Van Gogh immersive experience

Written by Donovan March 24, 2023 Category: Asia, Singapore Tags: , , , , , Comments

Address: The Forum Level B1 – Resorts World Sentosa  8 Sentosa Gateway

Prices

  • From S$24.00 onwards for adults
  • From S$15.00 onwards for children

Book your tickets here

🎫 Standard Admission (Resident and Tourist) – includes entry to the experience

  • Adult (ages 13+)
  • Child (ages 4–12)
  • Senior (65+) or Student – valid ID required
  • Family Bundle (2 Adult + 2 Child tickets)
  • Group/Enterprise Bundle (min. 15 people)

🎫 VIP Admission (Resident and Tourist) – includes entry to the exhibition, entry to the VR experience* with skip-the-line, and a Van Gogh Starry Night poster

  • VIP Adult (ages 13+)
  • VIP Child (ages 4–12)

🎫 Premium Flex Entry VIP (Resident and Tourist) – includes full access to the experience at any time on your selected date, entry to the VR experience* with skip-the-line, and a Van Gogh Starry Night poster

Tap into the artist’s world of wonder, now at Resorts World Sentosa! Be inspired in a 360° multi-sensorial exhibition where art meets VR, surround yourself with over 300 artworks by renowned artist Vincent Van Gogh and even try your hand at creating your own masterpiece!
Ranked as one of the top 12 best immersive experiences by CNN and having received over 5 million visitors since 2017, don’t miss out on the exhibition’s first time in Southeast Asia!

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch post-impressionist painter who is widely recognized as one of the greatest artists in history. He is known for his bold, colorful, and expressive style, as well as for his troubled personal life and mental health struggles.

Self-portrait

Van Gogh was born in the Netherlands and initially worked as an art dealer before deciding to become an artist himself. He struggled to gain recognition during his lifetime and only sold one painting during his lifetime, “The Red Vineyard.” However, his work has since become extremely influential and highly regarded.

Some of his most famous works include “Starry Night,” “Sunflowers,” and “The Potato Eaters.” Van Gogh’s paintings often depict landscapes, still lifes, and portraits, and are characterised by their bold use of colour, thick brushstrokes, and strong emotion.

Starry Night

Vincent van Gogh moved to Arles, a town in the south of France, in February 1888. He was seeking a warmer climate and a change of scenery to aid his artistic development. He had been living in Paris, but found the city too hectic and stressful.

House in Arles

In Arles, van Gogh hoped to establish an artists’ community, and he rented a house, known as the Yellow House, where he planned to live and work alongside other artists. He was particularly drawn to the bright, vivid colours and strong light of the region, which he hoped to capture in his paintings.

Van Gogh’s mental health deteriorated throughout his life, and he famously cut off his own ear in a fit of madness. He eventually died by suicide at the age of 37, leaving behind a legacy of groundbreaking art that continues to inspire and captivate people around the world.

It is an immersive experience, delighting all your five senses. Step into a 1000 m2 of light and sound spectacular exhibit featuring two-storey projections of the artist’s most compelling works. There are bean bags and deck chairs scattered around the event space, making it a relaxing area to admire the moving pieces of art and video imagery. It was immersive and also very visually aesthetic.

From Japanese prints, moving trains to floating sunflowers, the full immersive experience did not play on repeat while we were there for about half an hour. This shows that there are enough moving images of the artwork to keep you entertained. Each scene shown on the four walls of this huge space depicts a chapter of Van Gogh’s life.

Towards the end of the exhibition, there is a small souvenir shop selling stuff related to Van Gogh. There was also a cafe, opened under the Janice Wong brand, which served freshly baked patisserie, ice cream and coffee. As it was about dinner time soon and we were heading home, we did not buy anything from the cafe.

Croissants and sandwiches on sale

Overall, we were impressed with this Van Gogh immersive exhibition. Tickets are sold out quite fast, so you would have to book it online about one week in advance. Specific timings are also given for your selection. The number of people at the exhibition is just nice, not too crowded. Of course there is no time limit to spend on browsing the exhibition, people are welcome to stay for as long as they wish, especially at the immersive room. We covered the whole exhibition in 1 hour 30 minutes. There was also a colouring experience where crayons are provided for you to colour the Van Gogh pieces. They then invite you to scan your artpiece which will be displayed on social media. It was an interactive exhibition which young children will also enjoy.