Show Me The Monet Hunt Through The Museum

1. Show Me The MonetHunt Through The Museum Pages have an exit option which ends the adventure and a home button that returns you to the museum lobby. You and your friend decide to visit an art museum on the weekend, to learn more about different artists for Art class. Start your adventure and… Enter the museum

2. Go Forward You and your best friend arrive in the lobby of the art museum. After giving someone directions, you turn around only to find your friend has disappeared. You know that her favourite artist is Claude Monet and that you can probably find her looking at his artwork. You decide to go looking for her. Go Left Go Right

3. Enter the dark exhibit A long corridor stretches out ahead of you. To one side is a room filled with statues. On the other side is a dark exhibit that is barricaded off and probably under construction. Continue along the corridor Back to the Lobby Go inspect the statues

4. Continue You find yourself in a hall. To the side is an exhibition of local works. While this does interest you, you decide you should look for your friend first. Up ahead is a wide area. Back to the Lobby

5. You find yourself in a long corridor marked Impressionism and Postimpressionism. The first few exhibits that branch out from it all have the names of artists you don’t recognise, but maybe you’ll find Claude Monet’s work further down the corridor. Follow the corridor Back to the Lobby

6. 1860's to 1880's Exhibits The corridor ends in a T-section. In one direction is an area entitled ‘1860's to 1880's’ and in the opposite one entitled ‘1880's to 1900’. Directly ahead of you is a closed door with Staff Only written across it in big bold letters. You wonder if someone inside may be able to give you directions. Open the door Back along the corridor 1880's to 1900 Exhibits

7. You start to turn the handle. “Hey you! What do you think you’re doing!?” A voice booms from behind you. You turn around and see a big security guard storming towards you. Before you can explain, the guard pulls you away, lecturing you about how it is against the rules to enter certain areas in a museum.

8. Go forward A plaque on the wall informs you that this area of the museum is dedicated to the Impressionist art movement. You recall from art class that Monet was a famous Impressionist painter, so hopefully you are on the right track. Go Left Go Right Return to the corridor

9. Return to the corridor You end up in a Post-Impressionist exhibit. You remember hearing the word Impressionist in art class when talking about Monet, so maybe you are in the right place. On the right, a sign that says Pointillism catches your eye. On the left bright colours draw your eye. Both ways look interesting and you have a hard time deciding where to go. Go Left Go Right

10. Art museums are places that deserve respect; it is important that you obey the rules and always behave appropriately. You are kicked out of the museum. Try again?

11. You end up in a beautiful collection of paintings by Edgar Degas. His use of swift brush strokes often created a sense of movement in his works. Captivated by their beauty, you lose track of time and the museum closes before you find Monet’s work or your friend. Try again? Edgar Degas, ‘The Star’, 1878

12. You walk into a room filled with beautiful paintings of lilies. You instantly recognise them as works by Monet, painted from life in his own garden. Your friend is standing in front of one admiring how Monet managed to capture the light so wonderfully. You join her and discuss the beauty of the works and how they capture a moment in time until the museum closes. Congratulations, you win! Claude Monet, ‘White Water Lilies’, 1899 Finish Restart and Explore More OR

13. You are currently surrounded by Impressionist landscapes which, although they’re very interesting, don’t seem to belong to Monet. You go to head back, but a sign up ahead, that looks like it might say Monetcatches your eye. However, you’re not sure from this distance. Should you go check it out? Back to the main Impressionist exhibit Continue

14. Unfortunately, the sign you thought said Monet actually said Manet. You have found an exhibition of works by famous Impressionist artist Edouard Manet. Although they are beautiful examples of Impressionist work, your friend is nowhere to be found and you fail to find her. Edouard Manet , ‘The Railway’, 1872 Try again?

15. A mesmerising night landscape is spread out before you. Your eye traces the swirls of thick, solid brush strokes across the canvas. This oil painting was done by Vincent Van Gogh while he was in an Asylum. Entranced by his unique style, time slips past you and by the time you remember your friend it is already closing time and you don’t get to look at any artists together. Vincent Van Gogh, ‘The Starry Night’, 1889 Try again?

16. It turns out Pointillism is a Post-Impressionist technique where small dots of pure colour are applied in a pattern to form an image. It’s a very scientific/mathematic approach to painting, very unlike Monet’s rough but soft brushstrokes used to capture a moment rather than detail. You spend the rest of the afternoon exploring the Pointillist Artworks and forget to find your friend. Georges Seurat, ‘Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grande Jatte’, 1884- 1886 Try again?

