Archive · 17 Aug 2026

Dubai's Museum of Illusions Closes After Nearly Eight Years

Dubai's Museum of Illusions Closes After Nearly Eight Years

A museum in Dubai that played tricks with your eyes has closed.

It was called the Museum of Illusions.

It opened in September 2018 next to Dubai's Old Creek.

The museum had more than 60 fun exhibits.

Visitors could walk through rooms that made one person look gigantic and another look tiny.

It used light, shadows, and mirrors to fool your eyes.

The museum was part of a bigger group that started in Zagreb, Croatia, in 2015.

The museum said on social media that its chapter has come to an end.

Many visitors are sad and are asking for the museum to come back.

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