Art in Paradise

Art in Paradise Chiang Mai provides an entertaining and fun experience for young an old. Let your creativity go interacting with paintings on the walls and floors.

Fun for adults and children

Both adults and children will have a fun time taking silly photos on a flying carpet in ancient Egypt, cruising the canals of Venice in a gondola, running away from a hungry crocodile or crossing wobbly, crumbling bridges above waterfalls.

3D effects & optical illusions

The 3D effects that show up on the photos make it look like you are a part of the scene. Enter the world of virtual reality downloading the Art in Paradise app that creates an animation for photos and videos. Optical illusions make the paintings come to life.

The large, air conditioned gallery houses of 130 art works. Art in Paradise makes for a fun activity for a rainy day or to get out of the heat for a while. You can spend two to three hours easily posing and making silly pictures.

After the photo taking have a drink and a snack at the coffee shop.

Get tricked into seeing illusions

Get tricked into seeing illusions and things that are not there. Two dimensional paintings create the illusion of existing in three dimensions. The art works fool the eye and distort perspective.

The Art in Paradise app brings the paintings to life. The virtual reality app creates an animation for photos and videos that will make a shark attack look real.

How to get the best photos

Stickers on the floor show the best spot from where to make photos. Most fun is to let your imagination go wild and experiment to get the best results. The 3D effects come out best on the photos when the scenery appears to come to life.

Download the app on your phone

Art in Paradise has developed an app that animates the illusions of some of the 3D artworks. Download and active the AR (Augmented Reality) app on your phone, camera or tablet and watch the paintings come to life. The interactive app animates the pictures and creates special effects that will make a shark attack look real.

You can download the app in the museum using its free Wi-Fi. To save time, you can also download the Art in Paradise Chiang Mai app from the App Store before going there.

The art works

You will find over 130 art works at Art in Paradise.

6 Zones

The gallery consists of six zones: Underwater World, Wildlife, Classic Art, East Zone, Ancient Egypt and Surreal Art & Dinosaurs.

Classic Art
This zone houses famous classic paintings as the Mona Lisa, “The creation of Adam” by Michelangelo and cruising the canals of Venice in a gondola.

Ancient Egypt
Here you will find Inside an Egyptian grave tomb, on a flying carpet, opening an ancient Egyptian treasure chamber and Genie of the lamp.

People on a flying carpet in an ancient Egyptian temple

Wildlife
Here you will find penguins in the Arctic, a huge tiger jumping at you, ice bear and feeding fish to the dolphins.

Surreal Art & Dinosaurs
Among the paintings in this zone are giant hand breaking out of the wall, stuck in a sand watch, Angel on a birthday cake, lava eruption in a prehistoric landscape and being stuck hanging on the wall.

Underwater World
This zone exhibits among others Sea mermaid and Shark attack.

East Zone
The East Zone exhibits paintings of famous buildings and landmarks from Asian countries as South Korea and Japan.

Among the many other art works are being on the cover of National Geographic, King Kong attacking, surfing a giant wave, skiing snowy mountains and running from an erupting volcano.

Location

Art in Paradise is located at 58/8 Moo 1 on Route 1006, Tha Sala subdistrict in Chiang Mai, about five kilometers East of the old walled part of the city.