Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience
- madalena lopes
- May 5
- 2 min read
Welcome back to According to Madalena. Today, I'll be sharing my experiences from the Van Gogh immersive exhibition, which I've had the fortune to visit twice—once in London and once closer to home in Liverpool. I've included the booking link, as the exhibition will be available from July 15th to August 15th, 2025. Additionally, Beyond Monet will also take place during the same dates, and I am eager to visit and experience that too.
The whole experience begins with Van Gogh's life story, which I'll give you a brief synopsis of: Vincent didn't find his direction in life until he was 27 after trying different jobs such as an art dealer, schoolmaster and a lay preacher. He moved to Etten where he practised drawing and focused entirely on his art as well as taking painting lessons in The Hague from his cousin who was a celebrated artist Anton Mauve where he learnt the basics of painting with watercolour and oils. His most famous paintings include A Starry Night, Van Gogh self-portrait, Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers, Almond Blossoms, Wheatfield with Crows and Café Terrace at Night.
Next, you enter a fully projected room with a slideshow of all of Van Gogh's paintings throughout his life including dates and quotes with certain pieces. This room helps you to be fully immersed and focused on each individual painting as a whole and how it makes you feel. You could honestly spend 2 hours just enjoying each painting and their intricate details. Overall, I would highly recommend this exhibition to any art lover or even if you just want to experience something different in the summer whilst you have some extra time I honestly can't recommend it enough.
