Museo de las ilusiones

The Museo de las Ilusiones is an interactive museum in Madrid featuring optical illusions, visual paradoxes, and perception-based experiments. The exhibition spreads across several rooms where visitors can explore mathematical puzzles and test how their senses respond to carefully designed visual tricks.

The museum opened in Madrid in 2020 as part of an international network of illusion museums. Its arrival brought scientific understanding of visual perception to Spain's capital.

The museum brings together art and science to explore how human perception works. Visitors can experience firsthand how their brains process visual information and encounter the surprising moments when they are fooled.

The museum sits near Plaza Mayor and stays open daily until 10 PM. Families and student groups can take advantage of special rates.

Inside the museum's rooms, visitors encounter impossible scenes where water appears to flow upward and people seem to shrink or grow depending on where they stand. These effects come from carefully placed mirrors and perspective tricks.

Location: Madrid

Address: Calle del Dr Cortezo, 8, Centro, 28012 Madrid

Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 10:00-22:00; Saturday-Sunday 09:30-22:00

Website: https://museumofillusions.es

GPS coordinates: 40.41325,-3.70392

Latest update: December 8, 2025 19:51