Since 2007, MagicIsMedicine.org has connected volunteer professional magicians with hospitalized patients across the United States and internationally. What began as one eight-year-old's bedside magic show for children receiving chemotherapy has grown into a national organization — now approaching its 20th year.
We do three things:
1. Perform free magic shows for hospitalized children and adults, from bedside close-up magic to stage performances for entire wards
2. Train physicians and physical therapists to use therapeutic magic techniques that help patients regain motor coordination and cognitive function
3. Partner with leading neuroscience researchers to advance the science of magic in medicine
Every show is different. Some are stage performances for hundreds. Others happen at a single bedside, for a child who needs to forget, even for a moment, that they are in a hospital.
Our Impact
Where our magicians perform, the science behind therapeutic magic, and the evidence that it works.
Daniel's Story
How an eight-year-old magician's hospital show launched a two-decade mission.
Get Involved
Volunteer your magic or request a magician for your hospital.
“This is the first time I've heard laughter here.”
— A chemotherapy patient after a MagicIsMedicine.org show, 2007