Look twice: your eyes can trick you

Optical Illusions

Discover images, shapes, colours and reflections that challenge the way you see the world. Some figures will appear to move, others will seem to change size, and some will make your brain interpret something completely different from reality.

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You won’t believe your eyes!

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Enter the fascinating world of illusions!

In our optical illusions, nothing is as simple as it seems. Look closely and discover how light, colour, perspective and movement can trick your senses.

Explore our Holograms, find two images in one with Rubin’s Vase, watch figures that appear to move, and test your perception with surprising illusions such as the Ponzo illusion, Müller-Lyer, Jastrow and Zöllner.

  • Holograms

    Discover three-dimensional images that appear to float before your eyes, appear, disappear or transform depending on how you look at them. Move closer and see how light can create surprising figures that seem to escape from the frame.

    Holograms

    Discover three-dimensional images that appear to float before your eyes, appear, disappear or transform depending on how you look at them. Move closer and see how light can create surprising figures that seem to escape from the frame.

  • Rubin’s Vase

    What do you see first: a vase or two faces looking at each other? Take a closer look at this famous illusion and discover how your brain can switch interpretations, even though the image remains exactly the same.

    Rubin’s Vase

    What do you see first: a vase or two faces looking at each other? Take a closer look at this famous illusion and discover how your brain can switch interpretations, even though the image remains exactly the same.

  • Moving Image

    Although the image is still, your eyes will make it seem as though it is moving before you. Focus your gaze, change your viewpoint and discover how patterns and colours can create a surprising sense of motion.

    Moving Image

    Although the image is still, your eyes will make it seem as though it is moving before you. Focus your gaze, change your viewpoint and discover how patterns and colours can create a surprising sense of motion.

  • Müller-Lyer Illusion

    Are these two lines really different? See how simple shapes placed at their ends can make two identical lines appear to have different lengths. A classic illusion that shows how your eyes do not always measure what is in front of them accurately.

    Müller-Lyer Illusion

    Are these two lines really different? See how simple shapes placed at their ends can make two identical lines appear to have different lengths. A classic illusion that shows how your eyes do not always measure what is in front of them accurately.

  • Stroop Effect

    Can you say the colour without being tricked by the word? Test your concentration in an illusion where reading and colour perception compete in your brain. It seems simple, but it can be much harder than you imagine.

    Stroop Effect

    Can you say the colour without being tricked by the word? Test your concentration in an illusion where reading and colour perception compete in your brain. It seems simple, but it can be much harder than you imagine.

  • Ponzo Illusion

    Two identical figures can appear to be different sizes when placed in a setting that suggests depth. Discover how perspective can trick your brain and make you interpret an image in an unexpected way.

    Ponzo Illusion

    Two identical figures can appear to be different sizes when placed in a setting that suggests depth. Discover how perspective can trick your brain and make you interpret an image in an unexpected way.

WHAT OUR VISITORS SAY:

  • “We thought we were only going to look at images, but we ended up questioning everything we saw. Very surprising”

  • “We loved the holograms and the moving images. It’s incredible how your eyes can trick you.”

  • “A really fun experience to discover as a family. The kids couldn’t stop trying to understand each illusion and visual effect.”

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ENTER THE FASCINATING WORLD OF ILLUSIONS! ENTER THE FASCINATING WORLD OF ILLUSIONS!

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