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The academic and research resources made available by the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life include sources and materials created by the Magnes staff, collaborative projects with other institutions, UC Berkeley Library resources, and tools available online to the general public.

Online Resources

The Magnes integrates website, database and social media platforms to provide collaborative access to its collections, programs, and to make the work that happens behind the public face of the institution open and transparent.

Collection Database

Online access to collection catalog records and digital images is available through this integrated archives, library, museum database.

Magnes on Flickr

Access to thousands of collection images.

Magnes on YouTube

Videos of events and programs related to the collection.

Mervin and Eunice Wedding 1948

The Bancroft Library

The Bancroft Library holds the Magnes’s Western Jewish Americana archives as part of UC Berkeley’s Western Americana Collection and can be accessed in the Library’s reading room.

UC Library Search

The UC Berkeley Library catalog includes The Bancroft Library’s Western Jewish Americana archives, other Jewish collections on campus, and the Magnes Reference Library.

Arthur Szyk Digital Exhibition

Digital Projects

Interactive online and Digital Humanities projects involving the Magnes Collection.

History of the Magnes

The Magnes has a rich history of collecting, preserving, studying, and sharing artistic, historical, and literary material reflecting Jewish life and culture in the global diaspora.

Additional Resources

If you would like to add a page to these listings, please contact us at magnesresearch@berkeley.edu.