A major exhibition on magic is something that every Genii reader will enjoy, but have you ever wondered how these events are put together? Or thought about how items are located and moved around the world for the enjoyment of the visiting public?
In this feature we offer three perspectives on these questions, as we follow the loan of items from a private collection in Ohio for the Abracadabra exhibition, which will open in Amsterdam’s Jewish Museum this fall. Along the way you will get a peek at some of the items on loan, as well as some that are being kept from public eyes, as well as some tips from a museum professional for your own collection.
Emile Schrijver
General Director of the Jewish Cultural Quarter in Amsterdam, which includes the Jewish Museum, the Portuguese Synagogue, and the National Holocaust Museum.
The Jewish Museum in Amsterdam is very keen on showing the Abracadabra exhibition. It will attract visitor groups that don’t typically come to our museum, which is always welcome. It also lets us show, once more, how deeply Jews were involved in theater and art forms one could call avant-garde, or at least modernist—and large audiences are naturally drawn to illusionism and magic.
