PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia-based National Museum of American Jewish History will honor two men who entertained the world with their magic. 12. The museum says the award recognizes the achievements and contributions of American Jews 'who share and exemplify the ideals of the stories explored in the museum.' (AP Photo/File) 22, 2020, it will induct illusionists Harry Houdini and David Copperfield into its hall of fame on Dec. The Philadelphia-based National Museum of American Jewish History announced on Thursday, Oct. Houdini Museum of New York Fantasma – via YouTube.FILE - This circa 1899, file photo, shows escape artist Harry Houdini in chains. 'Houdini Museum of New York Fantasma' (Video). 'Inside the Laurel Canyon Houdini Estate'.

^ a b c 'Houdini's Homes: Houdini owned homes in New York and California'.

'Check Out Harry Houdini's House Before it Disappears The magician's New York City townhouse recently the market for $4.6 million'.

^ Gordon, Lisa Kaplan (June 21, 2017).

'The Owners and Occupants of Houdini's 278'. I certainly knew the famous address - “278” which is how Houdini always referred to his Harlem home.

^ 'Reasons to Visit Midown: The Houdini Museum and Keens Steakhouse'.

^ 'Reviews, Houdini Museum of New York at Fantasma Magic'.^ a b 'Houdini Museum of NY Fantasma on Good Day New York' (video).^ 'The Hidden Magic of New York's Houdini Museum'.'Fantasma Magic: Now You See It, Now You Don't'. But Dreyer had nowhere to display his prized items. Curator Roger Dreyer, head of Fantasma Toys Inc., spent two decades and millions of dollars amassing the second-largest Houdini collection in the world, behind only magician David Copperfield’s. 'New York gets first museum on famed magician Harry Houdini'. ^ Hull, Sarah Keeling, Stephen Rosenberg, Andrew (February 1, 2016).'Dreyer And Setteducati, Fantasma Founders'. University of Texas Library houses Houdini ephemera and a large collection of Houdini letters and manuscripts.While Houdini did not likely live at the 'mansion,' there is some probability that his widow did. The main mansion building itself was rebuilt after it was destroyed in the 1959 Laurel Canyon fire, and is now a historic venue and called The Mansion. As of 2011 the site of the cottage was a vacant lot and up for sale. His wife occupied it for a time after his death. Likewise, in 1919 he rented the cottage at 2435 Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Los Angeles, while making movies for Lasky Pictures. The History Museum at the Castle ( Appleton, Wisconsin).David Copperfield's International Museum and Library of the Conjuring Arts, which is closed to the public.Houdini Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania.It features over 1,500 pieces of 'Houdiniana,' which portends an 'ever changing display.' Dreyer's Houdini collection is the second-largest in the world the first being the collection of Las Vegas illusionist David Copperfield. The museum is owned by Houdini collector Roger Dreyer (also the owner and CEO of Fantasma Magic) and was designed by architect and designer David Rockwell. The museum has also been featured as both a point of interest and a background location on several television shows including ABC World News, Fox & Friends, NY1, MTV and Good Day New York. It is in an unassuming and almost unheralded location, and as such is easily missed. and has been variously estimated to have cost 'several million.' The Houdini memorabilia is said to be worth more than $1 million. There are also many items related to Houdini's interest in the debunking of spiritualists. Parent Assembly Number One), Bess Houdini's stage outfit and a large selection of smaller pieces such as Houdini's personal magic and escape props. Other notable pieces include the original bust from Houdini's grave (on loan to the museum from S.A.M. Of the museum's many pieces, Houdini's 1907 escape coffin (in which Houdini was sealed with six-inch nails and subsequently escaped), the 'robot' from Houdini's 1919 silent film The Master Mystery, and Houdini's Metamorphosis Trunk are the largest. Opened in October 2012, the Houdini Museum of New York contains several hundred pieces of ephemera, most of which belonged to magician and escape artist Harry Houdini.

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