The Museum of Feelings

It was okay.
One of the pro’s is that the museum was free and a con was that there was a bit of a wait– although i waited like 30 minutes to get in– other people I know waited much longer. Towards the end of the tour we were kind of rushed through the rooms and I would of really liked to spend more time in the rooms.
My favorite room was joy & calm.
What I really enjoyed was the candle that I purchased at the end for $ 9 which has a great scent and the candle last longer than other candles tend to.

A terribly long, cold and unsupervised 2.5 hour wait for a rushed 45 minute experience. I would’ve enjoyed this exhibition much more if not for the wait that killed much of my anticipation. Like I said it was unsupervised too, people formed their own lines which became redundant when everyone started to cut in the last 30 minutes of our wait.
Each room was visually interesting and the scents were prominent, but didn’t exactly strike the cords of joy, exhilaration etc that the room was supposed to signify. We weren’t even given much time to spend in each room because they would rush our group out after 2 minutes and it was very small. The candles were about $ 9 too for a small one.
Overall enjoyed it a bit, but mostly disappointed and I was reluctant to recommend it to anyone unless they didn’t go at peak times.

If you didn’t go, you didn’t miss much. Just stand in front of a house decorated with Christmas lights, spray some perfume and then take a selfie. It’ll be like you were there.
But I won’t lie, it was kinda cool.

With a slew of instagram photos of various colors popping up on my feed, I went with a few girlfriends to see what’s up. We were all free Friday so we waited in line about half an hour before it opened at 11am. We waited about an hour to get in which was fine because we were chatting, but when we got to the door and turned around, the line was 4x longer than when we got on. Each room (there are 5 total) displayed a different visual paired with a different «emotion» paired with a different scent. I did like 2 out of the 5 rooms and the scents weren’t overly powerful. At the end of the exhibit, you can buy 5 limited edition Glade candles only sold there in the pop up museum — these are NOT the scents you smell in the exhibit as those can be purchased anywhere that sells Glade candles. Each were $ 9 and burns for about 96hrs.
In the end, I left with a bunch of instagram-​worthy photos and about an hour and 15 minutes gone from my Friday. My feeling? Meh.

Been wanting to go ever since I heard about it. I finally had the chance today after class with some friends.
It was cool and the peeople were nice but unfortunately, was not worth the wait.
We arrived around 4pm and we finally got in the museum around 7. It was just a bad day for me maybe. I got to watch a couple eat each other’s faces for 3 hours straight. There was a guy behind me who was there for one minute, left, came back 1 hour later, left after 1 minute, came back after 30 minutes and from then on stayed on the line with his wife and toddler joining in. I was surprised that people behind them allowed it to happen. It was very unfortunate that I was being abused by their stroller and they let their child do whatever they want. It even started raining, pouring later one. Nonetheless, not the fault of the museum. Just my personal bad experience.
The museum itself was really reaaaally small. There were only a couple of tiny rooms to explore. It was still nice though. The rooms have nice scents to enjoy.
Go check it out if you’re around the area, it’s the last day tomorrow!
Just…I don’t know if I’d recommend waiting if you have to stand in line for more than an hr…

They were not joking when they said it was going to be a 4 hours wait. I came at 3:45pm on a Friday night and that’s exactly how long I waited for in line. I recommend going early morning during off hours to get in at a decent time. Aside from the waiting time, inside this pop-​up museum was absolutely beautiful! They bring you to 5 different interactive rooms focusing on different moods and feelings. Make sure to wear your 3D glasses for room 2 and 3 because I’ll create an illusion like you’re floating under water. There were a couple of rooms where they spray a light scent around the room too. Lastly, you can get your picture taken at the end and it’ll tell you what mood you’re in. It’s really up to you to determine if the wait is worth it or not. I personally think it was a cool experience. I do wish the experience was longer and if they didn’t rush you out of each room.

