Hi Dirk We use them in our museum - Valence House Museum in Greater London, UK - but purely as a decorative device. During a recent redevelopment of the museum we found some original windows that had been covered during the building of an extension on the building in the 1920s. We put a trompe l'oeil scene behind the windows to show what the view across the gardens would have been like c1900 when the last family were living in the house. They have proved very effective. Leeanne Westwood | Museum Curator, Heritage Services Valence House Museum Phone: 020 8227 5222 Facebook: www.facebook.com/valencehouse <http://www.facebook.com/valencehouse> Building a better life for all P Protect the environment and save trees; please only print From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dirk Van Tuerenhout Sent: 25 June 2013 17:39 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Use of trompe l'oeil - trick of the eye in museums Does anyone have any thoughts, ideas, suggestions about the use of "trick of the eye" imagery at museums? I am interested in two things: the general use of these types of images, and their potential as way finding tools. Thanks, Dirk Dirk Van Tuerenhout, Ph.D. Curator of Anthropology Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive Houston TX 77030 (713) 639-4674 ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 . E-mail confidentiality notice. This message is intended for the addressees only. It may be private, confidential and may be covered by legal professional privilege or other confidentiality requirements. If you are not one of the intended recipients, please notify the sender immediately on +44 0 20-8215-3000 and delete the message from all locations in your computer network. Do not copy this email or use it for any purpose or disclose its contents to any person:to do so maybe unlawful. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).