Van Gogh's art in Greece

ATHENS - A multimedia exhibition that has been traveling the world has arrived in Athens, giving Greeks the chance to immerse themselves in Vincent van Gogh's world, and leave behind the gloom of the seven-year Greek debt crisis.

Van Gogh Alive is not an ordinary art exhibition, but a "multisensory experience", visitors and organizers said at the Megaron Concert Hall, which is hosting the event from Nov 7 to March 5.

The Greek capital is the 36th city in the world to welcome the exhibition. Visitors can forget about tiptoeing through silent museum galleries. Instead, they are free to dance to the music or touch the floors or the walls that Van Gogh's masterpieces are projected onto.