GALLERY TWO · 03 · DISCOVER
The Light Lab
A darker room, on purpose — so colour has somewhere to glow.
Step out of the daylight and into a room built for light itself. Cast a shadow the size of the wall, catch a rainbow in a prism, and pour red into teal until you make a colour with no name. The Light Lab is the museum’s quietest, most wondrous room — where discovery happens in the dark.
Ages 5–12 · 30 min average visitWHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER
Three things to try.
01
The Shadow Wall
A phosphorescent wall that holds your shadow for ten seconds after you move. Freeze, jump, run — leave a trace.
02
The Prism Bench
Hand-held prisms and a single beam of white light. Split it, bend it, and find the colours hiding inside.
03
The Colour-Mixing Table
Translucent tiles on a glowing table. Stack red on teal, teal on gold, and chase a colour you can’t quite name.
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Colours from one beam
10s
Shadow afterglow
∞
Colours you can mix
“Children whisper in here. They don’t decide to — the light just asks for it. It’s the calmest crowd in the building.”
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