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Museum of Illusions
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Last updated date : 07/02/2025
Enter the fascinating world of illusion where all the senses are turned upside down and nothing seems to be quite what it is...
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The Lyon Museum of Illusions
Housed in Lyon’s Grand Hôtel-Dieu building since 2021, the Musée de l'Illusion (Museum of Illusions) will immerse you in a fascinating world that plays with your senses. With your friends or children, try to discover why our eyes perceive things that our brains are unable to comprehend. And make the most of your visit to take some unsettling photos of your experience!
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The Museum of Illusions: an extraordinary place!
The Museum of Illusions leads visitors into a disorienting world. With holograms, kaleidoscopes, visual brainteasers, distorting mirrors, illusion games, puzzles and multidimensional spaces, you may lose your bearings. Enjoy this incredible experience where optical illusions reign supreme.
As you move from room to room along the amazing trail, your body, senses, eyes and brain will be turned upside down!
In this fun and immersive world, which will test your powers of observation, you can learn lots of fascinating things about the workings of your brain, vision and perception.
Spaces to test and shake up your mind
It is necessary to be daring to penetrate the three-dimensional universe created by the Vortex Tunnel, because under its stable and flat appearance, this illusion slows down the movement and makes lose the reference marks.
The Infinity Room puts the visitor to the test, as he must try to resist the laws of gravity, while the Hall of Mirrors distorts the reflections, amusing but disturbing...
The room of enigmas and its puzzles, will challenge the most lively brains for a playful moment.
The museum’s plus point: Perception and little grey cells are at the feast because the Museum of Illusion is also a space where learning is the main part. Each animation is accompanied by a rational and scientific explanation that sheds light on the functioning of the brain, and reminds us that what is perceived of the world is often only an illusion!
Our tip: make sure you bring a camera with you, with a full battery and empty memory, so you can have loads of fun taking amazing pictures!
Experience something out of this world!
Offer
Discount with the LCC
Show your Lyon City Card at the ticket office to get a discounted admission to the museum.
An offer not to be missed!