The Museum of Illusions in Vienna is an experiential museum suitable for children and adults, featuring a variety of interactive and educational activities. You can walk through the museum’s exhibits and be amazed time and again by the different tricks and illusions. It’s a wonderful place to take funny and strange photos that will serve as a great souvenir from your trip to Vienna – don’t forget to bring a camera! This museum is fun and educational, where you can learn about vision, perception, and the human brain.
Purchase an online entry ticket for the Museum of Illusions
Get a glimpse of the exhibits at the Museum of Illusions:
What’s in the museum?
- The True Mirror: Mirrors can be deceiving. Are you sure that what you see in the mirror is how others see you? In this exhibit, you can see for the first time how you truly look!
- Stereogram: A stereogram is a picture within a picture. This exhibit features images that contain 3D objects. You can only see them if you stand very, very close until your nose touches the picture. Only then will the image within the image be revealed to you.
- The Tilted Room: Ready to drastically change your perception of the world? The Tilted Room will make you look at the world from a different angle. Take funny and creative photos—the sky’s the limit.
- The Ames Room (Dwarf and Giant Room): On one side of the room, you’ll feel like a giant, and just a few meters away, you’ll feel like a dwarf! In this room, you can truly feel yourself shrinking or growing at lightning speed. It’s a great room for funny pictures.
- The Vortex Tunnel: This room will make you lose your grip and get sucked into a vortex of illusions. Is the room spinning, or are you just imagining it… you’ll have to find out for yourself.
- The Infinity Room: The room that never ends. A room of mirrors where you can see yourself an infinite number of times!
- Head on a Platter: Have you ever, in your wildest dreams, imagined your head being served on a platter? Even if you haven’t… now you can try and see if it’s really possible. Don’t worry, we tried it, and it doesn’t hurt at all.
- The Chair Illusion: The human brain can sometimes give us a real headache. What is considered big and what is considered small? In this room, you probably won’t be so sure anymore.
- Holograms: Impressive 3D images depicting human evolution.
These are just a few of the exhibits and activities in the museum! There are many more interesting things to discover. Here are a few more details to get you ready for your visit:
Essential Information for Visiting the Museum of Illusions
The museum is not large, so a one-hour visit is definitely enough to experience it all.
Please note: Don’t forget to bring your camera or smartphone. All the fun is in taking funny and special pictures.
Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Saturday, Sunday, and holidays from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
Admission Cost:
- Adult: €16
- Child (5-8): €12
- Student, Senior: €14
- Child under 4: Free
Purchase an online entry ticket for the Museum of Illusions
Address:
Wallnerstraße 4
How to get there?
The museum is a 2-minute walk from the Herrengasse underground station. The orange line (U3) stops at this station.
Map:
What can you do after visiting the Museum of Illusions?
Since you are in Vienna’s first district, there is no shortage of excellent attractions you can continue to. The first district has about 14 recommended attractions. You can read about them in the article we prepared on recommended attractions in central Vienna
If you’ve already been to most of the attractions, you can stop for a meal or coffee at one of the famous spots like Café Central, the typical Viennese coffee house Café Hawelka, or Zum Schwarzen Kameel. If these places don’t appeal to you, we have prepared a comprehensive list of recommended cafés in Vienna. For general recommendations for a visit to Vienna, you can check out our comprehensive guide to Vienna.
