Upside Down Museum — Attraction in George Town

Is ok something different n replicates the old houses of Penang . You can go n buy the tickets n try for an hour .

It has its own living room, dining hall, kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms, and everything else you might expect in a typical house. Except that everything is upside down. That’s right — everything, from the sofa to the bathtub, is glued to the ceiling!

As the name suggests, there are different rooms in the museum, each scene is arranged upside down, and professional staff guide visitors how to pose and photograph, to achieve the best visual effect.

Staff are friendly n guide us for the recommended poses n take photos for us from our camera or mobile.

The idea is to take pictures of yourself in the rooms so that when you rotate the photos upside down, it will look as though you’re defying gravity.

Tips for Visiting Penang Upside-Down Museum Make sure you bring your camera/phone with you. The visit would be pointless without one. Make sure your camera/phone has enough battery and storage. The photographer will take at least two shots for each pose. To make the photos more believable, if you have long hair, tie it up in a bun. Otherwise, it would give the secret away. Case in point: For the same reason, try not to wear skirts, dresses, or loose shirts. Or, if you don’t have anything to tie your hair with.

The whole process is super-efficient. Instead of having everybody randomly ambling around in the museum, allowing only one group in each room helps everyone get good photos without having any photo-bombers.

In the beginning, you might feel as though you’re being rushed through the experience, but it will soon make sense because this museum is something you can only truly appreciate once you go home and look at...

Honestly, we were pretty disappointed and quite annoyed of the experience at the Upside Down Museum.

Firstly, I'd like to mention that the rooms themselfes are very cool and you definitely get good pictures. However, we were really annoyed by how the whole process was being handled by the staff. We imagened to go in, walk around and get some time to be creative and try different fun poses for pictures. Well not so much. The staff kept telling us exactly what to do, where to stand, etc. We felt very rushed and didn't get any time to just enjoy the amazing rooms by looking around. Additionally, when we wanted to try our own creative ideas for pictures most of the staff got really annoyed, which is not ok! We didn't sign up for a guided photo tour here and just wanted to have some fun. Really not happy with how everything was done inside.

Therefore, if you just want a quick (and somewhat rushed) look through the rooms, with people telling you exactly what to do for the pictures, go ahead you will have a blast! If however, you're looking for a chill and creative pass-time, with your own ideas, I sadly can't...

I visited at least 50 different locations in Malaysia in three weeks. I did not have time to review all of them then. Looking back at some of the places I visited, gave me a little more time to digest all my experiences. One of them was the Upside Down museum in Penang. It was a fun place for group. Definitely, not a solo visit like some museums where you can spend time reading and viewing some of the artefacts. This museum is like a playground to enjoy with friends and family. That's the best I can put it. It is fairly small and it doesn't take long to navigate through the rooms. As the name implies everything in the rooms were upside down. The fun bit was the illusions in the photos taken. Some of the action shots we were asked to pose for photo did not make sense. But, for the fun of it we did it and enjoyed the experience. You can be as creative as you want to be for the photograph. At the end of the visit they offered the option to choose your favourite photos to print on fridge magnet. That was extra service of course. Overall, worth the visit and a...