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OPENING AUGUST 27, 2024
In Plain Sight: Jewish Arts and Lives in the Muslim World
Co-curated by Magnes Curator Dr. Francesco Spagnolo and scholar of Islamic art Dr. Qamar Adamjee, In Plain Sight: Jewish Arts and Lives in the Muslim World showcases Jewish objects originating from Muslim lands that reflect cultural affinities and common threads.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Jewish Sights and Sounds in the Muslim World: A Performance from Victoria Hanna
Sep 23 @ 5:30 pm
Join the Magnes, the Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies, and UC Berkeley’s Center for Jewish Studies for a special performance by multi-disciplinary Israeli artist, Victoria Hanna.
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The Magnes opens for the fall
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.”
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The Magnes opens for the fall
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...
In Plain Sight: Jewish Arts and Lives in the Muslim World opens at UC Berkeley’s Magnes this fall
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...
Meet the Magnes’s New Associate Curator
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...
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