Teens Take the Magnes at “In Plain Sight”
Mar 2 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Presented by the Teens Take the Magnes Committee.
Join the Teens Take the Magnes Committee for an afternoon at the museum designed just for teens! With a focus on the Magnes’s current exhibition, In Plain Sight: Jewish Arts and Lives in the Muslim World, this special program will include a scavenger hunt in the gallery, art-making activities connected to the exhibition, refreshments, and time to be social. We will also assemble hygiene kits for people experiencing houselessness to be distributed by the Dorothy Day House.
Sunday, March 2, 2025 | 3:00 – 5:00 pm
In person at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA
Admission is free. RSVP requested, not required.
Call for Donations for the Dorothy Day House
The Teens Take the Magnes Committee and Magnes staff invite the community to donate supplies (see below) to be included in the hygiene kits for people experiencing houselessness to be distributed by the Dorothy Day House. Donations may be dropped off at the Magnes (2121 Allston Way, Berkeley) during the museum’s public hours (Mo, Tu, Su 11 am – 4 pm; Th 11 am to 7 pm).
- Chapstick
- Toothbrushes
- Toothpaste
- Small combs
- Bar soap
- Travel-sized toiletries
- Wet wipes
- Deodorant / Antiperspirant
- Period products
Please note: The Magnes reserves the right to dispose of any items donated that do not meet the needs of this project, including items that are open or used.
About the exhibition
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 shares a selection of artworks and objects from the Magnes’s permanent collection that challenge common views about historical dualities and creative engagement among Muslim and Jewish artists and patrons. The exhibition highlights rootedness in diaspora, shared graphic forms and visual landscapes, attitudes towards sacred texts and human bodies, and networks of trade and knowledge exchange, all centering around the fundamental role of light in Jewish and Muslim prayer space.
About the Teens Take the Magnes Committee
The teen committee is made up of high school student volunteers who meet at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at UC Berkeley monthly to collaborate with each other and Magnes staff to plan a teen program centered on Magnes exhibitions. The teen committee forms in the fall for the academic year, recruitment for next year’s committee will begin this summer.