Shoppers at the King of Prussia Mall their spiritual sides at the new mini Van Gogh Museum located, as befits great art, between the upscale icons Lord & Taylor and Neiman Marcus.

The museum features full-sized, three-dimensional replicas of nine of the Dutch master’s most famous paintings, writes Ellie Silverman at philly.com .

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The exhibition starts Friday and runs  for the next eight weeks. Visitors can walk through, sit and admire the artwork and, just as in most museums, buy souvenirs while passing through a gift shop before exiting.

This exhibit is one example of how the King of Prussia Mall hopes to provide an experience people can’t find elsewhere — whether that be online or in other shopping areas — as retailers redouble efforts to draw consumers to the mall.

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