THE LUME Melbourne

Such a great outing for the family! We took my Nannie here for her 83rd birthday, and she absolutely loved it! She has a walker so it's great that you don't need to move too much once you are in. It is a very immersive experience with the music and 360 projections so it’s a great way to experience art in a different way. There are some lovely photo opportunities too.My advice to anyone who gets motion sick like me is don't look at the floor too much.

Wow what an art exhibition. This is a must go and worth every dollar. You will experience the art that you seen so many times from a totally new perspective and with a deeper understanding what the artists wanted express. I loved the quotes and highly recommend to take the time, sit down and have a coffee and just enjoy. Make sure you go and try the drawing experience. I was surprised how much fun it was.

Loved the immersive nature of the gallery exhibits- both with Van Gogh and Monet and friends. I wish they had this when I studied art history many years ago- would have made it much more fun and being able to interact with some of the paintings was fabulous!Such an enjoyable way to appreciate art works and the well know artists that created them. I was disappointed that I couldn't smell the scents that were meant to accompany the show.

Mesmerising experience. A must go for art lovers. Felt heavenly and did not wish to leave. Beautifully done -the ships in the paintings rocking, wind sounded, conversation tapes playing in the backdrop of any paintings of social scenes like bars/ eateries or a market place, ripples created in water pairings and the breezy tree beaches created on canvas- all conspire in unison to enchant the viewers. One hour plus of this, the hall inside is huge, high walls , a sit down cafeteria too to view from for a more expensive ticket. Few benches inside if one wants to sit else mostly people are comfortable on the floor and it was hardly crowded. The water lilies pond painting is recreated with an artificial pond with a bridge on top- all inside a frame and is a must photo spot for memory. Another room explains a little history of Monet and his painter friends and shows their works. A third room had mirrors and artificial flowers arranged in a terrace form to again recreate ‘ the water lilies’ in a different way. Accessible entrance and exits, washrooms inside the hall itself too. Exit is through a souvenir shop with lots of merchandise to buy including candles, calendars mugs, aprons, trays, postcards, crochet toys, magnets, pens, puzzles, books and of course pictures of the original paintings. Pictures attached.

Saw the van Gogh exhibit on a Saturday afternoon. We booked but looked like you could walk in. So crowded and busy! The initial section has a lot of text about van Gogh's life and his bedroom picture made into a 3D setting for photos. The actual immersive exhibit was amazing - projected works on the floor, walls and screens as we go through the 5 stages of his artistic career accompanied by classical music. We could sit right in the middle of it or on the mezzina overlooking the display.Additional cafe area, sunflower display room (long lines when we went) and Lexus display room with easels to follow on trying to draw the Bedroom.Though crowded, you could still enjoy the display, but may be best enjoyed in lower peak times.

Spectacular. I have been to two of the exhibitions shown at THE LUME Melbourne. Van Gogh and Monet and Friends. It was relaxing and felt immersive. The floor is illuminated with images as well as the high walls and screens all around. The Soundtrack matches the visual elements and you can sit or lay back and watch. I went on the weekend both times. It may be less busy during the week. There are also smaller rooms with interactive elements and information. There is a new exhibition at the end of June that I will be going to see. I don’t recommend taking smaller children if they are easily distracted or bored, my 5yo was not happy after she spotted the Paris style cafe inside (we did not pre-book tickets for this). She was suddenly starving and that was the end of our wonderful adventure! Food is not allowed inside of the experience.

When you think the $39 ticket is expensive, it’s totally worth it because it’s amazing and beautiful inside. The endless screens and even on the floor was just breath taking. The cafe has surprisingly nice croissant and pain au chocolat. I found their best selling souffle was rather too bitter. But yes it’s such an amazing and unique experience, making you feel like you know Van Gogh better, and the emotions inside his paintings. They also have short drawing sessions which was a lot of fun!

The exhibition and the food is pretty amazing! Simple stuff made extraordinary. Its a must visit destination and take your time when you are there. People wonder around and eat there but if you really want to have a good experience you have to sit down and go through the show that lasts for about 40mins or so. That would give you the best immersive exeperience in works and story of Van Gogh.P.S. Chocolate Soufle is a must try along with the ice creams that come with it.

Best experience ever.My friend purchased two tickets for us to experience lunch at the Exhibition.Wow, what an experience ... from the minute we arrived the young ushers greeted us and informed us where to enter and explained where the cafe was and gave us directions to the bathroom too.We walked through what almost seemed to be a world of light, color, such beautiful ambienceMusic playing from Mozart, tchakovskyWe were seated in the parissiene cafe Le deux where gorgeous laura seated us and seated us up the front for the best view of the show.We had a delightful meal, the pomme frittes are delicious and you get quite a big size too.The drinks, the food the ambience, the service i could not find fault and I'm quite fussy.Thankyou to all for the most exceptional experience.What was even more of a great surprise is that our parking ticket was $58 and the young usher gave us a parking card which ended up costing us ONLY $12 instead of $58So you can imagine how happy we wereWorth going to see, even if you're not a fan of monets work.

The digital art shows are magnificent events for both the adults and kids of any age. Try to attend the early morning sessions if you have kids, then they can explore easiest.