Museum of Illusions

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A museum of illusions is an adventure museum in the tradition of the laughter cabinet . The concept was developed by the Croatian Museum of Illusions group founded by Roko Živković and Tomislav Pamuković . Museums of Illusions are located in North America , Asia and Europe (as of 2020). The underlying business model for the founding of museums is franchising . Founders Roko Živković and Tomislav Pamuković opened the first Museum of Illusions in 2015 in Zagreb . In 2020 there will be more than 20 Museums of Illusions in different cities and countries.

exhibition

The museum visitors experience optical illusions . Part of the interactive exhibition include holograms , stereograms , a rotated and an Ames room , a vortex tunnel and dilemma games . The museums of illusions are aimed at adults, young people and children with their exhibits . “Trying out and taking photos are expressly allowed” in the museums.

Locations

Five years after the founding of the first, the museums can be found in China ( Shanghai ), Germany ( Berlin / Hamburg ), France ( Paris ), Georgia ( Tbilisi ), Greece ( Athens ), Canada ( Toronto ), Qatar ( Doha ), Croatia ( Zagreb / Zadar ), Malaysia ( Kuala Lumpur ), Austria ( Vienna ), Oman ( Muscat ), Serbia ( Belgrade ), Slovenia ( Ljubljana ), South Korea ( Busan ), Turkey ( Istanbul ), the United Arab Emirates ( Dubai ) and the United States ( Dallas , Kansas City (Kansas) , New York City ). Further branches are planned (as of 2020). The museums of illusions have a uniform appearance . Visitors will find 40 to 80 exhibits at the individual locations.

2015

Zagreb, Croatia

In 2015, Zagreb, Ilica 72, opened the first Museum of Illusions with more than 70 exhibits.

2016

Ljubljana, Slovenia

In 2016, a Museum of Illusions was opened in Ljubljana, Kongresni trg 13. It has around 40 exhibits.

Zadar, Croatia

The Museum of Illusions in Zadar, Poljana Zemaljskog Odbora 2, opened in 2016. It holds around 70 exhibits.

2017

Vienna, Austria

The Museum of Illusions in Vienna, which opened in 2017 at Wallnerstraße 4, is showing more than 70 exhibits. It is the fourth branch of the Museum of Illusions group .

Muscat, Oman

In the Muscat Grand Mall, the Museum of Illusions in Muscat opened in 2017 with over 70 exhibits.

2018

Athens, Greece

The Museum of Illusions in Athens, Ermou 119, founded in 2018, shows more than 80 exhibits.

Belgrade, Serbia

The Museum of Illusions in Belgrade, Nušićeva 11, has had more than 70 exhibits ready for visitors since 2018.

Berlin, Germany

At Alexanderplatz in Mitte , Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 9, was opened in August 2018 over 80 tangible illusions the Museum of illusions in Berlin. The Berlin Museum of Illusions is called Illuseum .

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

In 2018 the Museum of Illusions in Dubai, Al Seef opened with more than 80 exhibits.

Hamburg, Germany

On October 19, 2018, the Museum of Illusions opened its doors in Hamburg's old town , Lilienstraße 14-16. About 50 exhibits are presented on approx. 400 square meters in Hamburg.

Kansas City (Kansas), United States

As of 2018, Kansas City, 30 W Pershing Rd, has a Museum of Illusions.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

In Kuala Lumpur, 101 Jalan Bukit Bintang, the Museum of Illusions has been represented with more than 70 exhibits since 2018.

New York, United States

70 exhibits have been available for visitors to interact with at the Museum of Illusions in New York, 77 8th Avenue, since September 2018.

Toronto, Canada

Since 2018, visitors have been able to try out 70 exhibits in the Museum of Illusions in Toronto, 132 Front Street East, on an area of ​​4700 square meters.

2019

Dallas, United States

In Dallas, 701 Ross Ave, the Museum of Illusions has presented 70 exhibits since 2019.

