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Community Conversations with Hannah Weisman

The Magnes Community Conversations in July 2025

Jun 27, 2025

This summer The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life 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.

3 people discussing a painting in Magnes storage

Support Your Jewish Museum

Jun 9, 2025

Through your participation in our programs and your generous support of the museum’s work, you help make the Magnes the vibrant and lively place for gathering and learning that it is.

Magnes Announces Senior Staff Retirements

May 27, 2025

The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life announces the retirement of Dr. Francesco Spagnolo, and Julie Franklin. Both will step down from their roles on July 1, 2025, after twenty years of transformational leadership and close collaboration.

Jewish American Heritage Month at the Magnes

May 12, 2025

This May marks the 19th annual celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, an opportunity for all Americans to connect with the vibrant and varied American Jewish experience.

Magnes to host its first-ever Jewish Arts and Bookfest

Apr 17, 2025

The University of California, Berkeley’s Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life and event partners New Lehrhaus, J. The Jewish News of Northern California, and the Jewish Community Library are thrilled to announce the upcoming Jewish Arts & Bookfest in celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month.

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