No Tricks, Only Treats at Trick Eye Museum

I love museums. But don't you just hate it when you see "Do not touch." signs all over the place? Trick Eye Museum changes all that. Here, you can experience art in the literal and figurative sense. And if you're into cam-whoring, you're definitely in for a treat!

Just like in any other museum, of course you have to get tickets before you could get in. But unlike in other museums, you are actually encouraged to touch the art. Or better yet, be part of it!

We freely opened random doors, drank fresh cups of wine straight from the barrel, accepted bribes from tax collectors, picked up dollar bills along the way, caught a falling apple right before it hit the ground, and even gave a naked lady a manicure.

We filled a priest's glass with more wine, stole a few bills from a lovely couple, pulled on a lady's beautiful necklace, and helped a stranger cheat his way to winning a card game. All without having to suffer the consequences. How fun is that?

We became as tall as a giant and as tiny as Tinkerbell in a matter of minutes! Oh it feels so good to be tall even for just a moment.

We washed our hands in mystical water, caught a Bungeoppang/Taiyaki (a fish-shaped Korean/Japanese pastry filled with sweet red bean paste), and played with an Old English couple's dog.

We went from being all lady-like smelling roses and pouring tea to going crazy splashing water at a random lady and almost staring at Medusa's eyes. Oh the horror!

We also had part-time jobs for a while. I got chased by a rhino in court while Jona smoked under a No Smoking sign. We kept feeding an obese Mona Lisa but tried to stop David from eating yet another cone lest he gets too fat. You see, you do get fat if you don't move.

We tried a few more things: breaking in by kicking a glass window, stealing a neighbor's pig, and playing billiards. Aaand almost got hurt in the process.

We sure gave "The Scream" man something to scream about. Haha

We even became ballerinas for a day!

Who cares if it's raining cats and dogs outside? It was sunny inside - perfect weather to ride our pink Vespas around the city!

Where the party at?? We've got cake, balloons, moving paintings, and uhh... a floating head for the main course? Yikes!

Who says you can't be rich in an instant? We obviously did! We were so filthy rich, the paparazzi couldn't help but take pictures of us. How flattering! Better grab a copy of this month's Forbes magazine before they run out! HAHAHA

So what do you do when you've got that much money? Go shopping, of course! See, we even brought our posh dog along.

And because we're rich, we can do anything we want! We tried our hand at weight-lifting, cutting other people's hair, and photography. We even tried to stop time! Or at least slow it down a bit. So what do you do if you have that much time in your hands? Just sit under a train stop? Go traveling, of course! First stop: Hawaii.

Then we stopped by Venice for a quick gondola ride, Japan to have a taste of their giant sushi, and Korea to have tea with the king.

Oh and China too, to hang out with these adorable pandas. *u*

We even explored some unknown territory. HAHAHA

And became sexy laaaadies. Op-op-op-op oppa Gangnam style!

Time is too short though. Eventually, the tour had to end. But not without going through a mirror maze before you can get back to reality. One should be careful enough not to bump into one of the mirrors but not too cautious that you end up holding hands with strangers and start screaming your head off like I did. Oops.

Jona and I had too much fun in the museum, we ran out of time! We weren't able to explore the rest of the installation art scattered around the floor like the rest of the girls did. Well, there is always next time.

Trick Eye Museum is located at Seoul-si Mapo-gu Seogyo-dong 357-1 Seogyo Plaza B02-01 and tickets cost ₩13,000/person. Don't forget to bring your cameras with you! And if you're in a large group like us, it's better to split up into groups of 3 (not 2!) for faster photo ops. But if there are only 2 of you, you can always ask the staff to help you take pictures.


Traveling party: Erin, Faye, Jona (organizer), Light (organizer), Rona, Sera (organizer), and Vanie
Travel date: 11 November 2012 [Day 6]
Photo credits: Faye, Light, Vanie