by Laura Bratt | Oct 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
As a museum dedicated to advancing knowledge of Jewish cultures and experiences, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life mourns the loss of life in Israel and grieves for families experiencing terror and displacement as we denounce Hamas’s brutal attacks on...
by Laura Bratt | Oct 4, 2023 | Featured News, News
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, at the University of California, Berkeley, is adding Sunday museum hours to the schedule beginning October 8, 2023. “This summer my colleagues and I had the pleasure and privilege to meet with many friends of The...
by Laura Bratt | Sep 11, 2023 | News
Image: Artist unknown. New Year’s postcard, 20th century. Print on card. 76.242.2 I love that the Jewish New Year coincides with the start of a new school year. Both begin with feelings of excitement and promise for the new year ahead and simultaneously invite...
by Laura Bratt | Aug 29, 2023 | Exhibition News, Featured News, News
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at the University of California, Berkeley opens on Tuesday, August 29th, for the fall 2023 semester with a new exhibition, Cities and Wars: Roman Vishniac in Berlin and Jerusalem 1947-1967. Drawing from the vast Roman...
by Laura Bratt | Jul 31, 2023 | Exhibition News, News
BERKELEY — The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life announces its newest exhibition, Cities and Wars: Roman Vishniac in Berlin and Jerusalem (1947/1967), opening August 29, 2023 and featuring never before seen work by Russian-Jewish photographer Roman Vishniac...
