Dubai in all its resplendence is nothing short of an illusion; more often than none, you’ll gaze at the sights and never really believe your eye. Adding on to its exhaustive list of wonders, the city welcomes the Dubai Museum of Illusions. An extension of the international museum chain that first debuted in Zagreb, Croatia in 2015, the Dubai edition is the biggest one to date with 80-plus interactive exhibits. The enchanting world of illusions is designed to trick your minds, challenge your senses, fuel your imagination, educate you and thoroughly confuse you as nothing is what it seems.
Why Visit Dubai Museum of Illusions?
We would repeat ourselves, ‘nothing is what it seems’ and why should it be, when a team of highly skilled architects and designers from Croatia have used their skill sets along with science, mathematics, biology, and psychology to precisely fool your eye and brain.
The exhibit developed falls under three categories, Master Illusions, Grand Illusions, and Optical Illusions. Designed to be enjoyed by all age groups, the museum allows the visitors to become part of the exhibits and click tons of pictures. The interactive exhibits are entertaining and educational as they push you to discover the science behind them.
The 450 square meter venue includes attraction such as the Vortex Tunnel, the Chair Illusion, gravity-defying slanted room, the Infinity Room, and the Ames room. Unlike anything that currently exhibits in Dubai or elsewhere the Dubai Museum of Illusions is a must-watch albeit perplexing treat for the locals and the visitors.
Top Museum of Illusion Exhibits
Optical Illusions
The walls of the Museum carries a collection of bewildering images using color, light, and patterns that will trick your eyes into playing tricks with your brain. Just stare at them for 30 seconds or less and you will see things moving, shrinking, disappearing and what not.
Photo Illusions
At least once in our lifetime, we all are guilty of clicking illusionistic pictures such as pinching the top of the Eiffel tower. Dubai Museum of illusions offers an innumerable guilt free and envy-worthy pictures of you levitating, shrinking or over-sizing in Alice in Wonderland style.
The Mirage
You can’t visit the desert and miss one of its most famous phenomena the Mirage. Though this is within the confines of the museum, the principle is the same. The projected object will look and feel like a real 3D object, even after you try and grab it and catch nothing..
Stereogram
A stereogram is a picture within a picture. The three-dimensional image puzzle has a hidden 3D object inside each of the unusual looking 2D picture. You can only discover the 3D image if viewed correctly. It might take an attempt or two to figure out what is hidden in those pictures.
Head on the platter
An illusion so brilliantly created that even when you know where is the rest of the body is hidden, it still comes as a surprise seeing just ahead on the platter. Imagine yourself as the magicians muse and surrender your head for a very cool headshot.
The Chair Illusion
Inspired by the psychologist Jean Beuchet chair illusion, it lets you explore the laws of perception by playing with your sense of proportion and perspective. In simpler words, click from the right angle and take home a brilliantly puzzling photo illusion that features a tiny you sitting on a chair.
Ames Room
This picturesque yet ordinary looking room is masterly distorted to create an astounding visual illusion. Depending on which corner of the room you choose to stand on, you’ll either be a giant or a dwarf. Your respective size will either grow or shrink as you move back or forth.
Anti-gravity Room
This room masterfully defies all laws of physics as the balls roll upwards and water flows uphill. In fact, you will be not able to comprehend whether you are standing on a flat or on a slanted surface. Even if you guess the trick behind it, you’ll be tricked by this room.
Know Before Visiting Dubai Museum of Illusions
Dubai Museum of Illusions Timings & Details
- Sunday to Wednesday: 10 am – 10 pm,
Thursday to Saturday: 10 am – midnight - Location
Museum of Illusions, Al Raqi Recreation Halls LLC, Al Seef, Dubai Creek, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Getting There
A cab can easily take you to Dubai Museum of Illusion. Al Seef is easily reachable, with Al Fahidi or BurJuman metro stations and can take a taxi to the Museum. In addition, abra and water taxi services could also be availed.
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