The Sistine Chapel is one of the world’s most visited tourist attractions. Its storied past as well as the frescoes of the maestro Michelangelo immortalized on the ceilings are humanity’s treasures. However, not everyone can travel to Rome to view the frescoes in the flesh.
ATIN Global Inc. and SEE Global Entertainment Inc. are bringing Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition to Filipinos, allowing people to gaze on faithful reproductions of the masterworks that adorn the chapel’s ceilings, and ‘experience’ these works right here in the country.
This globally-successful multi-sensory exhibit–which has been all around the world across New York, Shanghai, London, Melbourne, Vienna, Los Angeles and more–will be stopping over on the second floor, North Wing of the Estancia Mall, Capitol Commons, Pasig City. The exhibit will run until September 30.
Using cutting-edge technology, meticulous research, and precise reproductions, the exhibit lifts the artist’s work off the Sistine Chapel’s ceilings and brings them to eye level, so visitors can observe the divine figures, dynamic compositions, and expressive faces with newfound clarity and appreciation.
Each image is accompanied by informative signage and audio guides, which they can access by downloading the “Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel” app and listening through their personal headsets. A total of 34 iconic frescoes, such as “The Last Judgment” and “The Creation of Adam”, will be displayed in this format.
(Sitting from l-r): Sabrina Co, founder and creative director of ATIN Global; Martin Biallas, CEO of SEE Global; Marlon Chen, conductor and music director of The Manila Symphony Orchestra.
Designed as a multi-sensory experience, the exhibition greets audiences with ambient Renaissance music specially curated by Manila Symphony Orchestra conductor, Marlon Chan. The smell of the era even lingers throughout the halls, as the subtle scents of patchouli, sandalwood, and frankincense are dispersed throughout the exhibit.
A portion of the proceeds earned from every ticket sale will benefit The Hapag Movement, a Globe-led initiative that brings together an ecosystem of partners and leverages technology to fight involuntary hunger; and through the Philippine Red Cross’ National Blood Service Program, which aims to deliver adequate, safe and quality blood supply to the most vulnerable.
Tickets are available at the exhibit or online via http://www.sistinechapelphilippines.com/.
