• A visitor looks into a kaleidoscope at the Illusion Museum in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region. AFP
    A visitor looks into a kaleidoscope at the Illusion Museum in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region. AFP
  • Visitors walk along the Eddy Bridge at the Illusion Museum in Erbil. AFP
    Visitors walk along the Eddy Bridge at the Illusion Museum in Erbil. AFP
  • A visitor stands at the Mirrors Maze at the Illusion Museum in Erbil. AFP
    A visitor stands at the Mirrors Maze at the Illusion Museum in Erbil. AFP
  • There are more than 40 optical illusion installations at the museum. AFP
    There are more than 40 optical illusion installations at the museum. AFP
  • A woman holds a grapevine before a visitor peeking out of a bowl of fruit at the Illusion Museum in Erbil. AFP
    A woman holds a grapevine before a visitor peeking out of a bowl of fruit at the Illusion Museum in Erbil. AFP
  • Visitors look at artworks on display at the Illusion Museum in Erbil. AFP
    Visitors look at artworks on display at the Illusion Museum in Erbil. AFP
  • A visitor peeks into an optical illusion installation at the Illusion Museum in Erbil. AFP
    A visitor peeks into an optical illusion installation at the Illusion Museum in Erbil. AFP

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Tricking the eyes: Illusion museum in Erbil - in pictures

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The National

April 28, 2021

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