Tonight with the Impressionists, Paris 1874 – An Immersive Expedition in Virtual Reality

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Tonight with the Impressionists, Paris 1874 – An Immersive Expedition in Virtual Reality is organised by HKDI and co-produced by Excurio, GEDEON Experiences and Musée d’Orsay in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the first Impressionist exhibition. The exhibition integrates unpublished research materials, 3D reconstruction and immersive VR technologies, providing a 42-minute long VR experience that will bring visitors on a journey to explore the origins and influences of the Impressionist art movement.

Upon donning the VR headset, audiences will be transported back in time to 15 April, 1874, to the Parisian studio of the famous photographer Nadar, which was the venue of the first-ever Impressionist exhibition, and experience this pivotal moment in art history. Apart from this, visitors can also “travel” to other moments and sites of great historical value to the Impressionist movement, such as the studio of the painter Frédéric Bazille, a popular meeting spot for the artists and where the idea of the first Impressionist exhibit was born; and view Oscar-Claude Monet’s “Impression, Sunrise” up-close at Le Havre, witnessing first-hand the talents of the movement’s leading painters. The VR experience is offered in Cantonese, Putonghua, English and French to cater to the different needs of audiences.