Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life

The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life is an extensive collection of Jewish history, art, and culture at the . The Magnes Collection comprises more than 45,000 Jewish artworks, artifacts, photographs, and manuscripts, the third largest collection of its kind in the United States.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Friday 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum and archive in Berkeley, California
  • Also known as: “Judah L. Magnes Museum”
  • Address: 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, 93710

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive and Berkeley City College.

Museum
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The are a combined art museum, repertory movie theater, and film archive associated with the . is situated 440 feet north of Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life.

College
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is a public community college in . It is part of the California Community Colleges System and the Peralta Community College District. is situated 810 feet west of Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life.

Stadium
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is the track and field and soccer venue for the California Golden Bears, the athletic teams of the . It has been a Berkeley Landmark since November 2, 1992, under the name "Edwards Stadium and Field". is situated 670 feet southeast of Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Berkeley and Berkeley.

Neighborhood
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is the central business district of the city of , United States, around the intersection of Shattuck Avenue and Center Street, and extending north to Hearst Avenue, south to Dwight Way, west to Martin Luther King Jr.

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Set on sparkling San Francisco Bay, will surprise those who recall it as the counter-culture center of the 1960s. Free Speech and flower power are forever in the city "DNA," but has evolved into a culinary and cultural travel destination.

Neighborhood
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, also known by the older names South of Campus or South Campus, is a neighborhood in . is located directly south of and adjacent to the campus.

Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life

Latitude
37.8698° or 37° 52′ 11″ north
Longitude
-122.26689° or 122° 16′ 1″ west
Operator
University of California, Berkeley
Open location code
849VVP9M+W6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37060579
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q6731353
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In Other Languages

From French to Hebrew—“Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life” goes by many names.
  • French: “Musée Judah L. Magnes”
  • German: “Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life”
  • German: “Magnes”
  • Hebrew: “אוסף מאגנס לאמנות יהודית וחיים יהודיים”
  • Hebrew: “אוסף מגנס לאמנות יהודית וחיים יהודיים”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון מאגנס”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון מגנס”

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Highlights include The Marsh Arts Center and Berkeley Wireless Research Center.

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