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Museum of Illusions Athens
Optical illusions
Rooms and installations that trick the eye, in the heart of Monastiraki: made for photos.
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About Museum of Illusions Athens
A few steps from Monastiraki Square, the Athens branch of the Museum of Illusions is a sequence of illusion rooms, installations and images where nothing is quite as it seems. Visitors ask most for the big-and-small room and the giant chair, which make for the funniest photos. It works for all ages, opens every day from 11am to 8pm (last entry 7pm) and closes only on Easter Sunday. Our advice: come early or late in the day, and bring a phone with plenty of storage.
Our take
- Open every day, central
- Illusion rooms made for photos
- Good for rainy afternoons
- Address
- Astiggos 12, Monastiraki 10555
Monastiraki, Athens - Phone & reservations
- +30 210 220 1610
- Website
- athens.museumofillusions.gr
- @museumofillusions_athens
- Price guide
- €€ (experiences price guide)
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Museum of Illusions Athens before you go.
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