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Miles Macdonald -
6 months ago
It's 400 Baht entry fee for foreigners with no discount for pensioners, but overall I think it's probably worth the cost. This place is all about illusion, whether it's the classic drawings of shapes that can't exist in reality in the first room you enter or all the 3D effects created by clever painting techniques.
I try to always highlight the good points as well as pointing out things that could be better. As regards the Art works there are some really good 3D paintings here and the large room near the end uses all the Walls to create 3D scenes of places like Angkor Wat.
But I have one key criticism, and it's to do with the lighting. Many of the paintings have reflections from the bright spotlights illuminating them. It's a shame because so much work has gone into the Art. It IS possible to correct this by either repositioning the lights if there's enough vertical space, or changing the style of lighting, perhaps using uplighting or strip lighting behind covered shades. I think this can be fixed with a little thought. It's the only reason this place gets 4 instead of 5 stars from me.
One last Tip: Better if you go with someone so you can get photos easily in the 3D pictures, though I saw one guy with a phone tripod for taking selfies... Good idea, I forgot mine.