(SPOT.ph) We called it! It wasn't too long ago when BGC Arts Center first teased the audience about an upcoming Monet exhibit on our shores. We placed our bets that of all the Claude Monet shows in the market, it would be the Monet and Friends Alive exhibit that's coming to Manila, and we're right! The BGC Arts Center confirmed that Monet and Friends Alive is headed to Manila on January 31. If you plan to drop by this traveling art exhibit's BGC run, here's what you need to know for the optimal experience.
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Here's everything you need to know about Monet and Friends Alive at the BGC Arts Center:
Monet & Friends Alive is a large-scale multimedia immersive adventure into French Impressionism. The digital art exhibit opens on January 31, 2024, for a strictly limited season at the BGC Arts Center in Taguig. It is open to the public on Tuesdays to Fridays from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The art exhibit features breathtaking paintings from Impressionist masters—such as Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, and many more— set to classical scores by music geniuses like Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Ravel, and Offenbach. It brings 19th century Paris to life through the unique styles, brushstrokes, and paintings of these French masters.
Catch Impressionist masterpieces come to life on a larger-than-life scale through a rich, dynamic display of light, color, sound, and fragrance.
Check out this teaser on what to expect when Monet and Friends Alive opens in BGC Arts Center:
How to buy tickets to Monet and Friends at the BGC Arts Center:
Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis via the TicketWorld website and ticketing outlets, including the BGC Arts Center Box Office. Ticket selling is already open.
Passes come in two forms: one is the Two-hour Pass, which allows visitors to tour the exhibit at pre-selected two-hour intervals; the other is the Premium Flex, which lets visitors come and go anytime within the day of your scheduled visit.
Here are the ticket prices for Monet and Friends:
Two-Hour Pass
- Early Bird Rate: P760
- Regular Adult: P1,200
- Discounted rates for Children, Students up to College, Senior Citizens and PWDs (regular rate): P800
Whole-Day Premium Flex: P2,500
Act fast. Premium Flex passes are available in limited quantities only. Each purchase of this ticket also comes with a complimentary Monet and Friends Alive program book, which you can claim on the day of your visit.
Discounts for PWDs and senior citizens can be availed at TicketWorld outlets upon presentation of valid IDs.
If you're sure you'll visit the exhibit, we highly recommend availing the early bird ticket rates. You better make your mind up fast, as the early bird rates only apply until February 4, 2024.
Monet and Friends Alive is brought to the Philippines by Grande Experiences—the same group behind the recently concluded Van Gogh Alive digital art exhibit. Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, Grande Experiences is known for blending entertainment and education through its portfolio of digital art exhibits like Dalí Alive, the Leonardo da Vinci Collection, Connection, and Street Art Alive.
Monet and Friends Alive opens on January 31 at the BGC Arts Center, 26th Street corner 9th Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. Ticket rates start at P760. For more information, visit BGC Arts Center's website
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