We would like to invite you to an exhibition
Illusorium: What optical illusions show us about the human mind
Exhibition dates: 18. december 2018 – 31. march 2019
Venue: Steelpark, Košice
Exhibition author: Institute of Psychology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Contact: info@klamarium.cz
Mission
The exhibition displays fundamental principles of human visual perception.
Optical illusions and other examples of inaccuracies and limited capability of human vision are extremely poignant in this respect. The visitors will realize how human perception is tuned to a familiar, conventional form of the world, and thus easy gullible in contact with unusual, intentionally altered form. The visitors may see non-existent stimuli, friends transforming into giants and dwarfs, still images appearing to move, or distorting perspective. All this experience is intended to convey an understanding of how our mind actively participates in learning about the world around us.
The exhibition consists of over 30 well-known and lesser-known visual illusions. The vast majority of them have an interactive nature. The perceptual effect is contingent on the willingness of the visitor to follow the instructions. Or at least a willingness to think about what is strange about the stimulus and about the cause of the effect.
There is an explanation provided for each exhibit: one rather short and simple (on the panel next to the exhibit) and one much longer (provided on a tear-off or in the catalog) for those who would like a fuller explanation.
In addition, in the experimental room one can try out a variety of tasks commonly used in experimental psychology research.
The authors believe that the exhibition will be both entertaining and arousing curiosity and desire to learn about the mysteries of the human mind.
Arrangement
The exhibition is divided into five different rooms. In each of them, the visitor will become familiar with different aspects of human perception.
The rooms are divided based on their central topic:
Optical illusions
The following exhibits are on display:
Click on the image or headline to get more information including short explanation of the optical illusion.
ILLUSORIUM: WHAT OPTICAL ILLUSIONS SHOW US ABOUT THE HUMAN MIND
PHOTOGALLERY
Look over a collection of photographs from the exhibition.
The visitors are encouraged to take photographs of the exhibits. If you took interesting photographs, do not hesitate to send them to info@klamarium.cz. The best ones will be displayed on the website.
Guided tour
WE DON´T OFFER AN ORGANIZED TOUR WITH EXPERT COMMENTARY IN THIS MOMENT.
Links
There are several other similar exhibitions in the world.
Make sure to visit them, if you are around:
Explora Frankfurt (Germany)
Turm der Sinne Nürnberg (Germany)
Barn Leinroden (Germany)
Technorama Winterthur (Swiss)
Camera Obscura Edinburgh (the Great Britain)
The Puzzling Place Keswick (the Great Britain)
Exploratorium San Francisco (USA)
Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem (Izrael)
Puzzling World Wanaka (New Zealand)