At the heart of our exhibit are four unique illusions, designed with the help of professional magicians. Visitors can explore the science and art of each illusion from two perspectives, as the Magician's Apprentice or as the Audience.

As the Audience, visitors enter a "front stage" environment to experience the emotional impact of magical performances, and learn about an illusion's cultural history.

As the Magician's Apprentice, visitors enter a "backstage" environment and explore, through hands-on exhibits and video, how physical science, psychology and math are made magical with the art of performance. Visitors see how these concepts work in their lives as well as in the world of magic.

Here on the web you can take a look at our illusions: The Living Head, The Rising Chair, Mind Magic and the Light & Heavy Chest to learn about how they work and the magicians who performed them for this exhibit.