Academy of Magical Arts Tickets

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Quick Facts About Academy of Magical Arts

• AMA is a nonprofit organization founded in 1962 and headquartered at The Magic Castle in Hollywood, California; the Castle opened as the AMA’s clubhouse in January 1963 and is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (1989).
• The AMA has thousands of members (estimates commonly cited around 5,000) and operates the private Magic Castle venue with multiple performance spaces.
• Showrooms at The Magic Castle include Close-Up Gallery, Parlor of Prestidigitation, Palace of Mystery, Library Bar, and the Peller Theatre; AMA venues host rotating magic shows for members and invited guests.
• AMA runs educational programs such as the Junior Society for magicians ages 13–21, including performance opportunities at the Castle.
• 2025 AMA-related activity included Millennium Magic at Theatre West (Jan 24–26, 2025) and Black History Month showcases at The Magic Castle (Feb 4–9, 2025), plus Halloween programming (Oct 17–Nov 2, 2025).
• In 2022 The Magic Castle building was purchased by Randy Pitchford; AMA remains the Castle’s clubhouse and is subject to ongoing organizational reorganization discussions in 2025.