Impressions of Monet Opens at Gardens by the Bay with a Floral Display and Digital Experience

The Impressions of Monet includes, for the first time, a floral display with a complementary digital experience in Flower Dome.

Venue: Gardens by the Bay, Flower Dome
Dates: Impressions of Monet: The Garden will run until 17 Sep 2024 while Impressions of Monet: The Experience will continue for a limited time, 9 am - 9 pm daily
Admission: From $12 for Singapore Residents

Impressions of Monet, a tribute to the master of French Impressionism, comprises two distinct but complementary elements – the Impressions of Monet: The Garden floral display in Flower Dome, and a multi-sensorial immersive exhibition Impressions of Monet: The Experience in the space adjoining Flower Dome.

For the first time in Gardens by the Bay’s history, the horticultural and the digital meld together in a one-of-a-kind showcase – at 2,650 sqm, it is more than three times the size of a regular floral display – that has never been attempted before.

Impressions of Monet: The Garden

Impressions of Monet: The Garden is a floral display that recreates the landscapes of Monet’s renowned gardens, Clos Normand and the Water Garden, that formed the land of the iconic pink house where he lived in for 43 years.

The floral display features a curated plant palette of over 18,000 plants across 40 species, closely mirroring those that would be seen at Monet’s gardens during peak of summer, such as cleomes, delphiniums, digitalis, geraniums, hollyhocks, and sunflowers.

Water lilies, which inspired more than 250 oil paintings in Monet’s famous Water Lilies series, are a highlight. Eight varieties among the 10 on display were sourced from the longstanding Latour-Marliac nursery in France – the same place the artist first procured his water lilies all the way back in 1894. This is also the first time that water lilies are featured in a Flower Dome floral display. The green Japanese bridge in the Water Garden, another iconic element associated with Monet, is also recreated.

A replica of Monet’s pink house, measuring 4 metres tall and 9 metres across, takes prominent place in the centre of Flower Dome. Visitors can step in to explore the painter’s kitchen, where he spent time with his family, and dining room, where he entertained other creatives such as fellow artists, musicians and writers. There are also recreations of Monet’s salon and reading room. Monet’s house and gardens in Giverny, which still stand today, is the second most visited tourist attraction in the region of Normandy, France.

Impressions of Monet: The Experience

Impressions of Monet: The Experience is a multi-sensory experience celebrating the works and life of Claude Monet and his contemporaries through a dynamic display of light, colour, sound and fragrance across picturesque spaces.

Step into the Night at the Lily Pond, and be surrounded by a night landscape, with images of wisterias and water lilies projected on the walls, and glimmers of light create glistening reflections on the waters of the water lily pond. This is an interpretation of a scene that enchanted Monet in his own gardens, and which became a theme prominently portrayed in many of his waterscape paintings.

Don't forget to grab a family photo at the beautiful Beneath the Flowerbed setup. Definitely not to be missed! 

Impressions of Monet: The Experience culminates in the Immersive Gallery space, where visitors are treated to a stunning display of Impressionist works accompanied by classical scores, and nature-inspired scents reminiscent of the lush gardens and vast landscapes which inspired them to create their timeless masterpieces.

When we first set our eyes on the gallery, we accidentally let out a soft "wow".

Dates and Times

Impressions of Monet: The Garden will run until 17 September 2024 while Impressions of Monet: The Experience will continue for a limited time. 

Ticketing

Admission tickets to Flower Dome is required to visit Impressions of Monet: The Garden and an additional fee for Impressions of Monet: The Experience*. 

Singapore Residents (Flower Dome + Impressions of Monet: The Experience)

• Mon - Thu (excluding PH): $12 (adult), $8 (senior / child)
• Fri - Sun, PH: $27 (adult), $23 (senior / child)

Non-Residents (Cloud Forest, Flower Dome + Impressions of Monet: The Experience) 

• $59 (adult), $8 (child)

You can also compare ticket prices across different ticketing platforms here. 

*Singapore Residents enjoy complimentary visit to Impressions of Monet: The Experience from Mon to Thu, excluding Public Holidays.