Museum of Senses – Unique, Playful Museum

I am a fan of strange or more interactive museums and lately we’ve been hitting them all. When deciding what to do for our day, Dann picked out the Museum of Senses, which was a really fantastic choice. This is a great place for fun-loving adults or kids alike. We went in early afternoon, on a Monday, so had the whole place to ourselves, which was a nice bonus. My feet were pretty tired from walking everywhere, so the idea that we were going to take them off and wear the socks felt very fun! The ticket price does not include their special socks, which are an extra 3 Euros, just as a warning.

We got our socks, put our stuff in their lockers (which cost 1 Euro, but it does give it back), and then headed in. All of the signs in the Museum of Senses were in both Italian and English, so we could read them as we went. We were given a packet of sweets as well, to take to the tasting rooms, which I carried along with me. The elevator when we first walked in was the beginning of the adventure. They had a window that played a little video, like we were being transported. We then entered the first room, which had tons of laser lights on a bunch of curtains and the floor was sort of soft! This was pleasant and colorful, leading to a mirror maze where the mirrors were very clean, resulting in me getting lost and Dann hitting a few dead ends. The next room had a spy-like lazer challenge, that we both completed, before going to a sort of less impressive space.

This space might have just been less impressive to us as we’ve seen them before. They had a giant kaleidoscope, which didn’t have lights on them like previous ones we’ve got to check out. There were a few circus mirrors, as well as one of those split mirror things where you get your friend to stand on one side, so it’s half your face, half their face. These were in a small area with a texture floor, that felt like stones under our feet. We had also walked over a grated area, that had broken glass under the grates, and it felt very strange! This smaller room didn’t leave us wanting for more for long, as the next room really made up for it.

The next room in the Museum of Senses was yellow, with a bunch of torches around the outside, that allowed you to see the true color of the wall. This was quite fun and the absolute large space of the room felt great for groups of children. I liked the design of the walls, which had a cityscape. There were a lot of interactions in this room; one of those pin things that you probably had a small version of as a kid, that you could press your entire body too. There was also a bed that you can lay on, then press a button so nails come up, showing you that it doesn’t hurt.

We exited the Yellow room and headed down a hallway that had different optical illusion art along it, leading to one of those topsy-turby rooms that this time, had a pool table in it. I am not sure what the pool table really did, but it wasn’t on an angle, in a room that was on an angle. My favorite room was next; a water room. You could hear the water dripping down but looking forward, you could see individual dots of water, almost like they were stuck in place. There was room for someone to go and stand in this, which felt very unique and interesting!

The final room that we entered in the Museum of Senses had a sort of tile, bubble floor that was very fun to walk through, then probably the most realistic turning tube that we have ever been through. Maybe it was the lighting or the pattern, but it really felt like we were moving and not the walls of the room as we walked through. We then went into each of the tasting rooms and tried the gummy bears and chocolate provided. The first room had a big scent of orange and lots of orange fruit on the wall along with orange lighting. We ate the gummy and then put the wrapper in the cup that we thought named the flavor. Each other other two tasting rooms also had smells and lots of visual clues to the wrong flavor, which was interesting. The chocolate room didn’t have a chocolate flavor but instead a mood. The final room was a giant inflatable room, which was neat. Outside of this, there were a few different textured walks and then a sound board where you needed to make the sounds for an animation as it played, which was very fun.

We then were back at the start, able to grab our shoes out of the lockers and use the bathroom. There was actually a big red button in the bathroom that sort of said do not push or maybe do push, it’s up to you. I pressed it and the lights went off, a disco ball showed up, and music started playing. It was a very funny end to the Museum of Senses. We both had a fantastic time there and feel that it’s such a fun museum for families or couples looking for something a little different.

You can check out our other Days Out to see what else we’ve been up too!