A new exhibition, Conjuring the Spirit World: Art, Magic, and Mediums, opens tomorrow, September 14, at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA. Below are details.
Explore the essential role art and objects played for mediums and magicians “communicating” with the dead during the 19th- and 20th-century Spiritualism movement in the U.S. and Europe — a time when people actively debated and wondered, "can spirits return?" See paintings, posters, photographs, stage apparatuses, costumes, film, publications and other objects that will transport visitors to the age of Harry Houdini, Margery the Medium, Howard Thurston, and the Fox Sisters, among others. Whether you’re a believer, skeptic or somewhere in between, gain a new perspective on the timeless draw of mediums and magicians, séances and magic shows.
Conjuring the Spirit World: Art, Magic, and Mediums will run through February 2, 2025. You can get more information and tickets at the PEM website. A companion book to the exhibition can be purchased in the museum's SHOP.
We'll forgive them for using Thurston as their key art instead of Houdini!
A companuon book was recently published with the same front cover and title. Anybody buy it? Any thoughts?
ReplyDeleteOh, I wasn't even aware of that! Thanks. I've added the book above.
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DeleteThanks for covering this! I'm one of the two performers who will be bringing some live performances to the exhibition on Saturday afternoons for the full run. If you end up visiting on a Saturday, come say hi! -Evan
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