Museum of Illusions, Interactive museum in Chanakya Puri, India
Description
The Museum of Illusions presents an interactive museum in Chanakya Puri Tehsil featuring optical exhibits, mirror arrangements, and holographic setups designed to alter perception. The rooms are divided into thematic zones, with each zone emphasizing a different aspect of sensory distortion through scientific principles.
History
The New Delhi location joined a network of illusion museums that began in Zagreb in 2015 and later expanded to other countries. The concept spread quickly across cities worldwide to bring visual science into leisure facilities.
Culture
The presentation format combines brain research with playful installations, allowing guests to grasp how eyes and brain work together. Children and adults participate equally in experiments that reveal how quickly vision can be deceived.
Practical
Visitors can book guided tours or walk through the exhibits independently, with many installations allowing direct participation. School groups and larger parties receive specialized programs tailored to specific age ranges or learning focuses.
Did you know?
The Ames Room demonstration creates an optical effect where people appear to change size when moving from one corner to another. The distorted geometry of the room tricks the brain so that two people take on different proportions, even though the distance between them remains unchanged.
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