American Museum Of Magic Hosts Special Séance Honoring Houdini’s Final Night In Detroit

The American Museum of Magic in Marshall will be hosting a special séance to try to conjure the spirit of Harry Houdini on the 100th anniversary of his death in Detroit.

Harry Houdini passed away from peritonitis at Detroit’s Grace Hospital on Halloween night in 1926 after performing at the Garrick Theatre in downtown Detroit, and over the years there have been many misconceptions about his passing.

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Growing up, we had always heard about how Harry Houdini died on Halloween right after performing at the Majestic Theater. That was absolutely not the case, as he never performed there that night.

The theater he performed in was actually demolished a few years after his death on the corner of Michigan Avenue and Griswold Street, where the now-vacant First Independence Bank building stands.

The truth is his final performance took place on October 24 before passing away a week later on Halloween. This year marks the 100-year anniversary of his passing, and the American Museum of Magic now only has regular seating available for $30 per seat for their séance which will take place on Halloween at noon until 3 PM at 107 E. Michigan Ave.

Halloween will be a spooky day at the American Museum of Magic - especially if the ghost of the late magician Harry Houdini makes an appearance. Halloween is the 100th anniversary of the death of Houdini at Grace Hospital in Detroit.  Following the notes of the first Houdini Seance hosted by Bob Lund in 1978, there will be an invited circle of distinguished guests gathered around Houdini’s milk can escape in hopes of a visit from his spirit.