by Laura Bratt | Aug 28, 2025 | Exhibition News, Featured News, News
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at the University of California, Berkeley opens on Thursday, August 28, for the fall 2025 semester with a new exhibition, Flowing through Time and Tradition. Exploring the theme of water, the exhibition uses the...
by Laura Bratt | Jul 30, 2025 | Exhibition News, News
Opening August 28, 2025, Flowing through Time and Tradition is a new exhibition at the University of California, Berkeley’s Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life. Exploring the theme of water, the exhibition uses the Magnes’s extensive holdings to examine how...
by Laura Bratt | Jun 27, 2025 | News
For the third consecutive year, the Magnes will host a series of Community Conversations with Executive Director Hannah Weisman to engage in meaningful dialogue around the museum’s past, present, and future. “The Magnes originated as a community entity,...
by Laura Bratt | Jun 9, 2025 | Featured News, News
The Magnes swelled with energy as 300 people packed the building to learn from and engage with more than 30 artists, authors, and curators during the museum’s Jewish Arts & Bookfest on May 4. And on a mild evening in March, music, laughter, and dancing filled the...
by Laura Bratt | May 27, 2025 | Featured News, News, Uncategorized
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life announces the retirement of Dr. Francesco Spagnolo, Curator, and Julie Franklin, Registrar and Rights and Reproductions Manager. Both will step down from their roles on July 1, 2025, after twenty years of transformational...
