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Featured Exhibition
AUGUST 28, 2025– MAY 14, 2026
Flowing through Time and Tradition
Exploring the theme of water through the holdings of the Magnes Collection, Flowing through Time and Tradition traces how water flows through and shapes Jewish lives: enacting belief, sustaining life and communities, providing the means for spiritual cleansing, and mapping identities.
UPCOMING EVENTS
In Person | Maven User Training Session
May 28 @ 3:00 pm
Join us for a user training session and learn about MAVEN, the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life’s new online collections catalog.
NEWS
Jewish American Heritage Month at the Magnes
This May marks the 20th annual celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, an opportunity for all Americans to connect with the vibrant and varied American Jewish experience.
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We have just concluded a bustling academic year anchored by our exhibition Flowing through Time and Tradition, which explored how water flows through and shapes Jewish life, prompting us to consider how our own rhythms and cycles mirror or connect with nature. As...
Jewish American Heritage Month at the Magnes
Above image: End the War with Food [detail] by Charles Edward Chambers, Rusling Wood, for United States Food Administration, New York, 1918. 75.225. Photo by Sibila Savage This May, the Magnes proudly joins the nation in celebrating the 20th annual Jewish...
Jewish Arts & Bookfest Brings Together 30+ Storytellers and Artists for One-Day Festival in Downtown Berkeley
UC Berkeley’s Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life is excited to share details for the upcoming 2026 Jewish Arts & Bookfest, taking place Sunday, May 3, 2026, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm in Downtown Berkeley. The festival is presented in partnership with J. The...
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