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Upside Down Museum

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Upside Down Museum
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#20 of 137 things to do in George Town
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9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
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  • Roohi
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates3 contributions
    Fun visit
    We visited the museum on our first day in Penang. The lovely chinese lady gave instructions and we paid for tickets and went it. We were amazingly surprised by the setup and the friendly staff accompanying us in every room and obliging for the pictures. The place was crowded due to being a weekend. However we loved visiting every room and taking our pictures. Finally we ended the tour with snacks, souvenirs and pleasant fun memories. Must do place!
    Visited December 2022
    Written January 17, 2023
  • Debbie O
    7 contributions
    Great Fun!
    A very fun place to spend an hour. The staff were friendly and posed us while taking some very funny photos. We thoroughly enjoyed our time there and our adult children said we looked like kids having fun when they saw the photos.
    Visited March 2023
    Written March 17, 2023
  • Stanley_Wong1204
    Petaling Jaya, Malaysia354 contributions
    Good help from museum assistants to take photo
    Good help from the museum assistants to take photo for each of the location. They know how to get the right angle to capture the photo. The only thing is that if there are many tourists, then the time spent at each photo location will be shorter as those tourists will come in batch by batch. Strongly to suggest to visit the museum as early as 9.30am when the museum just opens for business. That time we can have longer time to take photo at each location inside the museum.
    Visited March 2023
    Traveled with friends
    Written March 30, 2023
  • wildeastern
    London, United Kingdom199 contributions
    Once is enough
    Nice exhibits but one can tell where some are really old and need a face-lift like the snooker table room...looks run down. Like everything else things do get worn out but they need refreshing or new leash of life. Avoid weekends can imagine the number of people jammed in as everyone desperately tries to have their posed pictures taken. Then there are those time wasters who have decided to linger on longer than is allowed just to take more pictures hence causing the backlog. As a visitor this one visit is enough ..not keen to join the crowd in a small contained environment.
    Visited July 2023
    Traveled with friends
    Written July 29, 2023
  • Aminsyams
    Langkawi, Malaysia1 contribution
    All is well
    I have best experience visiting this museum since all the staff are really friendly. They’re all can teach you how to pose and help you to take picture as well. So, if you’re solo traveller, that’s not gonna be a problem. Please enjoy 😉 but I only have short of time since lot of people waiting to take picture. 😜
    Visited August 2023
    Traveled solo
    Written September 12, 2023
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Esther
525 contributions
Nothing Special and Not Worthy
Jan 2020 • Family
It's got a nice concept and set with fun-filled, colourful, whimsical, delightful & playful. We were the only group there.

They had assistants who will help you to pose and take pictures/videos for you. The illusion is when you flip the photos upside down to make it looks like you're the wrong way up.

There is no free time for you to have a tour or have a look, the only thing you can do is doing weird postures.

It will be nice if the hygiene for the place can be improved, they didn't allow people to wear shoes inside and it's understandable, but the place is still dirty and smelly despite that.

Entrance fee for local is slightly expensive, not really worthy. If you are a photoholic, may be you like this place, otherwise you can enjoy the street art, it's pretty than this and is free for everyone.
Written February 24, 2020
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Stanley_Wong1204
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia354 contributions
Good help from museum assistants to take photo
Mar 2023 • Friends
Good help from the museum assistants to take photo for each of the location. They know how to get the right angle to capture the photo. The only thing is that if there are many tourists, then the time spent at each photo location will be shorter as those tourists will come in batch by batch.
Strongly to suggest to visit the museum as early as 9.30am when the museum just opens for business. That time we can have longer time to take photo at each location inside the museum.
Written March 31, 2023
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Ramil M
Oman3 contributions
Nice Place, very interesting
Jun 2022
The place is small but nice. I just think that they need a better location, somewhere more accessible. Tip to have good photos; ask assistance. They would tell you how to properly pose per spot. 450 pesos entrance fee is not bad considering that there is no time limit.
Written July 29, 2022
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Saskia
Rotterdam, The Netherlands12 contributions
No fun when it's crowded
Jan 2020 • Couples
Although the sets are nice we didn't quite enjoyed the experience. We had to keep moving, had no time to actually watch the nice sets, they asked us for the camera and told us where to stand and how. We didn't feel free to actually enjoy and experience.
Written February 2, 2020
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wildeastern
London, UK199 contributions
Once is enough
Jul 2023 • Friends
Nice exhibits but one can tell where some are really old and need a face-lift like the snooker table room...looks run down. Like everything else things do get worn out but they need refreshing or new leash of life.
Avoid weekends can imagine the number of people jammed in as everyone desperately tries to have their posed pictures taken. Then there are those time wasters who have decided to linger on longer than is allowed just to take more pictures hence causing the backlog. As a visitor this one visit is enough ..not keen to join the crowd in a small contained environment.
Written July 29, 2023
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SUHASINEY@SEU338E
Kuala Kangsar, Malaysia98 contributions
Crazy and Fun Experience with Friends !!
Apr 2021 • Friends
A must visit place if you are in Penang, guys ! My friends and I had a great experience in the museum since all the things were upside down. Service provided here was awesome and the staffs were really friendly. They taught us how to give a pose and also took pictures for us. Reasonable entrance fee and definitely it will be a wonderful experience if you go with friends ...
Written May 16, 2021
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Mary M
3 contributions
Upside down museum with kids
Jul 2023
It was really just a photo op place. Cool photos but otherwise nothing interesting to see. They also really just push you through and take photo after photo. Better to take photos on the street with the street art.
Written July 19, 2023
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Debbie O
7 contributions
Great Fun!
Mar 2023
A very fun place to spend an hour. The staff were friendly and posed us while taking some very funny photos. We thoroughly enjoyed our time there and our adult children said we looked like kids having fun when they saw the photos.
Written March 18, 2023
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Mary M
Saint Paul, MN126 contributions
A lot of fun - more so than we expected
Jan 2020
We thought our three year old son would enjoy this so we decided to check it out. While I htink the adults enjoyed it more than the kid! The staff was very friendly and efficient and did a great job taking photos. you do move through quickly but we had a lot of laughs and would recommend it!
Written January 9, 2020
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Roohi
Dubai, United Arab Emirates3 contributions
Fun visit
Dec 2022
We visited the museum on our first day in Penang. The lovely chinese lady gave instructions and we paid for tickets and went it. We were amazingly surprised by the setup and the friendly staff accompanying us in every room and obliging for the pictures. The place was crowded due to being a weekend. However we loved visiting every room and taking our pictures. Finally we ended the tour with snacks, souvenirs and pleasant fun memories. Must do place!
Written January 17, 2023
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