It would have been dope asf, if not for the 2 hour wait.
I’m not sure how this pop-​up (here till Dec 15^th) got so over hyped. I came here last night got here around 5:30. I was ironically optimistic haha because the line was moving steadily. They closed the line around 6:30, which is also when it relatively slowed down, but I was already there for over an hour so I didn’t want to give up.
Finally went it. They were letting groups of 20 – 25 go in at a time. We were greeted by a lady that gave us a brief introduction of the «museum.» The first room was Optimist. It was pretty, pink, sparkly — and needles to say crowded. The focus of the room was a pink prism/​crystal shaped sculpture that lights up and was fixed in the middle of the room. We were encouraged to not linger there for too long.
We moved on to the next room — Joyful. It’s green and looks like a forest of prisms from The Sims in the middle of hundreds of glow in the dark bracelets. lol It was pretty cool. I can’t deny that. It was probably one of the most interactive rooms. The walls were lined up with mirrors which gave us the illusion that the room was twice larger than it was. I could probably have spent a whole day in there, but again someone from the staff encouraged us to take a last pic then head to the next room.
The next room was blue, I forgot what it was called, but definitely fun. They had a light fixture that circled you and changed as you moved. Jumping around there was probably the most exciting thing I did yesterday.
The next room was pink. There were iPads in the middle of the room that you could drag your finger through and the lovely flower design moved with it. The room was small and just as heavily scented as the previous ones, but this one was lined with selfie ready mirrors lol
The last room was Calm, probably the most meh scented. That really didn’t smell like lavender and vanilla. The room was pretty and the floor was cushioned. People were told not to sit, but what else do you do when there’s a cushioned floor, huh? We were there for less than 5 min and the lady politely told us to snap our last pics again. Then we were guided to a white room where they had a table where you could smell the (mostly icky) scents again. Careful on that one. It really hits you in the face with the smell. It’s almost offensive to your nose. Optimist smells the best. They are also selling candles, so you don’t forget that this is sponsored by Glade, but they aren’t pushing you to buy them. lol There are photo booths, but the person working it didn’t care if I was going to look cute or not and just told me to look up and that some steps back. lol
This is not a museum. This is a «gallery» at it’s most pretentious. Coming here is surely a team effort. Haha Line up with a friend if you really want to check this out, so getting food and warm beverages is a simple task, and bathroom breaks are possible. It’s not worth it going alone.
In the museum of feelings, many feelings were ignored, but I can’t shake the feeling that this is only one of those artsy traps (pop-​ups) that even good old New Yorkers fall for from time to time.

3.5 stars
I am a fan of this exhibit. A bit over-​hyped in my opinion and not worth standing on line for more than an hour.
My friend and I got there roughly a half hour before the 9PM closing time and we waited on line for about 20 minutes. Come to find out we heard from others that there were people earlier in the day who stood there waiting 3+ hours, I kid you not! What the hell?
The museum itself is about a 15 – 20 minute or so run through. Each room has a different scent, visuals, and emotions/​feelings. As you pass through each phase, there are staff members directing you where to go and de-​briefing you on what you will experience in the next phase.
Nothing super spectacular or strikingly memorable, but its a different and cool experience. But like I said, definitely not worth waiting in line more than an hour for.

Sort of cool, but mostly a gimmick advertising shtick by Glade. There are some really cool elements and rooms, where it does get very trippy. I don’t want to spoil any of that for you. However, the line is MASSIVE. We went early on Saturday and waited an hour and a half. Luckily, the weather was awesome with a sunny 55 degree day. If it was any colder, night-​time or we had anywhere else to be, wouldn’t happen.
Don’t expect a lot. And if you’re deciding between doing this or another cool activity, you’ll probably be better off with that other thing (if the line is any more than an hour)

The Museum of Feelings is a free! pop-​up gallery of lights and aromatherapy behind Brookfield Place that is sponsored by Glade.
You get to walk through different rooms with mood lighting, kaleidoscopes of flowers and a ceiling full of fiber optic lights (the green forest).
All of which is pretty awesome.
How to ensure you will have a great time:
1) Pick a warm day to wait in line
2) Pick fun friends to stand with in line.
3) Expect to wait 1 – 2 hours in line
4) Be open to dancing in a room and swimming through fiber optics lights.
5) Pretend you are a fish in the fiber optic lights
6) Make sure you are not allergic to strong scents!
7) Really really enjoy taking selfies of yourself and friends in mood lighting
8) Keep your 3D glasses in room 2 and 3!
Enjoy!

When I first heard of this museum, I got excited since I like being a part of the experience. I thought it would be a fun afternoon activity.
Every room featured a new idea: Exhilarated, Invigorated, Joyful, Calm. The scents play a major part of the philosophy. You interact with lights: green hanging lights, strobe lights from the ceiling, pillow like rooms with soft pink lights. In every room the staff monitors visitors and tell them to move around. Much of the experience comes from lighting. In one room you can dance and the lights change with your every move.
This museum surrounds you with various types of Glade scents.
You get a chance to see your Glade «aura». I got ‘inspired’. It gives you an option to either print out your picture or send it via email. I never got my photo from the email.
We waited for 40 minutes to get into this museum. Go now before it closes.
Free.

