Hi all,

I'm working on a writing assignment for I.B.M. and would like to know if anyone has ideas of objects related to the magical arts found in museums? I'm not interested in museums devoted to magic, but rather museums established for other purposes. An example would be the ongoing exhibit at the Whittier Museum - https://whittiermuseum.org/exhibits/magic-exhibit/, or the Houdini collection at the Library of Congress - https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/970224/houdini.html. Whittier and LOC aren't devoted to magic, but they have those objects in their collection. Posters, art (either from a performer or featuring magic in general), apparatus, personal items, etc. are all of interest.

I'm particularly interested in museums not in the U.S. or France, or England because I've already found some ideas for those. Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Regards,

Jason

Good luck! There is probably a lot of museums out there that have never gone through to inventory what they have.

I know there are some items in a museum in Youngstown, Ohio. A few props and some linking ring magazines.