Through the Eyes of Rachel Marker
A multi-media installation based on a literary project by Moira Roth, a leading international voice in feminism, performance and contemporary art.
Case Study No. 3 | Sound Objects
Sound Objects combines the study of Jewish material culture with the emerging field of sound studies and investigates the role of objects that emit sound during synagogue ritu
Modern Jewish History 101: The Art Files
A panorama of Jewish life in the 20th century as told through images from the vast art collection at The Magnes.
Case Study No. 2 | The Inventory Project
The display cases at the very center of The Magnes building are designed to unleash the curatorial mind by presenting diverse collection items, a variety of display modes, and a wide range of persp
Typo/Graphics: Studying Jewish Types in Print and Photography
The main gallery presents an exhibition drawn from The Magnes’ vast collection of prints and photography.
Reborn: Posters from the European Jewish Cultural Renaissance
The nearly one thousand posters acquired since the 1960s by the former Judah L.
Gale Antokal: The Spill
Case Study No. 1 | Shaken, Not Stirred
Built by Pacassa Studios, a local woodworking and architecture firm, the display cases at the very center of the new Magnes facility will be used to highlight thematic selections from the permanent
The Magnes Effect: Five Decades of Collecting
In its first five decades The Magnes has made a global impact on Jewish culture through pioneering collecting practices and communal activism.
Dissolving Localities | Berkeley Jerusalem
Emmanuel Witzthum’s multimedia project, Dissolving Localities, has focused for the last several years on the layers that compose the city of Jerusalem.