A kaleidoscope is a tube of mirrors containing small colored objects.
Kaleidoscope may also refer to:
Computing Kaleidoscope (programming language), a constraint programming language Kaleidoscope (software), a shareware application similar to the Mac OS Appearance Manager Kaleidoscope, a hardware extension for the SAM Coupé home computer
Mathematics Kaleidoscope (group theory), the formal description of certain symmetry groups in terms of mirror reflections
Film, television, and radio Kaleidoscope (1966 film), British crime film starring Warren Beatty Kaleidoscope (1990 film), American television film based on the Danielle Steel novel (see below) Kaleidoscope (2016 film), psychological thriller film starring Toby Jones Kaleidoscope (British TV series), light entertainment show Kaleidoscope (American TV series), a 2023 Netflix heist drama series "Kaleidoscope" (Ozark), a 2017 television episode Kaleidoscope (US radio series), American discussion program, later renamed The Diane Rehm Show Kaleidoscope (UK radio series), British arts programme Kaleidoscope Entertainment, Indian film and television production company Kaleidoscope, an alternate title for Frenzy, an unproduced Alfred Hitchcock film "Kaleidoscope", a 1951 episode of the radio program Dimension X, based on the Ray Bradbury short story (see below) Kaleidoscope (organisation), television heritage organisation
Literature Kaleidoscope (novel), a 1987 novel by Danielle Steel Kaleidoscope (short story collection), a 1990 book by Harry Turtledove "Kaleidoscope", a short story by Ray Bradbury in his book The Illustrated Man Kaleidoscope: My Life's Multiple Reflections, 2016 novel by Chilean Marcela Del Sol
Music Performers Kaleidoscope (American band), a 1960s psychedelic folk band Kaleidoscope (British band), a 1960s psychedelic band Kaleidoscope (music duo), an American Christian pop group
Albums Kaleidoscope (Cyrus Chestnut album), 2018 Kaleidoscope (Kelis album), 1999 Kaleidoscope (Nancy Wilson album), 1971 Kaleidoscope (Rachael Lampa album), 2002 Kaleidoscope (Siouxsie and the Banshees album), 1980 Kaleidoscope (Sonny Stitt album), 1957 Kaleidoscope (Tiësto album) or the title song, 2009 Kaleidoscope (Transatlantic album) or the title song, 2014 Kaleidoscopes, a series of albums by Hennie Bekker Kaleidoscope, by Ben Granfelt Band, 2009 Kaleidoscope, by DJ Food, 2000 Kaleidoscope, by Jam & Spoon, 1997 Kaleidoscope, by Mekong Delta, 1992 Kaleidoscope, by Mother Superior, 1997 Kaleidoscope, by Roland Grapow, 1999
EPs Kaleidoscope EP, by Coldplay, 2017 Kaleidoscope (Courtney Act EP) or the title song Kaleidoscope, by the Boo Radleys, 1990 Kaleidoscope, by Brooke Duff, 2013
Songs "Kaleidoscope" (Kaya song), 2006 "Kaleidoscope" (Alicia Keys song), 2024 "Kaleidoscope", by BadBadNotGood from III, 2014 "Kaleidoscope", by Blink-182 from Neighborhoods, 2011 "Kaleidoscope", by Chappell Roan from The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, 2023 "Kaleidoscope", by Coldplay from A Head Full of Dreams, 2015 "Kaleidoscope", by Crown the Empire from Retrograde, 2016 "Kaleidoscope", by D'espairsRay from Mirror, 2007 "Kaleidoscope", by David Geraghty from Kill Your Darlings, 2007 "Kaleidoscope", by A Great Big World from When the Morning Comes, 2015 "Kaleidoscope", by James from The Morning After, 2010 "Kaleidoscope", by Joe Brooks from Constellation Me, 2010 "Kaleidoscope", by Kate Havnevik from Melankton, 2006 "Kaleidoscope", by Knife Party from Abandon Ship, 2014 “Kaleidoscope”, by Machine Head from Catharsis, 2018 "Kaleidoscope", by Meshuggah from Immutable, 2022 "Kaleidoscope", by the Ornette Coleman Quartet from This Is Our Music, 1961 "Kaleidoscope", by Paul van Dyk from Reflections, 2003 "Kaleidoscope", by Procol Harum from Procol Harum, 1967 "Kaleidoscope", by Ride from Nowhere, 1990 "Kaleidoscope", by Ringo Deathstarr from Colour Trip, 2011 "Kaleidoscope", by Saves the Day from Under the Boards, 2007 "Kaleidoscope", by the Script from #3, 2012 "Kaleidoscope", by Simple Minds from Celebration, 1982 "Kaleidoscope", by the Suicide Machines from A Match and Some Gasoline, 2003 "Kaleidoscope", by Tiamat from Wildhoney, 1994
Publications Kaleidoscope (journal), a peer-reviewed publication of Semmelweis University. Kaleidoscope (newspaper), a defunct underground newspaper published in Milwaukee, Wisconsin The Kaleidoscope, a 19th-century Liverpool weekly magazine Kaleidoscope Publishing, a UK publishing house Kaleidoscope Magazine, a student publication of Poudre High School, Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.
Other uses Kaleidoscope (Expo 67), a pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal, Canada Kaleidoscope (retailer), a British mail order company Kaleidoscope Festival, Sophia College, an annual arts festival in Mumbai, India Kaleidoscope at the Hub, a shopping mall in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. The Kaleidoscope Trust, an organisation that campaigns for human rights of LGBT people worldwide Kaleidescape, an American multimedia company Kaleidoscope, a collective name for a group of butterflies; see List of animal names
See also
Kaleidoscópio, a Brazilian drum and bass duo