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The Magic Gallery The Electric Room Mirrors Light and Lenses Moving Pictures Optical Illusions
 

View VideoEnter a world of head-spinning optical illusions. Have lots of fun with bendy mirrors, big lenses, shadow walls and colourful giant kaleidoscopes. Spot the hidden magic eye pictures, grab the disappearing sweets, swap heads with a friend and lots more!
Everyone loves the ‘Magic Gallery’. It is simple, interactive fun, very hands-on and like nothing you will see elsewhere.

This is our most popular exhibition floor!

 
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Electric room - explore...
Hold lightning in your hand with the giant Plasmasphere and light up the room. See your voice crackle in blue lightning as you talk to the sound sensitive luminglass plates, enjoy feeling the force as you touch the green crackle ball and white lightning tube.
Moving pictures - explore...
You may have used flick books to transform still pictures into movies. The Magic Gallery takes this illusion further with a display of a zoetrope, a praxinoscope and the seaside classic 'What the Butler saw'. Before your very eyes, drawings and models move and come to life.
Optical illusions - explore...
Scientists reckon that magic eye illusions help to improve your vision. Try to spot the hidden images and be bamboozled by many more optical illusions.
Mirrors light and lenses - explore...
Lose weight instantly in the bendy mirrors, capture your shadow, swap your nose with a friend, shake hands with your ghost, and become a Big Head in the Giant Lenses.
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  What visitors thought
  I thoroughly enjoyed the pictures that were 3D when you adjust your eyes. I used to enjoy the books but had forgotten how to do it. Once I had got the hang of it again I found it quite easy.
name not supplied- visitrac survey

Fantastic! Had such a great laugh.
Jane Norman, Fife

All the optical illusions were really cool and there was a lot of stuff you could touch or kinda take a part in.
Visitor Survey 2007

As there was 7 of us, there was always something to interest every member of the group in each of the rooms. It also allowed for a lot of interaction between members of the group(aged 21 to 56). It proved to be highly enjoyable, extremely informative and good value for money.
Visitor Survey 2007

If I had to pick one thing as my favourite I would pick the projected image on the floor with the fishes which reacted to you walking on it..... I want one at home now !!
Visitor Survey 2008

Finally managing to see something in the magic eye pictures! And the optical illusions were amazing fun (particulary the one where you morph pictures of yourself into babies & chimps! & the ones where you swop faces with the person sat opposite)
Visitor Survey 2007

I found the presentation and the attractions in each room brilliant, gave us many laughs and smiles, would definately recommend and go again.
Visitor Survey 2008

 
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