The exhibit is interactive and it is a unique experience, however the waiting for an hour and 15minutes to go inside for a 10min walk-​through ruins the entire experience.
On a Tuesday evening, my friend and I made the line around 4:45pm and were not inside until 6pm. You can imagine the numbness my toes and hands felt after standing outside in the cold for this period of time. Once you are inside, it is warm and you will immediately feel better. The staff was amazing at guiding us through each room and keeping high spirits despite the amount of people that have gone through this exhibit previously. Bring your cameras and creativity bc there are awesome photo ops available.
If you are willing to wait a LONG time in the cold to enter this exhibit then by all means please do. Otherwise if you can not stand lines and will be miserable the entire wait time then the exhibit won’t be as fascinating when you experience it.

The Museum of Feelings sure got a lot of feelings out of me!
— CURIOUS: When my friend told me that there was a 4-​hour wait just to get inside on a Saturday, this peaked my curiosity. Is it really worth it for people to stand online?
— REGRET: Then I felt regret. Not because the exhibit wasn’t great but because my friends and I had actually complained that the line was «too long» the first time we tried — we didn’t know any better. Little did we know that the time we went the first week it opened on a Thursday at 12pm that the «long line» was actually the «short line» of a 20 — 30 minute wait. Sigh.
— EXCITED: Alas, I felt excited to figure out if all the hype is worth it. I rallied up my crew and had us meet as early as anyone was free. Unfortunately that was around 12pm on a Wednesday of the second week (i.e today). Once we got there, there was a 1 hour and 15 minute wait (you can ask the workers how long the wait will take. The line looked like a «J» when we got there.) At first, the line appeared to move pretty fast which helped provide fuel and help us stay patient.
— COLD: We were so close. However, after 40 minutes my friends had obligations they couldn’t ignore — so they had to ditch me; leaving me all alone to stand in the cold and wait.
— DETERMINED: BUT I WAS SOOO CLOSE! My friends told me to keep going and that I’m lucky that I happened to be free (and also I’m going out of town the last week this museum is open), so now I felt determined to make it inside!
— LUCKY: Lucky for me, I’ve met new people on line who kept me company!
— VICTORIOUS: I finally got in after an hour and 30 minute wait. Ay. But oh my goodness, to get out of the cold and into a space where your senses are heightened by warmth, bright lights, beautiful fragrant smells, and soothing sounds, made the anticipation worth it.
— — — — –OVERALL FEELINGS:
So what is this museum really about? It’s an interactive advertisement by Glade on their «emotion-​related» perfumes. The experience is entertaining and this spot is definitely a great photo-​opt for a new December profile pic.
Would I do it again? Yes!
Would I wait that long in line? No. It didn’t even take me 30 minutes to go through each room of the museum, but I did love the experience and am happy to say that I made it to the Museum of Feelings. Yippee ^_​^
What would I do differently? I’d probably stand in line at 10:30 because that’s my best bet of getting in within the hour or less. 30 min max if you’re actually in the first group of 20 — 25. Probably another 30 minute wait if you don’t.

The Museum of Feelings is a pop up museum outside of Brookfield place by the ice rink. I decided to go with my friend on Sunday morning. I misread the website and thought it opened at 10, so my friend got there at 10:15. It actually started at 11AM but I’m glad that I didn’t understand properly, because by the time I got there at 10:45 the line was approximately 3 – 4 hours long. Welcome to «giving away free things in New York City».
We waited for a half hour and entered the museum around 11:30. The museum only takes 10 – 15 minutes to walk through. There are five senses on display. Since there are already pictures on here, I will explain the rooms (if you want to be surprised, stop here!).
Each room has a «4D» sensory experience consisting mostly of smell, touch, and sight. The first room was a pink room called Optimism and none of us could figure out how to activate the feeling. See picture.
The second room was Joy and this was everyone’s favorite. It’s the green room (see picture).
Invigorated was a cool room, too. The more you run and move, the more your «halo» changes color and shape.
I can’t remember what feeling the next room was, but it was a kaleidoscope room where you could control how quickly the patterns changed. Made
me a little dizzy.
The last room was Calm and it was a lavender scent with smoke machines. The room itself was cool but it did us in. If you get headaches from strong candles and the like, this room is not your friend.
At the end of the walk through there’s a gift shop for Glade products and a free photo booth.
All in all, I thought this was a cool free activity. If I had waited any longer or had to pay for it I wouldn’t have been a happy camper, but I thought it was worth visiting.

