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La Maison de la Magie Robert-Houdin

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La Maison de la Magie Robert-Houdin (French for "The Robert-Houdin House of Magic"), inaugurated in 1998, is a museum which highlights the life and work of Robert-Houdin, a born in Blois in 1805.


It is located in the Loir-et-Cher département in the Loire Valley, in France, in the center of the city of Blois. As a museum of France and bearing the official label of "Musée de France", it is the only public museum in Europe which incorporates in one place collections of magic and a site for permanent performing arts.

In 1981, descendants of Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin left to the city of Blois the building and all its accessories with a gift requiring they be exposed to the public. 170 objects that were constructed or collected by Robert-Houdin are in the museum.

The museum hosts a number of events, some of which recur. The include: exhibition of portraits of the greatest magicians; magical encounters (on weekends in July and August); lectures on Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin; evening shows; proceedings of 'the Gala magic clubs of Blois'; and awards to the best magical practitioners. Guided tours are conducted by illusionists.[1]


References

  1. http://www.maisondelamagie.fr/
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