Doha, Qatar

Located in The Gate Mall, the Museum of Illusions in Doha opened in September 2019. The descriptions of the individual exhibits in the museum in Qatar can also be read there in Braille in order to support the integration of people with disabilities. The museum has 70 exhibits.

Istanbul, Turkey

The Museum of Illusions in Istanbul, Istiklal, has existed since July 2019. 60 illusions are offered to visitors in the museum in Istanbul.

Paris, France

In Paris, 98 Rue Saint-Denis, the Museum of Illusions opened in December 2019. It offers 70 illusions to its visitors.

Shanghai, China

In 2019, Shanghai Museum of Illusions, No. 168 Jiujiang Road, opened. The museum has more than 80 exhibits.

Tbilisi, Georgia

The Museum of Illusions in Tbilisi, Betlemi St 10, which opened in 2019, shows over 70 exhibits.

2020

Busan, South Korea

The Museum of Illusions in Busan, Biff Hill 1F, Suyeonggangbyeon-daero 120, Haeundae-gu opened in 2020.

reception

The journalist Irene Altenmüller describes the Hamburg museum for the NDR as "fun for the senses" . Meggie Hoegler describes the museum in TORONTO LIFE as a " funhouse " . In an article for the Hamburger Abendblatt , Elisabeth Jessen speaks of an attraction in relation to the museum .

