Staff
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life engages curators, librarians, archivists, and exhibition specialists. Follow the links below to learn more about our team.
Alla Efimova, PhD, is a curator and art historian with a particular interest in the visual culture of modern Jewry. She holds a PhD in Art History/Visual and Cultural Studies from the University ...
Francesco Spagnolo, a multidisciplinary scholar focusing on Jewish studies, music and digital media, is the Curator of The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life and a Lecturer in the ...
Arielle Tonkin is an entrepreneurial visual artist with particular interest in arts programming as a tool for community building and urban planning.
She holds a BA (summa cum laude) in Visual ...
Britta Kolb handles and coordinates adverisements, marketing, general inquiries from the public, the University, and provides administrative support. Britta also maintains the facility and serves ...
Gary Handman is currently the Public Services Coordinator at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, University of California Berkeley. His most immediate past ...
Julie Franklin has been working in the arts for the last twenty-two years. She was the Director of the California Crafts Museum and the Registrar at the Treasure Island Museum, The Mexican Museum ...
Contact Rachael for information regarding facility rentals at The Magnes.
rdickson@berkeley.edu ...
