Visions & Voices: The Magic Castle

Event
November 17, 2024 - November 17, 2024
9:30am
The Magic Castle

The Magic Castle


 

The Magic Castle 

ADMISSION: 
Admission is free and open to current USC students only, who must use the provided transportation to participate. Space is limited and advance registration is required. Check-in for the event will begin at 9 a.m. on campus. Buses will depart at 9:30 a.m. and return to campus at 3:30 p.m. Brunch will be provided. Reservations required. RSVP beginning Tuesday, October 1, at 10 a.m. 

DESCRIPTION: 
In conjunction with the exhibition Spectral Science: Visions of the World Beyond, USC students are invited to visit Hollywood’s Magic Castle. Attendees will get a behind-the-scenes look at the mysterious and storied home of The Academy of Magical Arts, which opened in 1963 and is famously open only to magicians and their guests. The visit will include a guided tour plus magic performances and brunch.   

Bus transportation will be provided from the USC campus. Attendees must follow The Magic Castle’s dress code.  
 


This is the third event exploring the surprising intersections of science, illusion, and spiritualism in support of the exhibition Spectral Science: Visions of the World Beyond at Doheny Memorial Library.

Related events: 

Spectral Science: Conjuring the Invisible World
Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at 6 p.m.  
Doheny Memorial Library 
For more info, click HERE

Phantasmagoria: Lighting the World Beyond 
Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at 7:30 p.m.  
Los Angeles Times Reference Room, Doheny Memorial Library 
For more info, click HERE

Presented by USC Visions and Voices. Organized by Rebecca Corbett, Tyson Gaskill, Anne-Marie Maxwell, Derek Christian Quezada Meneses (USC Libraries), and Franziska Kohlt (USC Libraries Carrollian Fellow).