>>> well, any time you talk about art or the mystery of magic you probably mentioned the name harry houdini. a new exhibit in san francisco that looks at the life and legacy of the famous handcuffed king. >> a look at exhibit with a few modern tricks up its sleeve. >> reporter: any time you hear someone getting out of a tight spot, they are often called a modern day houdini. it's funny when you consider the real houdini died more than 85 years ago. >> houdini's celebrity has actually spanned three centuries which is pretty fantastic. >> reporter: life of harry houdini as well as his cultural impact are the subjects of a new exhibit at san francisco's contemporary jewish museum. >> the exhibition includes wonderful documentation of the tricks that he did, including the straight jacket, the milk can escape. >> reporter: the exhibit includes original artifacts from houdini's performances, like his famous milk can trick. >> this is a milk can, you know, that he rigged up with locks in order to escape from. >> reporter: or the metamorphosis trunk. >> he would look himself in it and then within m

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