by Laura Bratt | Sep 30, 2024 | Featured News, News
With the start of a new year, I feel the return of excitement and energy to the Magnes. We are welcoming visitors to our newest exhibition, In Plain Sight: Jewish Arts and Lives in the Muslim World, faculty and staff are approaching us with opportunities for...
by Laura Bratt | Sep 17, 2024 | Exhibition News, Featured News, News
Image above: Paris Bailey, Dr. Qamar Adamjee, and Dr. Francesco Spagnolo share insight into the exhibition and their collaborative research. Photo by Keegan Houser. New and long-time supporters, scholars, and Berkeley students filled the Magnes Thursday evening,...
by Laura Bratt | Aug 26, 2024 | Exhibition News, Featured News, News
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at the University of California, Berkeley opens on Tuesday, August 27, for the fall 2024 semester with a new exhibition, In Plain Sight: Jewish Arts and Lives in the Muslim World. Co-curated by Magnes Curator Dr. Francesco...
by Laura Bratt | Jul 30, 2024 | Exhibition News, News
Above image: Lampshade, Egypt or Morocco, ca. 1920. Gift of Dr. Elliot Zaleznik. 76.302. BERKELEY — Opening August 27, 2024, In Plain Sight: Jewish Arts and Lives in the Muslim World is a new exhibition at the University of California, Berkeley’s Magnes...
by Laura Bratt | Jul 8, 2024 | Featured News, News
The Magnes is thrilled to introduce the newest member of the museum’s staff, Achinoam Aldouby. With academic and museum experience steeped in Jewish arts and culture, Achi’s research explores aspects of collective memory, focusing on theatrical adaptations of...
