First-time in the Trick-Eye Museum

If you think museums are booooring, think again. Here’s one that will let you roll on the floor laughing. Seoul’s Trick-eye Museum is one that will whet your photographic appetite. The paintings and the lightings are designed in a way that visitors can become part of the artwork. The Seoul Trick-Eye Museum is where reality and imagination collide in a captivating display of mind-bending illusions and interactive 3D artwork. Prepare to be awe-inspired as you step into a world where optical wonders come to life, inviting you to engage with the art in playful and imaginative ways. Get ready for an unforgettable experience that will challenge your perception and leave you amazed at the power of visual trickery.

Greetings from various countries and languages. The Philippines is second from the right.

Paintings vary from scenes depicting daily life, romance, Korean way of life, classic art to other bits of pieces that will interest, and trick, your eye. Each painting has a description and a sample on how you can trick your viewer. Allot a few hours roaming this small museum because you would probably want to have a picture taken with every painting. Your tour will end up with the House of Mirrors. Careful or you might get lost in its hallways.

Trick-Eye Museum in Hongdae, Seoul. — The entrance to the Trick-Eye Museum located in Hongdae, Seoul.

Also within the Trick-Eye Museum is the Santorini Gallery, which provides visitors with a preview of one of the most sought-after destinations – the one that tops my bucket list – Santorini, Greece. There is also the Santorini Café where you can delight on their snacks, participate on their delightful artwork activities, and purchase souvenir items.

Helios. The Santorini Gallery reminds me of my dream to visit the Greek Islands one day.

The Trick-Eye Museum is located in the Hongdae area. It is not hard to find but look closely because it is in the second basement of the Homi-hwabang Building. Entrance costs W13,000 for adults but because I downloaded and printed a coupon at the Korean Tourism Organization website, we only paid W10,000.

Here are some of the photos we’ve taken. More photos are found in my Facebook album Trick-Eye Museum. Photos taken by Claire Algarme and Corr Deliverio.