Things to do / Travel Guide
Address:2911 Russell St.
Berkeley, California
Tel:
(510) 549-6950
Featuring Jewish history, culture, art, and religious exhibits. Specializing in Jewish history and culture.
Activities: Tours, Historical Reenactments
Open from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Extended Thursday hours)
$$ (Moderately Priced); Children Free
From Judah L. Magnes Museum (including Jewish-American Hall of Fame):
The Judah L. Magnes Museum, founded in 1962, is the third largest Jewish museum in North America. Throughout its 40-year history, the museum has searched the world for objects that illustrate the triumphs and struggles of the Jewish people. The permanent collections hold over 12,000 objects of Jewish ceremonial, folk and fine art including paintings, sculpture, prints, and drawings by contemporary and traditional artists. Located in the beautiful Elmwood district, the museum's current exhibition, "Brought to Light: The Storied Collections of the Judah L. Magnes Museum," highlights 130 textiles, ceremonial objects, documents, paintings, photographs, fine art, and artifacts that might have been lost if the museum had not preserved them. The pieces, dating from the 1300s to the 1970s, come from Jewish communities in India, North Africa, Europe, Kurdistan, North America, and the Middle East and include works from artists such as Dorothea Lange, Marc Chagall, Sir Jacob Epstein, and Harold Paris.