by Jeff | Sep 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Virtual Zoom backgrounds from The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life are now available. Selected by our curatorial staff, these images are a great way to personalize your Zoom meetings. Browse these high-resolution backgrounds collected here in our Flickr album....
by Jeff | Aug 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Weekly Curatorial Conversations from The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life Each week, curators Francesco Spagnolo and Shir Kochavi present insights and connections emerging from the holdings of UC Berkeley’s Magnes Collection, one of the largest Jewish...
by Jeff | Jun 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
We at the Magnes acknowledge the violence suffered by African Americans, including the recent murders of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor, as well as the cumulative impact of a centuries-long history of racial discrimination. Like many in the Jewish and...
by Jeff | Jun 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Update June 4, 2020: The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life remains closed until further notice in compliance with Alameda County’s and the city of Berkeley’s shelter-in-place order. The health and safety of our community is very important to us; our staff are...
by Laura Bratt | May 27, 2020 | Arthur Szyk Collection
Magnes Curator Francesco Spagnolo provides a detailed look at our 2020 exhibition, In Real Times. Arthur Szyk: Art & Human Rights for the spring issue of Gazeta, a quarterly publication of the American Association for Polish-Jewish Studies...
