Hocus Pocus
Hocus Pocus is designed to teach magic to disadvantaged youth and adults. It is important to note that HPP is not magic entertainment, but magic education. The goal of the program is to empower participants by introducing them to fun and accessible magic effects that, with some effort, they will master and be able to share in other settings.
Magic News
Conjuring Arts in the NY Times!
On Sunday, March 7, 2010, the New York Times published an article on the Millionaires’...
Shipping Now! Gibecière Winter 2010
Magic lovers rejoice! Due to the great efforts of our editor Stephen Minch the new...
Ricky Jay on 60 Minutes
Ricky Jay is featured on a recent 60 Minutes piece, titled “Scams: Pigeon...
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Curious and New
Zipcode Man
Street performer David Rosdeitcher has developed a most unusual talent. He has committed...
Winston the Water Fountain
Here we have a young man performing a feat of water spouting on par with the Bellagio’s...
Sleight of Sand
A surprisingly beautiful demonstration of the esoteric art of sand painting by Kseniya...
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Exhibitions
William Zavis Letters by Ricky Smith
The research center holds a vast trove of correspondence between a great number and variety of magicians. One section of the collection comes from William Zavis and is especially valuable for research purposes because he generally kept copies of his outgoing correspondence along with the letters he received. Further, Mr. Zavis worked as a US Foreign... [Read more of this review]
The Bullet Catch by Ricky Smith
Our latest exhibition delves into the Bullet Catch. It traces the feat through several of the different variations performed throughout history along with a detailed story concerning the recent and fantastic demonstration by David Blaine and Bill Kalush of the Carl Skenes’s method. Additionally, we have included a translation of one of the earliest... [Read more of this review]
Jimmy Grippo, A Real Mystery Man by Richard Hatch
This awesome exhibition is loaded with wonderful new details of this grand master of card magic. Be sure not to miss our flash presentation of over 30 photos of Grippo. Many of which have never been published before. View Exhibition // Visit the Gallery Read More →
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