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Impressionism Revival

Building on the success of its Vincent van Gogh LUME immersive experience, the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields is opening a “Monet & Friends Alive” feature starting July 3.

Evansville Living readers will remember LUME from “Il-LUME-inating Experience” in our November/December 2021 issue. Designed by Australia-based production company Grande Experiences, the multisensory exhibit is staged in the museum’s 30,000-square-foot presentation space and includes multiple galleries and top-of-the-line audio and visual capabilities.

This year’s content features the artwork of revered Impressionist Claude Monet, with images including “Sunrise” and “Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies” displayed from floor to ceiling by 150 high-definition projectors.

Fans of LUME can enjoy several elements of the experience that have carried over to “Monet & Friends,” including a “Monet Yourself” selfie station, French café with a curated menu, a “Monet and Play” interactive room, and Impressionist-inspired gardens across the Newfields campus.

The experience culminates in a gallery, giving visitors a close-up view of original paintings, drawings, and sculptures by Impressionist artists Paul Cézanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Camille Pissarro.

“It’s special to have this world-class exhibit space,” Newfields’ deputy director for marketing and external affairs Jonathan Berger told [Evansville Living] in 2021. “We consume art differently than we used to. By looking at Van Gogh’s art this way — if people do a deeper dive into art — we’re doing good on our promise as Indiana’s No. 1 cultural institution.”

When You Go
LUME Indianapolis featuring “Monet & Friends Alive”
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
4000 Michigan Road
Indianapolis, IN
317-923-1331

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Jodi Keen
Jodi Keen
Jodi Keen joined Tucker Publishing Group, Inc., in April 2021 as Managing Editor. She previously served as the special publications editor for the Messenger-Inquirer newspaper in Owensboro, Kentucky. A native of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, Jodi is a Murray State University journalism graduate. After college, she spent two and half years in Vienna, Austria, first as an au pair, and then as the publisher’s assistant and events editor for The Vienna Review, a monthly English-language newspaper. Jodi has lived on Evansville’s East Side since 2016 and enjoys reading, walking her German shepherd Morgan, and exploring Evansville. She also serves on the board of directors for Foster Care In the The U.S.

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