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Take a Closer Look
Museum of Science
1 Science Park
Boston, MA 02114

Museum of Science
Take a Closer Look Exhbit, Museum of Science

Senses Wall, Take a Closer Look Exhbit, Museum of Science

Activities, Take a Closer Look Exhbit, Museum of Science

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The Edgerton Digital Collections

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The Light House
Museum of Science
1 Science Park
Boston, MA 02114

The Light House Signs, Museum of Science

The Light House Exhibits, Museum of Science

Bouncing Light:, Flipped Out, The Light House, Museum of Science
Bouncing Light, Swirled Worlds, The Light House, Museum of Science

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Note!
Perception Playground is no longer at the Museum of Science.
This information is here for historical purposes.

Perception Playground
Museum of Science
1 Science Park
Boston, MA 02114

Perception Playground Exhibit Entry, Museum of Science

Perception Playground, Museum of Science

Common Illusions, Perception Playground, Museum of Science

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Seeing is Deceiving (NL Cultural, YouTube Video)

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The Art of Illusion is no longer at the Museum of Science.
This information is here for historical purposes.

The Art of Illusion
Museum of Science
1 Science Park
Boston, MA 02114

The Art of Illusion Entry with Escher Prints, The Art of Illusion, Museum of Science

Escher Prints, The Art of Illusion, Museum of Science
Escher Prints, The Art of Illusion, Museum of Science
Spinning Wheel Illusion, The Art of Illusion, Museum of Science
Spinning Wheel Illusion Explanation, The Art of Illusion, Museum of Science

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The Impossible World of MC Escher (Steven Poole, The Guardian)
M. C. Escher (Official Website)
M. C. Escher (Wikipedia)

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Museum of Illusions Boston
200 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

Museum of Illusions, Boston

Example Exhibits, Museum of Illusions, Boston

Ames Room, Museum of Illusions, Boston

Holograms, Museum of Illusions, Boston

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How Do Optical Illusions Work? (Inside Science, American Institute of Physics)
10 Mind Blowing Optical Illusions (TheRichest)

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The Illusions Index (Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience, University of Glasgow)
Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience (University of Glasgow)

152 Visual Phenomena & Optical Illusions with Explanations (Michael Bach)
Visual Phenomena & Optical Illusions Sources (Michael Bach)

Optical Illusions (Kevin Stone, BrainBashers)

Interactive Optical Illusions (Gary Fabjance Chicago Magicians)

Optical Illusions and How They Work (American Museum of National History)

Optical Illusions (Exploring the Science of Light, Optical Society of America)
Exploring the Science of Light (Optical Society of America)

Optical Illusions (Optics 4 Kids)
What is Optics (Optics 4 Kids)

Optical Illusions (Grand Illusions)
Optical Toys (Grand Illusions)

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Stephen Benton’s Holograms are no longer on display at the MIT Museum. This information is here for historical purposes.

Optiker: Stephen Benton’s Holograms
The Exchange
MIT Museum
Gambrill Center
314 Main St
Cambridge, MA 02142

MIT Museum Sign

Optiker: Stephen Benton’s Holograms Title, MIT Museum

Optiker: Stephen Benton’s Holograms Text, MIT Museum

Exhibits, Optiker: Stephen Benton’s Holograms, MIT Museum

Aphrodite, Optiker: Stephen Benton’s Holograms, MIT Museum
Aphrodite Text, Optiker: Stephen Benton’s Holograms, MIT Museum
Benton's Scrapbook@Aphrodite, Optiker: Stephen Benton’s Holograms, MIT Museum
Benton's Scrapbook@Aphrodite Text, Optiker: Stephen Benton’s Holograms, MIT Museum

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MIT Museum Presents “Optiker” Hologram Installation

Stephen Benton (MIT Lemelson-MIT Program)
Stephen Benton (Wikipedia)

what is Holography? (HoloCenter: Center for the Holographic Arts)
Holography (Science Direct)

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Edwin Land Plaque@MIT

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Edwin Land and Polaroid Photography (American Chemical Society)

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Sight and Sound
The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
Putnam Gallery
Harvard Science Center
1 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Harvard Putnam Gallery


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E. B. Titchener and His Lost System (Rand B. Evans, The History of the Behavioral Sciences)

The Entangled Brain: How Perception, Cognition, and Emotion Are Woven Together (Luiz Pessoa)

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