Join the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life for "Midrash or Myth? An Aggada about the Prince of the Sea," a Lunch and Learn with Professor Emeritus Daniel Boyarin exploring themes from the exhibition "Flowing Through Time and Tradition."
Join us before "The Beginning of Possibility" program on visual midrash for a special screening of Naomie Kremer and David Grubin’s film, "In the Beginning Was Desire," a mythopoetic journey through the story of Adam and Eve featuring renowned Biblical scholar Aviva Zornberg. The 40-minute film will start at 11:30am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm, and 4:30 pm.
In the beginning was creation: ever since, Jews have delved into traditional texts to create new stories. This process, known as midrash, can be expressed in many forms, including works of visual art such as those featured in "Flowing through Time and Tradition." Join author Rabbi Adina Allen and multimedia artist Naomie Kremer to explore the visual interpretation of texts in this conversation and art workshop.
The Magnes invites high school students who are interested in art, history, culture, and more to connect with each other and UC Berkeley faculty and staff at our upcoming teen event.
Join the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life for Sephardic Women: Their legacy and Central Role in Preserving the Sephardic Culture, a Lunch and Learn with Professor Emeritus Rivka Amado exploring themes from the exhibition Flowing Through Time and Tradition.
Don’t miss the chance to hear the dynamic, internationally acclaimed musician and recording artist Elana Sasson, in concert with Queralt Giralt on cello and Bahar Badiei on oud.
Stop by the Magnes for a free monthly gallery talk with the curator of the new exhibition, "Flowing through Time and Tradition."
The seventh in a series of creative, collaborative study sessions inspired by the art and objects on view in "Flowing through Time and Tradition." Author Elissa Strauss will lead us in an examination of two stories of biblical matriarchs, Rebecca and Rachel, focusing on their relationship with water. We will also incorporate readings on care ethics and care economics to consider the true value of the care provided with and through water.
Stop by the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life for a media, community partner, and educator viewing of our new exhibition, Nancy Lee Katz: A Private Pantheon. Exhibition guest curator Lauren Graves, Magnes Executive Director Hannah Weisman, Senior Curator Allisa Schapiro, and Learning & Engagement Coordinator Dan Alter will be on hand to introduce […]
Please join us Wednesday morning, before the exhibition opens to the public, for a special Friends of the Magnes viewing with curator-led gallery tours of Nancy Lee Katz: A Private Pantheon.
Stop by the Magnes to view Nancy Lee Katz: A Private Pantheon on the first day the museum's newest exhibition is open to the public.
Join the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life for On Nancy Lee Katz's Photography, a Lunch and Learn Roundtable discussion with guest curator Lauren Graves, master printer Brian Young, and Katz's partner, Michael S. Katz, sharing their perspectives on the photography of Nancy Lee Katz.
