Maison de la Magie
Maison de la Magie
- Address
- 1 place du Château
- Website
- www.maison delamagie.fr
- Phone
- 02 54 90 33 33
- Price
- adult/child €9/5
- Hours
- 10am-12.30pm & 2-6.30pm, closed mornings Mon-Fri Sep
Lonely Planet review for Maison de la Magie
Opposite the château you can't miss the former home of watchmaker, inventor and conjurer Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805–71) when, on the hour, dragons emerge roaring from the windows. It has entertaining live magic shows (three to four daily), exhibits on the history of magic and loads of optical trickery including a mysterious 'Hallucinoscope'. It's goofy, good fun! The great Harry Houdini named himself after Houdin, and there is a short historical film about the American magician.