17. You slip under the barricade. “Hey you! What do you think you’re doing!?” A voice booms from behind you. You turn around and see a big security guard storming towards you. Before you can explain, the guard pulls you away, lecturing you about how it is against the rules to enter certain areas in a museum.

18. Back into the corridor You find yourself surrounded by modernist sculptures. The room continues further to one side and you see more intriguing sculptures in the distance. In the corner of the room you see a tour guide. She seems busy, but you wonder if she could help you find Monet’s work. Look at the sculptures Approach the tour guide

19. Interesting collections of geometric shapes and explorations of form surround you. These odd constructions differ greatly from the realistic sculptures of the past and what was previously considered art. While all these simplistic, flowing forms interest you, they differ greatly from Monet’s soft Impressionist paintings and you fail to find your friend. Henry Moore, ‘Reclining Figure’, 1938 Try again?

20. Back to the sculpture exhibit You politely interrupt the guide, and she turns to face you. “What is it?” she asks over her clipboard. “What section of the Museum could I find Monet’s works in?” “Could you tell me about this exhibit?” “Could you show me where Monet’s work is?”

21. Back to the sculpture exhibit She eyes you down the length of her nose. “I’m very busy here kid, I’m afraid you’ll have to find it on your own.”

22. Back to the sculpture exhibit She sighed. “Since Monet is an Impressionist artist, his work is in the Impressionist exhibit. It’s left from the lobby down the other end of the museum. Once you are in the impressionist exhibit it’s on the right hand side. Now, if you’ll excuse me I have a tour to run.”

23. Back to the sculpture exhibit “Modernist sculpture results from Western society’s attempt to come to terms with the urbanisation and industrialisation that emerged during the 19th century. If you want to know more, go look at the sculptures yourself. Goodbye.”

24. Go to the toilet Up ahead is a room full of black and white photographs. To you, the photographs seem out of place in an art museum. To the side is a door marked TOILET. Back along the corridor Look at the photographs

25. You are surrounded by Modernist photographs that, unlike previous ideas of art, focus on form, geometric shapes, industrial imagery and the everyday made strange rather than using photography simply for portraiture or to replicate paintings (this is called pictorialism). While learning about Modern art and its ideals, you forget about Monet and fail to find your friend. Try again? Charles Sheeler, ‘Ford Plant’, 1927

26. You hope that clearing your bladder also helped clear your head. Now you should be able to concentrate better on finding Monet’s artwork and your friend. Back to the corridor

27. Continue You walk out into a big area. Off to one side is a small exhibit entitled French Artists. To the other is a gallery with a sign in front of it that says Only Construction Workers Past This Point. Up ahead are more exhibits. Into the gallery under construction Into the French exhibit Back into the hall

28. Have a coffee at the cafe To the left is an exhibit entitled Dada and to the right a small bench to rest on. Up ahead is a small café. The smell of food drifts over to you and tempts you over. You don’t want to forget about your friend. Dada exhibit Have a quick rest Back towards the lobby

29. While Monet was in fact a French artist, you don’t find his work in the exhibit. It must be in an exhibit of the Art Movement he was associated with. Leave the exhibit

30. You slip past the sign. “Hey you! What do you think you’re doing!? You could get seriously hurt in a construction site!” A voice booms from behind you. You turn around and see a big security guard storming towards you. Before you can explain, the guard pulls you away, lecturing you about how it is against the rules to enter certain areas in a museum.

31. You wonder what sort of strange exhibit you have stumbled across. Ahead of you is a urinal that has been signed and turned on its back. It is part of what is called readymade art, and questions what it is that makes something art. Dadaism is a reaction to the horrific First World War, and a movement that rejected reason and logic, favouring randomness and irrationality. Wrapped up in the oddness of the exhibition, you fail to find Monet and your friend. Marcel Duchamp, ‘The Fountain’, 1917 Try again?

32. You go to order a coffee, but when you get to the front of the line the slices of cake look so delicious you just have to get one as well. You end up eating in the café for ages and by the time you remember your friend it’s closing time. You fail to find her or Monet’s work. Try again?

33. Read the brochure After all this exploration you need a rest. Beside you on the bench is a brochure on Impressionist Art that someone must have left behind. Continue your search

34. You pick up the brochure and start reading it in the middle. “… Certainly, Impressionism’s most notable artist, who helped found the movement, was Claude Monet. Monet upheld impressionist ideals and sought to capture a pure moment in his works, rather than create detailed portraiture. He was fascinated by light, and the way it…” Hmmm… Impressionism… now that’s a good clue. Continue your search

35. End of Adventure