Exhibitions at the Magnes
The Power of Attention: Magic and Meditation in Hebrew shiviti Manuscript Art Exhibition (2017)
Opening August 27, 2024
In Plain Sight: Jewish Arts and Lives in the Muslim World
Aug 27, 2024 - May 15, 2025
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 artworks and objects from the Magnes’s permanent collection that challenge simplistic historical dualities and provide evidence of intentional creative engagement among Muslim and Jewish artists and craftspeople.
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The exhibitions of the Magnes rely on the collection’s extensive, and ever-growing, holdings of art, books, manuscripts, and material culture. By combining museum practice, research, and instruction, they present to the public the results of engaging collaborative projects led by UC Berkeley faculty, students, visiting scholars, artists, and curators. Exhibitions are presented in conjunction with programs connecting academic life and the public interest.
An Archive of Archives: Roman Vishniac’s Exhibition History | New York, 1971-72
Aug 27, 2024 - May 15, 2025
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Past Exhibitions
Since its founding in 1962, the Magnes has a history of presenting exhibitions that break new ground in Jewish Studies research, build upon the collaboration between curators and UC Berkeley faculty and students, expand Judaica connoisseurship, introduce under-recognized Jewish artists of the 20th century, and take risks with experimental projects by contemporary artists. Many of its exhibitions draw on selections from its extensive collections, or commissioned works that use the collections as inspiration.
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