Tricking the eyes: Illusion museum in Erbil - in pictures

Prepare to be amazed at this exhibit in Iraq

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

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

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

A visitor peeks into an optical illusion installation at the Illusion Museum in Erbil. AFP

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