Going to museums is boring? But not for those who have already visited Bolshaya Morskaya, 5. Just six months ago, on October 1, 2014, a unique complex of five museums was opened there. This includes the Museum of Illusions, Giant's House, Contact Zoo, Butterfly Museum, and the Glass Maze. And although they have been working recently, thousands of residents and guests of the Northern capital have already managed to visit there. This is just a great place to spend a weekend with your family. It is important not to forget the camera, then to boast of unique pictures.
Location
Where exactly is the Museum of Illusions? St. Petersburg, Bolshaya Morskaya, 5 - this is his exact address. The location is quite convenient: in the very center of the city, not far from the Admiralteyskaya metro station. From there, along Malaya Morskaya, you need to go to Nevsky Prospect, turn right, go to the first intersection, turn left there. Literally a hundred meters on the left side of the street is the desired object. If you go from Palace Square, you need to go under the Arc de Triomphe, and immediately there will be an entrance to the museum. And even near the entrance there is a landmark - a large figure of a clown who eloquently invites those who wish, saying that this is the Museum of Illusions (St. Petersburg, Bolshaya Morskaya, 5). So even tourists will definitely not pass by.
Museum of Illusions (St. Petersburg, Bolshaya Morskaya, 5): opening hours, ticket prices
All exhibitions are open from 11 days to 12 nights without days off and a break.
A visit to the Museum of Illusions will cost 350 rubles, all the rest - 300 rubles each. Children under four years old are admitted free of charge. If someone thinks the price is a little expensive, then visitors assure that it is worth it. But you can buy a comprehensive ticket for all installations. It costs 1000 rubles instead of 1550 (350 + 300 + 300 + 300 + 300), so wholesale is cheaper, saving 550 rubles. True, you must have a large margin of time and comfortable shoes so that such an excursion was not a burden, but a joy. If the time limit is limited, then you need to choose the best of the best, namely the Giant's House and the Museum of Illusions (Bolshaya Morskaya, 5). Coupons for discounts on tickets are not yet offered. But perhaps similar actions will be held in the future.
Exhibits Museum of Illusions
So, why do people in droves visit the Museum of Illusions (St. Petersburg, Bolshaya Morskaya, 5)? Here are the prospects here: you can drink a glass of beer with Barack Obama, turn your cheek for a kiss to Brezhnev, find yourself in a prison cell, get out of a nesting doll, stand on a drawbridge, sit on the roof above the panorama of Peter, score a goal, escape from a crocodile, jump into the abyss, flying in the spacecraft’s cockpit, fighting monsters from the Monster Corporation, imagining yourself as a princess in a dungeon fed by birds, breaking free from the arms of a huge octopus, loosening the Peter and Paul Church, getting caught in a movie and the "Caucasian Captive" and so on, so on. Pictures look interesting, the drawn characters of which seem to climb out of the frame, for example, a gorilla wants to shake a visitor's hand. A romantic photo can be taken against the backdrop of an illusory waterfall, near which birds of paradise fly. There is also an interesting room, entering into which and dispersing in different angles, one person seems tiny compared to another. The Museum of Illusions (St. Petersburg, Bolshaya Morskaya, 5) conquered many with its originality and creativity.
Taking photos there is a pleasure. Such a fun lesson will appeal to everyone, especially children. Even if someone does not know how to pose, then you can repeat what is shown on the sample. And if you add the appropriate facial expressions and gestures, it will turn out quite naturally.
Enthusiastic reviews of visitors unanimously speak in favor of finding time and going to the Museum of Illusions (Bolshaya Morskaya, 5, St. Petersburg).
How are such optical illusions created?
Images are oil painted on the walls and floor. The peculiarity of such illusions is that they are not too noticeable with the naked eye. The secret is that the picture seems voluminous only from a specific angle. There are marks on the floor that show where you need to stand for everything to work out. Near each there are examples of photographs that may result in the end. Such graphics are the result of the work of dozens of talented artists from all over the country who have been working on their masterpieces for several weeks. As a result, three floors of the most striking, interesting and unusual installations were created. Such a quantity of props and illusions in the territory of one museum is not found anywhere else in Russia and Europe.
Giant's House
In this entertaining museum the illusion of the living of a giant is created. All his household items are simply huge, ranging from a fork to a sofa. Fortunately, the host is missing. But you can take plenty of pictures, feeling like midgets in the kingdom of Gulliver. An open book and giant glasses lying on it attracts attention immediately. By the way, the Giant reads Crime and Punishment. Both children and adults love to climb onto a sofa of impressive size and jump on it. And the Giant is romantic in his heart: pink 101-size slippers are not far away. There is also a spectacular red telephone in the living room. Impressive sink, toothbrush and tube of paste. You can get into a huge can of condensed milk the size of a cupboard or in a borscht pan for about ten people, lie on a plate and imagine yourself having one tooth dessert for a giant. Even the plug is in human height. In short, for lovers of funny photo shoots - that’s it.
