Trick Eye Museum Singapore, Singapore

One of the most popular attractions in Singapore City the Trick Eye Museum is a unique gallery franchise that allows one to experience paintings and installations as live action through the use of optical illusion. The museum is separated into six zones by themes, each zone containing artwork and optical illusion tricks adhering to their respective themes.

Unlike most museums, the regular warnings of “no photography” or “no touching” are not issued against visitors in the Trick Eye Museum. If you're planning a visit, consider checking out our Singapore tour package for an immersive journey through the city's vibrant culture and attractions.

Spectators are allowed to feel through the exhibits that demand all five senses to be used in order to fully experience the illusion tricks. This unique experience is made even better through the museum’s newly launched XR app, that transforms the static experience of art-browsing into a fairly dynamic one.

This XR App is an augmented reality app, which, when kept on video mode, would create a live digital version of the paintings viewed throughout- one can experience the live underwater creatures swimming about in the Mermaid exhibit, or experience the melting lava in the Trick World installations.

The Trick Eye Museum primarily offers a fantastic setting for imaginative photo shoots that would be out-of-the-box and fun to experience. Their world of illusion stretches from climbing into life-sized versions of paintings by famous artists, such as Van Gogh's Starry Night, to giant props that can be posed with, to completely immersive exhibits in the Fairy tale or Fantasy zone, where spectators get a chance to enter into the world of magic.

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• With 80 optical illusion paintings and installations, you can trick and be tricked
• Boundaries do not exist! You can explore the exhibits, interact with the characters and become the focus of the art on display by crawling inside them or standing on them
• Enjoy a large connection of artwork in six themed zones
• Augmented Reality technology immerses you in the illusion-only place in Singapore where you will find optical illusion artworks.
• It has 6 zones for unlimited fun and each zone is different from the other so explore all zones for an offbeat experience.

By Bus: You can take any bus- RWS8, 188R, 963R.

By MRT: Take an MRT ride from Harbourfront (NE1/CC29) to the destination.

Sentosa Express: From the Waterfront Station, take a ride to reach the place.

The best time to explore the Tricky Eye Museum is during the morning hours when the crowd is less. Also, around this time, you can enjoy photography without much crowd, hence making it easy for you to get different views of optical illusions.

Here is the list of best Places to Visit near the Trick Eye Museum

1. S.E.A Aquarium: A part of the Sentosa Resort World, the S.E.A Aquarium houses nearly ten thousand marine animals of nearly 80 species. The open habitat features walk-through corridors with open windows showcasing various animals.

The museum also offers fun experiences such as dome-shaped caves that allows the spectator to go closer into the aquarium, or the Open Ocean habitat that allows one to doze off amidst the exhibits. Book the tickets of S.E.A Aquarium.

2. Universal Studio: The greatest attraction in Sentosa Island, Singapore, Universal Studios is a theme amusement park featuring 28 rides. The park has movie-themed attractions such as Battlestar Galactica and Transformer rides, the Jurassic Park Rapids adventure as well as live-action shows and other entertainment features like fireworks display. You can also Buy the tickets of Universal Studios.

3. Headrock VR: Headrock VR is the biggest VR Park in Singapore. This Virtual Reality Park invites its visitors to experience multiple adventures, sometimes bordering on extremes, through digitally created realities. This larger than life experience includes friendly arcade gaming, virtual adventure sports like archery, or even daunting rides like the Skyscraper which virtually drops the rider from the very top of a building. Book Now HeadRock VR Tickets

4. Wings of Time: The Wings of Time in Sentosa is an outdoor night show telling the story of a prehistoric bird, Shahbaz, and his adventures, through fountains, lasers, music and light manipulation. The Wings of Time holds one show daily, between 7.40 pm and 8.40 pm, and is experienced that cannot be missed once in Sentosa. Book the ticket of Wings of Time.

5. Butterfly Park and the Insect Kingdom: Presenting an ecological aesthetic, the Butterfly Park and Insect Kingdom in Sentosa Island is an interactive museum housing various species of butterflies and other insects.

This fun adventure park not only has museums for educational purposes, but also provides a multi-sensory experience with butterflies fluttering around the visitors in the outdoor conservatory.Buy the tickets of Butterfly Park and Insect Kingdom.

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Tips for Visiting Trick Eye Museum

Here are some practical tips that must be kept in mind while visiting the Trick Eye Museum:

- The XR App must be downloaded on one's phone before entering the museum. It enhances the experience of optical illusions by creating an augmented reality effect.

- Cameras should be carried along for taking photos. If a camera is not carried, one must make sure that their phone batteries are fully charged, as the continuous running of the XR App and the camera drains battery life considerably.

- Look out for photo points marked out on the ground of the exhibits, for the best angle and shot.

- Booking tickets online is recommended, as you get a discount

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