Web links

Commons : Museum of Illusions Ljubljana  - Pictures from the museum in Ljubljana

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The object of the company of the Museum-der-Illusionen-Gruppe is according to the website of the Museum der Illusionen in Vienna (as of April 22, 2020): "Exhibition of illusions of all kinds: for example, pictures, sculptures, art installations, light plays, rooms with perceptual illusions [ ,] Running a museum ” .
  2. ↑ Elisabeth Jessen: New Attraction: Inverted World in the Museum of Illusions , accessed on April 23, 2020.
  3. ↑ Grossmann & Berger arranges a location for Museum der Illusionen in the city , accessed on April 22, 2020.
  4. ↑ Hamburg insider tip , accessed on April 22, 2020.
  5. ↑ Exhibitions , accessed on April 22, 2020.
  6. ↑ Irene Altenmüller: A museum in which the senses go crazy , accessed on April 22, 2020.
  7. ↑ Elisabeth Jessen: New Attraction: Inverted World in the Museum of Illusions , accessed on April 23, 2020.
  8. ↑ MUSEUMS , accessed April 24, 2020.
  9. ↑ OPENING SOON , accessed on May 1, 2020.
  10. ↑ Jolanda Roskosch: In the Museum of Illusions , accessed on April 22, 2020.
  11. ^ Website of the museum in Zagreb , accessed April 23, 2020.
  12. ↑ Annika Seger: Crazy Rooms in the Museum of Illusions in Zagreb , accessed on April 23, 2020.
  13. ↑ Alex Butler: A Museum of Illusions has opened in Ljubljana, Slovenia , accessed on May 1, 2020.
  14. ^ Website of the Museum in Ljubljana , accessed on May 1, 2020.
  15. ↑ The House of Illusions , accessed May 1, 2020.
  16. ^ Website of the museum in Zadar , accessed on April 23, 2020.
  17. ↑ Stefan Loose: Croatia Guide , accessed on April 23, 2020.
  18. ^ Museum of Illusions , accessed on May 2, 2020.
  19. ^ Website of the Museum in Vienna , accessed on April 23, 2020.
  20. ↑ Michael Simmer: Vienna: New Perspectives in the Museum of Illusions , accessed on April 23, 2020.
  21. ↑ Muscat Museum website , accessed May 1, 2020.
  22. ↑ Juan in Oman: The Museum of Illusions is now open at MGM and we're giving away 15 free adult tickets , accessed May 1, 2020.
  23. ^ Museum of Illusions in Athens , accessed April 26, 2020.
  24. ↑ Museum of Illusions Athens , accessed April 26, 2020.
  25. ^ Website of the Museum in Athens , accessed April 26, 2020.
  26. ^ Website of the Museum in Belgrade , accessed April 27, 2020.
  27. ↑ Dragana Kostica: What can you do in the first Museum of Illusions in Serbia? , accessed on April 27, 2020.
  28. ^ Website of the Museum in Berlin , accessed on April 23, 2020.
  29. ↑ Jolanda Roskosch: In the Museum of Illusions , accessed on April 22, 2020.
  30. ↑ Illuseum , accessed on 22 April 2020th
  31. ^ Website of the museum in Dubai , accessed April 30, 2020.
  32. ↑ , Museum of Illusion , accessed April 30, 2020.
  33. ↑ Leah Simpson: A Look Inside Dubai's Museum of Illusions , accessed May 2, 2020.
  34. ^ Website of the museum in Hamburg , accessed on April 23, 2020.
  35. ^ Museum of Illusions. The new adventure exhibition in the city of Hamburg , accessed on April 22, 2020.
  36. ↑ Elisabeth Jessen: New Attraction: Inverted World in the Museum of Illusions , accessed on April 23, 2020.
  37. ↑ Best Interactive Museum Ever! , accessed April 30, 2020.
  38. ↑ Kansas City Museum website , accessed April 30, 2020.
  39. ^ Website of the Kuala Lumpur Museum , accessed May 1, 2020.
  40. ↑ Eris: Asia's First Museum Of Illusions Opens In Kuala Lumpur , accessed May 1, 2020.
  41. ^ Website of the Museum in New York , accessed May 1, 2020.
  42. ^ Museum of Illusions in New York: All the information! , accessed on May 1, 2020.
  43. ↑ Toronto Museum website , accessed May 1, 2020.
  44. ↑ Meggie Hoegler: In Toronto's new Museum of Illusions, an instagrammable funhouse made of infinite mirrors and rotating vortices , accessed on May 1, 2020.
  45. ↑ Dallas Getting a Museum of Illusions , accessed April 30, 2020.
  46. ^ Museum of Illusions Dallas - May 1st , accessed April 28, 2020.
  47. ↑ Dallas Museum website , accessed April 28, 2020.
  48. ^ Website of the Museum in Doha , accessed April 28, 2020.
  49. ↑ Accessible Qatar supports the Museum of Illusion to make people with disabilities more inclusive , accessed April 28, 2020.
  50. ^ Museum of Illusions Doha , accessed May 2, 2020.
  51. ^ Website of the Museum in Istanbul , accessed April 25, 2020.
  52. ↑ Presentation , accessed on May 2, 2020.
  53. ^ Website of the Museum in Paris , accessed April 29, 2020.
  54. ^ Clotilde B .: The Museum of Illusions opens in Paris , accessed on April 29, 2020.
  55. ^ Croatian Museum of Illusions opens in Shanghai , accessed May 1, 2020.
  56. ^ Website of the Shanghai Museum , accessed May 1, 2020.
  57. ↑ A world of illusions to excite all ages , accessed May 1, 2020.
  58. ^ Website of the museum in Tbilisi , accessed on May 1, 2020.
  59. ↑ Mariam Merabishvili: Illusion Museum opened in Tbilisi , accessed on May 1, 2020.
  60. ↑ Jey: What does a museum have? # 2: Museum of Illusions , accessed April 28, 2020.
  61. ^ Website of the Museum in Busan , accessed April 28, 2020.
  62. ↑ Irene Altenmüller: A museum in which the senses go crazy (publisher = NDR) December 23, 2019. Accessed April 22, 2020.
  63. ↑ Meggie Hoegler: In Toronto's new Museum of Illusions, an instagrammable funhouse made of infinite mirrors and rotating vortices , accessed on May 1, 2020.
  64. ↑ Elisabeth Jessen: New Attraction: Inverted World in the Museum of Illusions , accessed on April 23, 2020.