The feel of visiting the National Gallery of Victoria.

The National Gallery of Victoriais a renowned museum in Melbourne that houses a wide range of international art including American, Asian and European art. The exhibition also contains fully furnished and decorated rooms that contain a large collection of contemporary artworks on both sides, which constantly reflected the building’s iconic status. Objects in showcases also mirrored the artworks placed on the walls, which brought along an imaginative approach that favoured feeling over knowing. Additionally, this also brought along the feeling of complementarity, and thus creating a deep sense of intimacy and immersion in the extensive artwork (Greenberg, 2005). Inorder toguide new visitors and making them feel comfortable, the museum had also managed to incorporate interactive technologies on most of the art collections. This was contrary to my expectations, where I had initially thought that guides would be explaining and facilitating our learning experience.Thus, seeing the artwork was also coupled with listening, where a voice that reverberated throughout the building invited visitors to relate with the exhibits emotionally (Roppola, 2012). Despite having been my first time to visit the museum,engaging with the interactive displays made me feel part of the environment. Additionally, there was ambient music playing in the background, which consequently brightened the environment, which consequentlyinducedcalmness and promoted an active aesthetic experience.