LOCATION
2911 Russell Street
Berkeley, CA 94705
Directions
PH: 510.549.6950
FAX: 510.849.3673
LOCAL HOTELS MUSEUM HOURS OpenSunday-Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 8pm Closed
Jewish and most Federal holidays
SUGGESTED ADMISSION $6 adults, $4 students and seniors, children under 12 free. DOCENT TOURS Magnes visitors can join free docent-led tours most Sunday afternoons, beginning at 2PM. Private group tours can be scheduled for any time during our open hours. Book your tour today by calling Masha Rotfeld at 510.549.6950 x 345, or emailing mrotfeld@magnes.org. Docents engage visitors with exhibitions through visual thinking and interactive dialogue. Strengthen your powers of observation and witness the material culture of Jewish life through art and artifacts in Magnes galleries. Tour Schedule March - June, 2008: March 9, 2008 March 16, 2008 March 23, 2008 April 6, 2008 April 20, 2008 - No Tours: Museum Closed for Passover May 11, 2008 June 8, 2008
June 15, 2008 June 22, 2008 PARKING Free 2 hour street parking is available on Russell Street.
DIRECTIONS From the Claremont Hotel, drive west on Ashby Avenue, take a right on Pine Avenue, and a right on Russell Street.
From College Avenue, drive east on Ashby Avenue, take a left on Piedmont Avenue and then take a right on Russell Street. Alternatively, drive east on Ashby Avenue, take a left on Pine Avenue and then a right on Russell Street.
From Interstate 80, take the Ashby Avenue exit east, take a left on Piedmont Avenue and then take a right on Russell Street.
From Highway 24 east, take the Claremont Avenue exit, take a left at the bottom of the exit ramp. Go up Claremont Avenue, take a left at Ashby Avenue, a right on Pine Avenue, and a right on Russell Street.
From the Caldecott Tunnel, take the Berkeley exit. Head west on Tunnel Road. It turns into Ashby Avenue. Take a right on Pine Avenue and a right on Russell Street.
From the Rockridge BART Station, take College Ave. towards Berkeley (0.8 mi). Turn Right onto Ashby Ave (0.3 mi). Turn left onto Pine Ave (0.1 mi). Turn Right onto Russell St. The Judah L. Magnes Museum is served by AC Transit bus line 7, which runs on Claremont Avenue; line 51, which runs on College Avenue; and line 9, which runs on Ashby Avenue.
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