The Magnes | Fall Exhibitions 2014

THE MAGNES COLLECTION OF JEWISH ART AND LIFE

THE BANCROFT LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
2121 ALLSTON WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94704
510.643.2526 MAGNES.ORG
The exhibitions of The Magnes highlight the treasures of one of the worlds preeminent Jewish
museum collections. Each exhibition is accompanied by programs connecting academic life and
the community. Galleries are open every week from Tuesday through Friday, 11am-4pm, and on
evenings and weekends during public events. Entrance is free.
Gourmet Ghettos: Modern Food Rituals
This exhibition explores the relationship between ritual
objects, cultural identity, and food by highlighting objects,
art, archival documents, books, manuscripts, postcards, and
photographs in The Magnes Collection.
On view: August 28, 2014-June 26, 2015
Literary Minds: Soviet Jewish Writers portrayed by
Matvey Vaisberg
Recently acquired works by Ukrainian artist, Matvey Vaisberg
(b. 1958), include the portraits of Yiddish writers arrested by
the Soviet regime and executed on August 12, 1952. Painted
on cardboard in the late 80s, these unusual works reclaim a
suppressed cultural heritage at the fall of the Soviet Union.
On view: August 28-December 19, 2014
The Jewish World: A Book Installation
The Jewish World, which is being published by Skir-
Rizzoli in the Fall of 2014, is the first comprehensive catalog
featuring the holdings of The Magnes Collection of Jewish
Art and Life.
Select pages from this lavishly illustrated volume populate an
installation in the Auditorium of The Magnes.