Virtual Tour of the American Museum of Magic
Tue, May 24
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Check out the largest public collection of magic artifacts on display in the US!
Time & Location
May 24, 2022, 7:00 PM EDT
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About the Event
**EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS-ONLY EVENT AND FREE FOR RING 9 MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING**
Please join us for a Ring 9 Virtual Road Trip to Marshall, Michigan, while enjoying the comforts of your own home!
On Tuesday, May 24th at 7PM, Ring 9 will get our own LIVE CUSTOMIZED VIRTUAL TOUR of the American Museum of Magic.
You will have an opportunity to immerse yourself in the largest public collection of magic artifacts on display anywhere in the United States and discover what inventor, author, and magic historian, Jim Steinmeyer, called "The Smithsonian of American Magic".
Established in 1978 by Detroit-area journalist Robert Lund to house his private collection of magic artifacts and archives, it grew to become the world's largest collection of American magic artifacts including apparatus, illusions, 3000 posters, magic sets, handbills, window cards, scrapbooks, letters, diaries, memorabilia, photographs, costumes, more than 5000 programs, more than 12,000 books on conjuring, and a total of more than 350,000 pieces of ephemera.
Historic items you will see include:
-Spirit Trumpet owned by Harry Houdini to debunk spirtiualist mediums
-Harry Houdini's Milk Can and Overboard Box
-Doug Henning's Zig Zag
-Apparatus used by Howard Thurston
This private virtual tour EXCLUSIVE for Ring 9 members will allow you all to ask questions, and request that our tour guide display and share details about the items of most interest to each of you. We hope you will join us for this special event!