From Dalí to Tim Burton, these are the best immersive exhibitions of the season in Madrid

Immersive experiences and exhibitions are gaining more and more followers.

a painting through virtual reality,

with digital tools or living a sensory journey through innovative technologies that bring the world of artists closer together is another way of enjoying art and one that is being committed to reach a larger audience.

They integrate the best of traditional shows, immersive experiences and multimedia educational content.

Next, a review of what is and will come this season in the capital.

Dali Challenge

An authentic immersion in the universe of the surrealist painter who discovers his life and work through a new concept of artistic experience.

The show hosts 160 works by the genius of Figueras on canvas in light boxes, vinyl, screens, 3D glasses, augmented reality, virtual reality, micromapping.... In addition, an audio-story accompanies the visitor on this sensory and enveloping journey.

: The Space 5.1.

of IFEMA.

Until March 7th.

: 25 euros.

Tim Burton.

The labyrinth

Lovers of films by acclaimed director and artist Tim Burton have a date in this immersive experience, which will immerse them in the mind and surprising world of the filmmaker through scenes that reveal the inner world and the creative process that led to his original works.

In each of the rooms, the public will find themselves in the midst of some of the creative universes of one of the most imaginative and visual directors, author, among other successes, of

(1988),

(1989),

(1990 ),

(2005)... Attendees will cross the gloomy but magical forest of

, they will discover characters such as Eduardo Scissorhands, Willy Wonka or Bitelchús and will be amazed by the worlds of

or The

among other things.

: Espacio Ibercaja Delicias (Paseo de las Delicias, 61).

Until December 11.

: from 14 euros.

Velazquez Tech Museum

Through dozens of projectors and the latest technology, the public will live a 360° sensory experience that runs through the different interpretations of the Spanish painter's masterpiece:

.

In each of the eight rooms of the museum, there will be reasons to enjoy this painting in a different way, such as seeing the Meninas canvas in 4D, designing the Meninas themselves, seeing holograms that allow you to study the work or talk with Velázquez or marvel at interactive installations of sculptures of meninas projected with videomapping, accompanied by baroque music and contemporary rhythms.

: Atocha, 12. Permanent.

: 12 euros.

KLIMT.

THE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE

Last days to enjoy this successful production based on the work of the Austrian painter who immerses the visitor in Vienna at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th through his works and his world.

Until Sunday, October 16, the MAD Immersive Experiences Center in Matadero is hosting an experience that includes large-format projections on a 1,200 m2 digital reality screen, virtual reality sessions and exhibition spaces and interactive tools that allow viewers to feel inside the paintings and buildings that Gustav Klimt decorated.

: Warehouse 16 Matadero Madrid (Plaza de Legazpi, 8).

Until October 16.

: from 9.90 euros.

TUTANKHAMON, THE IMMERSIVE EXHIBITION

Treasures, tombs, temples and mysteries of Egypt from more than 3,000 years ago, when King Tut, the child pharaoh, reigned, is what awaits the visitor in this exhibition based on the historical archives of the National Geographic Society that is presented at the Center of Immersive Experiences MAD, in Matadero.

It is a combination of narrative cinematography and images with cutting-edge projections that includes the virtual reality experience

, to see what its religious rituals were like, tour the pyramids, contemplate the colors of its temples and enter the underworld of the deceased incarnated in the solar disk through the 12 hours of the night.

: Warehouse 16 Matadero Madrid (Plaza de Legazpi, 8).

From November 4 to December 4.

: 16.40 euros.

lit nature

Starting on November 14, the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid hosts a new light adventure that, in this case, will review the origin of living beings through mycology in a walk of approximately 1.5 kilometers.

reproduces the bioluminescence processes of some fungi and mushrooms, which are capable of lighting up, giving rise to scenes of great beauty.

The experience, which recreates a magical and dazzling landscape in which the visitor can discover living organisms that until now have remained largely hidden, is made up of two parts: the

of ​​the gardens, with nine different species of fungi, and

, inside the Villanueva Pavilion of the Royal Botanical Garden, with a selection of scientific photographs taken by Carlos de Mier, in which, thanks to technology, the magical beauty of myxomycetes has been captured, microorganisms considered halfway between world of fungi and the kingdom protista.

: Royal Botanical Garden (Plaza de Murillo, 2).

From November 14 to January 15.

: 14 euros.

Sorolla through the light

We will also have to wait (in this case until February 2023) to experience the first immersive exhibition of the Valencian painter, organized on the occasion of the centenary of his death.

It will be in the Genoa Halls of the Royal Palace of Madrid and it will combine Sorolla's works with digital recreations and sensory experiences through light, color and movement through new digital technologies.

You can also see original works by the artist, some from private collections rarely exhibited, and live a virtual reality experience that will take the visitor back to Sorolla's time.

The unprecedented exhibition is possible thanks to National Heritage, the Sorolla Museum Foundation and the company Light Art Exhibitions.

: Royal Palace (Bailén, s/n).

Starting in February 2023.

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