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New Exhibition
AUGUST 28, 2025– MAY 14, 2026
Flowing through Time and Tradition
Exploring the theme of water through the holdings of the Magnes Collection, Flowing through Time and Tradition traces how water flows through and shapes Jewish lives: enacting belief, sustaining life and communities, providing the means for spiritual cleansing, and mapping identities.
UPCOMING EVENTS
A Case Study of Systemic Antisemitism: The Housing Market in Paris during the Holocaust
Nov 20 @ 5:00 pm
Presented by Berkeley’s Center for Jewish Studies and CJS Antisemitism Education Initiative, the 25/26 Annual Pell Lecture features Sarah Gensburger and will consider what the notion of systemic anti-Semitism can contribute to our understanding of the implementation of the Holocaust in Paris and its aftermath.
NEWS
Greg Niemeyer’s Groundbreaking GifCollider Installation Concludes November 13
GifCollider, Chapter 11: Night Vision is in its final days at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life. A study of collision and context, this continuously changing, interactive media art project by artist and UC Berkeley Professor Greg Niemeyer will conclude its run on November 13, 2025.
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Greg Niemeyer’s Groundbreaking GifCollider Installation Concludes November 13
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life announces the final days of its digital installation GifCollider, Chapter 11: Night Vision. A study of collision and context, this continuously changing, interactive media art project by artist and UC Berkeley Professor...
Beit Midrash: Generating New Knowledge Through Shared Exploration
At the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, our core mission is to generate new knowledge and understanding of Jewish cultures with and for our academic and public communities. This commitment to discovery and community is central to our new monthly program...
Building Community at the Magnes
I am always delighted by the stream of activity in the Magnes at the beginning of a new academic and Jewish year. Our student colleagues return with positive energy that radiates through the museum like ripples on a pond. And guests flow through the building to visit...
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