Museum of Illusions, Interactive science museum in Monastiraki, Greece.
The Museum of Illusions in Athens occupies a two-story building filled with optical illusions and visual tricks spread throughout multiple rooms. The space also features interactive games and puzzles that visitors can try and explore hands-on.
The building originally served as an inn during the 1800s before being converted into this museum in 2018. This change allowed modern exhibits to operate within a historic structure.
The place demonstrates how our brains interpret what we see in ways that can be surprising and sometimes misleading. Walking through the rooms, visitors discover tricks that reveal how perception works in everyday life.
The museum operates with extended daily hours, making it easy to visit at your own pace. There is also a play area and a shop on-site where you can spend extra time.
One interesting aspect is a dedicated puzzle section that offers challenging spatial and logical problems for visitors to solve. This area challenges people in a completely different way than the visual tricks elsewhere in the building.
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