The Skirball Cultural Center salutes the life, career and influence of enigmatic magician and escape artist Harry Houdini (pictured) in Houdini: Art and Magic. The first major exhibition to explore Houdini’s life and legacy features more than 150 artifacts, from posters and playbills to silent-film footage of his great escapes to personal items such as family photos, a postcard written to his mother and diaries from his travels. Also on display is companion exhibition Masters of Illusion: Jewish Magicians of the Golden Age. Skirball Cultral Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., L.A., 310.440.4500. www.skirball.org
