Museum of Optical Illusion

Do you know how you can use an area of ​​1 square kilometer right in the heart of the capital with benefit and creativity? Do not get lost in ideas and conjectures, we will prompt – organize a unique, entertaining and educational museum of Optical Illusions. Within the walls of this institution, everything is possible without exaggeration, if you don’t know what to do with your day off, how to surprise a girl and please the kids – come to the Arbat. Enough impressions for six months guaranteed!

Where is located: Maly Nikolopeskovskiy per., 4, st. metro station "Arbatskaya", "Smolenskaya"

Opening hours: from 11.30 am to 11.30 pm daily, admission price for adults is 350 rubles, discounts are possible for preferential groups (check at the  entrance)

Object Features:

In the summer of 2014, 25 talented creatives combined their imagination and efforts to create a unique interactive 3D world that every museum visitor can become a resident of. Joy, horror, sadness, surprise, fear, love – these were the main ideas of the voluminous, living expositions of the museum. 

Thanks to volumetric expositions, you can move to the sinking Titanic, find yourself in the pool of the Amazon among bloodthirsty crocodiles, or be transported to the fantastic and terrible world of bloodthirsty zombies and evil giants. And most importantly: on the territory of this museum you can and should touch, feel, pull, pull, photograph and shoot! Just imagine what kind of posts you will decorate your gallery – friends will be jealous. 

Things to do:

The doors of the Museum of Optical Illusions are open to everyone over three years old. It is recommended to come here with at least three people. Why? Because some expositions require the participation of two characters. Well, the third will fix it all on camera! Nobody gets bored here. Serious people will be able to have tea with the American president and talk to the great leader Lenin – True, he is engaged in serious correspondence. Kids are waiting for exciting adventures with funny inhabitants of the underwater kingdom and other cartoon characters. Lovers of flora and fauna can freely wander through the jungle, mountains and forests in search of exotic adventures. Fashionistas can visit a beauty salon for giants, and gourmets – sit on a large plate between a delicious steak and french fries. 

What else is unique about this place – nothing is hidden here. If you wish, you can watch how incredible three-dimensional drawings are created and come to life. It's all about the play of light and shadow, one movement, a change of angle – and you have already found yourself in the jaws of an ogre or on the back of a giant butterfly. How to stand up and where to look are indicated by special signs and islands on the floor and walls of the halls. Isn't that amazing? 

We draw the attention of visitors to the fact that the expositions of the museum are constantly updated. So if you have already been lucky enough to visit this incredibly fun place, you can safely come again next month – there will definitely be a lot of new and interesting things.