What a great pop-​up museum!
My friend and I came around 645 on a Tuesday evening and ended up waiting in line for about 90 minutes. They actually cut off the line around 7:20 from what I remember, so it seems like 90 mins is normal for a weeknight.
The museum itself was amazing and I loved that it was free :-)
I don’t want to give anything else away, but pretty much Instagram will show you everything you need to know lol

Waited in line for 20 minutes– so that wasn’t too bad. I walked through the rooms and experienced the 4d experience for each mood represented. It was definitely an interesting time.
I wouldn’t have been satisfied if I waited in line longer though for that experience. There was a kaleidoscope room, a room filled with smoke, another room with lasers. It was pretty unique and definitely worth the price: free! :)

There will always been a line outside the door but the wait is sooooo worth it. Each room is just amazing. :SPOLIER ALERT: The best room is the joyful room you pop on these 3d glasses and you walk thru a forest themed room. I would assume this is what it feels like to take shrooms or acid. This place is so very artistic and I am going to go again. You don’t have to take a selfie while you are at the location tho there is a website where you can do this. Mine sadly was indifferent. But there are so many colors, sounds and scents. Then at the end of the walk-​though you can purchase the room smells. I really wish that this pop up show would last longer.
The only issue that you might come across is the fact that it is kinda hidden you have to go thru the brookfield place in order to find this place. The workers were very nice even the guard outside. Make sure to take as many photos as possible and bring positive people with you. I waited about 30mins to get in on a Wednesday night around 5pm. I suggest going in the earlier hours so that you can spend more time there.

Museum of Feelings?
More like Museum-of-wait-for-a-1-hour-line-in-the-blistering-cold-because-someone-decided-it-was-a-good-idea-to-have-a-popup-in-the-middle-of-winter-that-is-really-a-giant-advertisement-for-Glade-with-different-rooms-that-are-supposed-to-represent-different-«feelings”-even-though-it’s-basically-like-entering-an-Abercrombie-and-Fitch-as-the-heavily-scented-air-assaults-your-nostrils.

The Museum of Feelings is a great pop-​up ‘museum’, right outside of Brookfield Place.
They will be open 7 days a week until December 15, 2015.
It takes about 15 – 20 minutes to run through all the ‘feelings’.
It’s a sensorial exhibit, made and sponsored by Glade, for children and adults alike.
Each ‘feeling’ is represented by a different Glade scent, that they pump into separate rooms that is supposed to conjure up different feelings, such as ‘joy’ and ‘calm’.
It’s a great photo-​taking opp.
They allow groups of 20 to enter every 5 minutes.
At the end of the exhibit, you can take a photo that they email and print out for you.
You can also buy Glade candles.
They allow dogs.
And this pop-​up is perfect for children.

Glad for Glade! The Museum of Feelings was simply a JOY to visit! I came here on Black Friday hoping that everyone would be shopping but I was wrong… the line only piled with time. I recommend coming right when they open or during the weekday for a smaller crowd & a better overall experience of the exhibit.
The exhibit is located in Battery Park, next to Brookfield Place. The white pop-​up tent (where the exhibit is) is definitely hard to miss. The exterior is surrounded with light tubes gleaming with colored light — the color displayed reflects the feeling of NY and corresponds to the biometric data pulled from social media and RT data of NYers. How this data is collected, I do not know. Invasion of privacy? Maybe just a tad, but let’s just let it slide, for «art». During my visit, New York was emitting exhilaration. With a slightly more pink/​magenta tinge, the feeling implicated could easily have been ambiguous for optimism. Anyway, my wait time getting in was about 1 hour. It would have gone by much slower if I didn’t have a novel in hand.
Anyway, each installation you visit is supposed to evoke a different feeling. The whole concept and point is to turn your emotions into art. You touch, feel, play, listen, imagine, and breathe to interact with each room and in turn, those interactions are supposed to evoke a different emotion. From walking through an enchanted sparkling forest of your imagination to turning on your inner kaleidoscope and capturing serenity in a vanilla-​lavender room of fuzzy goodness, the exhibition is original, unique, and utterly charming.
Are you curious as to what optimism, joy, invigoration, and exhilaration smell like? Well you can find out here (and buy a candle with that smell as a souvenir if you please). Are you wondering what the sparkling forest (my favorite room) I am talking about is? You can find out here!
The Museum of Feelings is definitely one to visit. Come with your family or friends, EVEN alone! As it is a pop-​up, it’ll only be in Battery Park from November 24^th — December 15^th so please, do yourself a favor and experience this fun and once in a lifetime interactive exhibit. Turn what you touch, feel, smell, hear, and imagine into art! You won’t regret it (:
P. S. There’s a long line at the last installation (where the smell lab is) because of the MoodLens selfie which turns your average joe selfie into an emotional portrait… it’s interesting and supposedly changes to reflect feelings based on weather, biometric data, and social sentiment but I 1) thought it was weird to be taking a huge selfie with tons of people waiting behind me and 2) you can take the MoodLens selfie yourself on the website here:
Skip the line. You’re welcome.