CurrentInstallation
Mystery and Wonder: A Legacy of Golden Age Magicians in New York City
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center•New York, NY•museum
Harry Houdini, Harry Kellar, Alexander Herrmann, Adelaide Herrmann, Howard Thurston, Anna Eva Fay, The Zancigs, Talma, Harry Blackstone Sr., Dante, Dell O'Dell, Horace Goldin
February 12, 2026 - July 11, 2026
About the Exhibition
The exhibition highlights rich and historic archival materials from the Billy Rose Theatre Division collection, all related to the art of magic and the fascinating lives of magicians performing in New York City. The exhibition explores how magic knowledge was passed down through communities and lineages of magicians within an evolving cultural and social context.
Curator
Annemarie van Roessel
Tags
Golden Age of Magicmagic historytheater historyNew York City historymagic shopsmagician biographiesarchival materialsperforming arts history