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June 2024

Sun 23
road leading to horizon with title of program
Featured Featured Jun 23, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Yiddish Theatre Ensemble Play Reading Series | On the Road to Zion by Sholem Asch

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Please join the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life for Berkeley's award-winning Yiddish Theatre Ensemble's staged reading of Sholem Asch’s play, "On the Road to Zion."

September 2024

Mon 23
Victoria Hanna
Featured Featured Sep 23, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Victoria Hanna at In Plain Sight: Sounds Create Worlds

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

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.

December 2024

Thu 12
Title and photo of woman holding an instrument
Featured Featured Dec 12, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

From Sanandaj to Essaouira: Journey through Modal Music

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Join the Magnes for a lecture and performance by Elana Sasson, Persian/Kurdish-American composer and vocalist.

February 2025

Tue 4
photo of performers with event title
Featured Featured Feb 4, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

The Stranniki

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Join UC Berkeley's Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, Berkeley's Center for Jewish Studies, and the Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies for "The Stranniki," a Russian and Yiddish musical performance with Polina Shepherd and Psoy Korolendo.

November 2025

Sun 16
Change
Featured Featured Nov 16, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

LABA Live: Change

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Join the 2025 LABA Bay Area fellows at the Magnes for LABA Live, an open-minded and free-spirited house of study showcasing their collective engagement with ancient Jewish texts on the subject of “CHANGE.”

April 2026

Thu 16
Featured Featured Apr 16 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

No Lines in the Sea: featuring Elana Sasson

Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

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.

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Support the Magnes

Museum Hours

In alignment with the UC Berkeley academic calendar, regular public museum hours are paused over the summer. The Magnes will resume regular hours for the fall semester beginning Wednesday, September 2, 2026.

Please contact magnesprograms@berkeley.edu for summer visits by appointment.

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