Museum of Illusions, Science museum in Via Merulana, Rome, Italy.
The Museum of Illusions contains seventy interactive installations that challenge visual perception through optical tricks and sensory experiments.
The Museum of Illusions in Rome opened its doors on November 12, 2022, becoming the thirty-eighth museum of the international chain worldwide.
The museum installations guide visitors through an educational journey that combines scientific principles, mathematics, and physics with the understanding of optical illusions.
The museum welcomes visitors Monday through Thursday from 10:00 to 20:30 and Friday through Sunday from 10:00 to 21:00 with mandatory reservations on weekends.
The Ames Room allows visitors to appear simultaneously giant or tiny, while the Vortex Tunnel creates a sensation of complete spatial rotation.
Location: Rome
Address: Via Merulana, 17, 00185 Roma RM 00185
Opening Hours: Monday-Thursday 10:00-20:30, Friday-Sunday 10:00-21:00; Holidays off
Phone: +390645429340
Email: info@moiroma.it
Website: https://moiroma.it
GPS coordinates: 41.89623,12.49972
Latest update: March 12, 2025 21:10
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