the tickets expensive - yes... Is it a cool thing to do and see - yes... Would I 100% recommended as a date night - especially if you're with someone who appreciates art - 1000%! read more
I don't believe you have to like art to enjoy it, but I do believe you have to enjoy experiences to be able to appreciate it. The location is a little off-putting, but the building is perfect for it. As soon as you come-in, there's security and metal detectors, then you pay for parking $5, why? I don't know, they should have just built it in to the ticket price. After that, depending on your ticket level, you go to different stanchion lines, but end up at the same entrance. Some have cushions, some have chairs and some (like me) find a bench inside or sit on the floor. Once you're in the exhibit, find your spot. We moved away from the entrance, closer to the other end of the room and found more space there. I would pick a space between the entrance and exit doors, so you see less traffic. Once in the exhibit, it takes about 20-25 minutes to loop. Move around the space, get different angles, look at the room long-view or up-close. We were able to snag a couple of benches and moved them around with us. There are light-projected circles on the floor to indicate spacing (this exhibit was social distancing before it was a "thing"). The gift shop is well thought-out and has a lot to offer. Overall, pretty cool experience; try it out. read more
Wouldn't pass this up! Even if you don't know much about art you can enjoy this event with a little bit of prep work using the resources on the app advertised on the event's page called Lighthouse Immersive. Actually, I'd recommend listening to the resources under the "Before You Go" and "At the Show" tab, even if you are somewhat familiar with Van Gogh. The resources introduce you to Van Gogh and explain the pieces of art and pictures in the show and their meaning. You can listen to the 34 minute narration under the "At The Show" tab also while you are the show as another way of experiencing the immersion experience. I strongly recommend listening to these resources before you go because I guarantee you will get so much more out of your immersion experience. I also suggest you get the basic times slot unless you really want the poster and/seat cushion or the flexibility to arrive and enter within two hours of your time slot. Please read what "Flex-time" means. I didn't read it carefully and thought it meant I could stay longer. Everyone can stay as long as you want. Most people stood or sat on a circle or chair or bench and most faced the west wall. I chose to walk around the space and felt like I got a better experience. But some folks can't stand or walk for the length of the production (35 minutes). I stayed through 4 showings of the production. I stood at different places in the space and walked around mostly. I sat for only a few minutes. There is a lot of Van Gogh products for sale. I thought they were a little pricey but everything seems to be inflated right now. read more
For the most part, this was a really cool synchronization of art and music. I felt very at peace in this large room with Van Gogh paintings coming to life around me. I felt like I was in a painting. Music seemed to fit perfectly and gave me a sense of calm. There were some cons. First: the location.....it is near nothing in Cleveland and you wouldn't just find yourself over here if it weren't for this exhibit. That said the space they used is perfect for it; large and spacious. Second con was the pricing.....I am sure it is costly to put on a large presentation like this, but then tacking on an extra five bucks for parking.....come on, guys. This is a really shitty warehouse area with nothing around. I could mayyyyybe see it if the lot were monitored, but it wasn't even. Just greed here. No one else is going to be needing parking in this area, so just.....why? And if you MUST charge for parking, go ahead and embed it into the price. Maybe made sense in other cities where this exhibit is happening in a very busy city center, but not the case here.....Third con was that masks are required. I mean, I get it.....but everyone is starting to lift restrictions. And there were less than a dozen people in a GIGANTIC room when we were there on a Thursday afternoon. Maybe on the weekend it gets a lot busier. I'm compliant, but I can't wait til this nonsense is over. But the exhibit was beautiful. Perfectly orchestrated. We did not add any cushions or extra add-on bells and whistles and we were perfectly comfortable. Creative work here. read more
After seeing this advertised for quite some time, I decided to buy tickets when they came around for a buy-one-get-one. If you can avoid it, I would highly recommend waiting for a coupon code or discount. Also, unless you have a serious physical concern, I would suggest skipping the extra fee for the seat cushion as there were plenty of benches when we were there on a Sunday afternoon. With regards to the exhibit, it was a really cool way to view Van Gogh's artwork and listen to some cool music. While I wish they had provided a bit more with regards to a background and history before you entered the immersive experience, I thought it was a unique way to take in the art. I can say that, as an art novice, I really enlisted myself. Like everyone else, I simply wished there was more bang for my buck. read more
5 years ago
There are mixed reviews around town. I am an art lover so of course I've been looking forward to this event for a while. My honest opinion was that I loved it!!! The visuals and sound experience was so worth it. However, my none loving Art husband was not as thrilled. He got bored after 15min but stayed for two sessions with me - true love. With this being said if you aren't an art lover this might not be for you. If you don't enjoy going to CMA then maybe take that into consideration before spending as much as these tickets were. read more
4 years ago
This was a very well done exhibit. The music is amazing and you truly feel immersed in the art. I stayed for two rounds of the presentation and could have done a third if they weren't closing for the day. My only complaint would be the $5 for parking and the fact lines to get inside were not we'll marked - I ended up in the VIP area by mistake and wasted time there before finding out where I needed to be. Otherwise, find a lower demand time to visit and save yourself some cash. Enjoy!!! read more
5 years ago
My husband and I decided to visit the Van Gogh exhibit for my birthday. It was something different that we don't normally do for a date night. It was a bit different than we expected it to be. I know a few friends that went and loved it. I was thinking it would be more of a thing where you walk around and look at a bunch of artwork, but it ended up being a half hour motion picture with music. To be honest, I thought we were watching the show while we were waiting for our reservation time to go look at the artwork. When it was over, my husband asked if I was ready to go and I was confused. I still enjoyed it, but I feel that tickets were pretty pricey for what it was. read more
5 years ago
Really cool exhibit. It is a 1 room event that is on a continuous 35 minute loop where paintings come alive to a nice soundtrack. They give you a stadium cushion to sit on the floor with during the experience. Didn't see any real Van Gogh paintings while there. I paid $140 including fees and taxes for 2 tickets. In my opinion it wasn't worth it because it's only 1 room that is 35 minutes long, and when you leave the room you enter a gift shop and that's the end. If you can get them under $25 each go for it but the $60 ticket price feels very high. read more
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Talk about breath taking!!! The art and music accompanying was perfectly paired. Finding the venue and parking was so easy! Literally everyone on staff was so kind! My only complaint is the show was too short; I wasn't ready for it to be over! I absolutely recommend! read more
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