Sleep inside a Van Gogh painting

Chicago - Sleep inside a Van Gogh painting

Art lovers can enjoy an inspiring night’s sleep - by stepping inside a Vincent Van Gogh painting.

The latest addition to Airbnb was added by The Art Institute of Chicago and has recreated the 1888 Bedroom in Arles painting in every detail - including the bedside blue jug and the positioning of the chairs.

Bringing the famous artwork to life, the vibrant bedroom is advertised online for just $10 (R158) a night for two people. The room features the recognisable wooden-framed double bed with its classic red blanket, as well as two simple wooden chairs, a bedside table, a framed picture and a peg rail.

Book a night in our #vangoghbnb! New dates in March are now available. Link to @Airbnb page on our profile If you don’t secure a night this round, there will be more dates to be released soon. We’ll make an announcement before they go live. Thanks!

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Accessories including a towel, a blue jug and glasses are also showcased in the room, which will literally make you feel like you’re living in a masterpiece.

The rental was created to promote the institute’s new exhibition, which focuses on Van Gogh’s Bedroom In Arles series.

The room, which sits in a building off the museum’s campus in Chicago’s River North neighbourhood, is part of a larger apartment and comes with free wi-fi and a kitchen.

As I leave the #vangoghbnb, it will be filled nightly with guests who want very much to experience Van Gogh's art in a more immersive way. Though he was largely unknown in his day, his work has lived on and touched many lives. The exhibition is a wonderful way to learn more about this artist's inner life and what having a place to call his own meant to him. Bye Van Gogh @Airbnb, it's been fun 🎨 We'll be releasing more dates for the Van Gogh @Airbnb the last week of February. Keep an eye on our social channels for an announcement before the dates go live.

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The institute also includes free tickets to the exhibition with the room.

The advertisement, which is written by “Vincent Van Gogh” states: “This room will make you feel like you’re living in a painting. It’s decorated in a Post-Impressionist style, reminiscent of Southern France and times gone by. Its furniture, bright colours, and artwork will give you the experience of a lifetime.

“I am charging $10 for no other reason than that I need to buy paint. However, I will be happy to provide you with tickets to my exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago.”

Painterly details on the chairs and other objects in the #vangoghbnb make it feel like you're in the actual painting. #nofilter In the exhibition, you'll learn that chairs held special meaning for Van Gogh. He made two paintings just of chairs: one was his chair, the other a more elegant walnut chair he purchased for his housemate Paul Gauguin.

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l Book online at www.airbnb.com/rooms/10981658. If you can’t make it to Chicago, head to Arles, France, to stay in a reproduction of the room that inspired Vincent Van Gogh’s painting The Bedroom In Arles.

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