Think you really know yours five senses? Those faithful travel companions – Eyes and views, ears and hearing, mouth and taste, nose and smell, skin and touch – That we tissue the invisible plot of our daily experience. These interpreters of reality, which keep many of our most vivid memories, perhaps deserve more attention than we usually receive. With the advance of age, some of these precious allies can weaken, while others, such as the sense of smell, can be strengthened with a targeted training. But what can we awaken our senses from sleepiness?
The opening of the Museum of the senses In Viale Monte Grappa 10, an urban oasis dedicated to sensory rediscovery. This innovative space occupies three whole floors of a building in the heart of the city, transformed into a laboratory of discovery. The museum presents itself as “a journey through the senses that promises to transform the perception of reality and to stimulate a new inner awareness”. An ambitious affirmation? Perhaps. But the path, full of interactive installationswisely blends play and science to rekindle that spark of curiosity and wonder that too often turns off in the daily frenzy.
The proposed experiences are surprisingly different: we pass From the beds of nails to the inclined roomchallenging the tactile perceptions and the sense of balance. The labyrinth of the mirrors confuses and reorigns, while the kaleidoscope multiplies the images in a mirage of infinite reflections, inviting visitors to reconsider what they see and how they see it. In this temple dedicated to sensory rediscovery, each installation becomes a chapter of a wider narrative, an invitation to awaken the senses dormant and rediscover the world through a renewed lens of wonder.
Explore, play, learn: the thematic areas of the Museum of senses of Milan
The concept of Edutainment, or of educational entertainment, it is at the heart of the philosophy of the new Museum of the senses of Milan. Through play and active participation, visitors of all ages are encouraged to discover more about their senses and the perceptual skills that we often neglect. «This approach, based on the principles of Experiential learning psychologynot only makes learning more fun, but also more intuitive and effective », explain the creators of the museum, already present in other cities of Europe.
At the base the principle that Each installation is an educational and experiential journeywith information materials and qualified guides available to explain the sensory and perceptive principles underlying every experience. A path that can also be used by schools through special educational programs that vary on the basis of age and school level.
The installations (spoiler alarm)
First of all you take off your shoes and wear a pair of special socks that shine in the grape light. As you visit the various rooms, your “sensing level” grows. Every time an experience in a room is finished, the personal bar grows like a battery in charge, marking the progress of the dive in this world of stimuli. The beginning of the journey through the senses takes place in the room where it is the touch that will play a decisive role. You will then continue in labyrinth of mirrorsa classic path where touch and sixth sense will be decisive to orient you. In the room Kaleidoscopeeverything multiplies, starting from your face, making the temptation to take a selfie irresistible. There Myragealso full of mirrors, will show you the overturned image, revealing how the others really see you.
In the Yellow roommonochromatic light eliminates every color, forcing you to reconsider your perception of reality. Here you can try a true nail bed (will it hurt?) And the Pinwalla wall of pins large enough to allow the imprint of your entire body, similar to the games where you put your hand or face but in a much larger version. You will also find the stairs room that seem to continue to descend indefinitely, creating an endless illusion similar to the illustrations of Esher.
There Leviting Water Room Challenge the laws of physics, with the rain that seems to remain firm or even scroll up. There Inclined room will test your sense of balance by challenging the force of gravity, while in Vortexyou travel a rotating tunnel, where to maintain the balance will seem to be anything but negligible.
Space Foley It will invite you to create harmony between sound and image with the instructions to “sound” with precision a video. The Game roomwhere to combine perception and intuition will be the key to resolving rhomophymers and deciphering the various puzzles arranged on the tables.
Source: Vanity Fair
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