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‘Monet’s Garden: The Immersive Experience’ Is Trying a Little Too Hard

TOO CLOSE

The latest in a succession of immersive art playgrounds has colorful rooms made for Instagram pictures and vivid smells. But does it really do justice to the wonder of Monet?

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Courtesy of Monet’s Garden

After forking over $40 for a ticket for one adult, a middle-aged blonde woman in a maroon cardigan was hovering by a scanner that was converting outlines of the flowers and lily pads she’d just colored in with markers into digital artwork.

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