All events
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Fall 2017 Architecture Sustainability Colloquium
Colloquium | August 25 – December 1, 2017 every day | 112 Wurster Hall
College of Environmental Design
FRIDAYS - AUG 25 through DEC 1. CHECK THE SCHEDULE FOR SPEAKERS. Bay Area Leaders discuss topics in sustainability.
Berkeley Communicators Toastmasters Club: To Gain Confidence and Find Your Voice
Meeting | January 19 – November 16, 2017 the third Thursday of the month every month | 7:30-8:30 a.m. | Au Coquelet Cafe (backroom)
2000 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA
Berkeley Communicators Toastmasters Club
Find out how to improve your public speaking skills and build confidence through the Toastmaster.
If you have wanted to improve your communication skills, practice public speaking and leadership, but find it difficult to do it on your own, this is the place for you.
Meetings: 1st and 3rd Thursday 7:30am - 8:30am every month
Free street parking and close to Downtown Berkeley BART
5th Berkeley Symposium on Energy Efficient Electronic Systems and Steep Transistors Workshop
Conference/Symposium | October 19 | 8 a.m.-8 p.m. | Sutardja Dai Hall, Banatao Auditorium
Amir Khosrowshani, Vice President and CTO of Al Products Group, Intel Corporation, USA
Center for Energy Efficient Electronics Sciences
The Berkeley Symposium on Energy Efficient Electronic Systems was established in 2009 with the goal of bringing together researchers from around the world working on breakthroughs in next generation low-energy information processing systems. This year, the Berkeley Symposium will join forces with the Steep Transistors Workshop with the goal of further expanding its reach and impact. The joint... More >
Paris/Berkeley/Bonn/Zürich Analysis Seminar: Inelasticity of soliton collisions for the 5D energy critical wave equation
Seminar | October 19 | 9:10-10 a.m. | 250 Sutardja Dai Hall | Note change in location
Yvan Martel, Ecole polytechnique
For the focusing energy critical wave equation in 5D, we construct a solution showing the inelastic nature of the collision of any two solitons, except the special case of two solitons of same scaling and opposite signs. Beyond its own interest as one of the first rigorous studies of the collision of solitons for a non-integrable model, the case of the quartic gKdV equation being partially... More >
Seminar 237, Macroeconomics: "Monetary Policy through Production Networks: Evidence from the Stock Market"
Seminar | October 19 | 11:10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | 210 Cheit Hall
Michael Weber, The University of Chicago
joint with Finance
Oliver E. Williamson Seminar
Seminar | October 19 | 12-1:30 p.m. | C330 Haas School of Business
Till Von Vachter, Professor, UCLA
The Oliver E. Williamson Seminar on Institutional Analysis, named after our esteemed colleague who founded the seminar, features current research by faculty, from UCB and elsewhere, and by advanced doctoral students. The research investigates governance, and its links with economic and political forces. Markets, hierarchies, hybrids, and the supporting institutions of law and politics all come... More >
Bancroft Library Roundtable: City of White Gold, San Francisco in the Gilded Age: Bringing Archival Images to Life through Film
Lecture | October 19 | 12-1 p.m. | Faculty Club, O'Neill Room
Geordie Lynch, filmmaker
Filmmaker Geordie Lynch will discuss his film-in-progress, City of White Gold, and how the discovery of silver in 1859 transformed San Francisco from a backwater boomtown into a world-class metropolis. The director will also detail the fine points of enriching a historical documentary with stunning and exciting visual imagery.
ESPM Fall Seminar - Dr. Sacha Vignieri, Editor, Science Magazine
Seminar | October 19 | 12-1 p.m. | 130 Mulford Hall
Dr. Sacha Vignieri, Science Magazine
Dr. Sacha Vignieri, Editor of Science Magazine, will share her talk titled "Opening the black box: an editor's perspective on scientific publishing"
From the outside, publication in high-impact general-science journals can seem like a mysterious process. A general understanding of the procedures and practices at Science can help unravel the mystery a bit, and contribute to an understanding of... More >
Seeing Necropolitics: The Work of Death in Philippine Photographs
Lecture | October 19 | 12-2 p.m. | 180 Doe Library
Nerissa Balce, Associate Professor of Asian American Studies, Stony Brook University
Center for Southeast Asia Studies, Filipino and Philippine Studies Working Group
Necropolitics is a theory about violence and the nation-state. It refers to the absolute power of the state to kill, to allow to live, or to dehumanize people. This talk will look at Filipino bodies as seen from the period of the Philippine-American War and also today, as the victims of President Duterte's drug war.
Nerissa Balce
Politically Engaged Science: A Brownbag Lunch Series
Seminar | September 14 – December 21, 2017 every Thursday with exceptions | 12-1 p.m. | 103 Mulford Hall
Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy, and Mgmt. (ESPM)
This series challenges the notion that science and politics should not mix. Building on the March for Science and the People's Climate March, we'll discuss how research in the public interest can make an impact in a political environment dominated by corporate interests, from the major parties to the media.
Weekly discussions will focus on case studies of activist scientists, political... More >
Back Talk: Less Stress on Your Back (BEUHS404)
Workshop | October 19 | 12:10-1:30 p.m. | Tang Center, University Health Services, Class of '42
Mallory Lynch, Campus Ergonomist, Ergonomics@Work
Learn new ways of performing daily activities with less stress to your back. Practice some useful stretching and strengthening exercises. Wear comfortable clothing.
Managing Your Student Loan Debt (BEUHS364)
Workshop | October 19 | 12:10-1:30 p.m. | Tang Center, University Health Services, Section Club
Spencer L. Prince, Northern California Operations Foundation for Financial Education (F3E)
Speaker: Spencer L. Prince, Northern California Operations Foundation for Financial Education (F3E)
Americans are more burdened by student loan debt than ever before. The average Class of 2016 graduate has $37,172 in student loan debt, up 6% from last year. This class will give you tips on how to pay back your loans faster, and help you to create a budget. We will also discuss programs available... More >
Hammad Mazhar, NVIDIA
Seminar | October 19 | 12:30-1:30 p.m. | Soda Hall, Wozniak Lounge
RISELab
There are many ways to leverage simulation for machine learning problems. From articulated mechanisms, to cloth, fluids and soft bodies; through simulation we can experiment with problems otherwise intractable. Additionally, techniques like synthetic data generation and virtual sensors allow us to use domain randomization for improved transfer of learning. This talk will cover some of the recent... More >
IB Seminar: Genome Duplication and the Evolution of Plant Diversity
Seminar | October 19 | 12:30-1:30 p.m. | 2040 Valley Life Sciences Building
Michael Barker, The University of Arizona
Drop-in Pre-Health Advising
Miscellaneous | September 7 – December 7, 2017 every Thursday with exceptions | 1-4 p.m. | 260 Mulford Hall
Caitlin Green or Marie Dutton, Pre-Health Advisor
Meet with a Pre-Health Advisor on a first-come, first-served basis. For students exploring, preparing for, and/or applying to medical school and other health professional graduate programs.
Open to currently enrolled students and Alumni Advantage members.
SOLD OUT - Members' Walk: Crops of the World
Lecture | October 19 | 1-2:30 p.m. | UC Botanical Garden, Front Gate Entrance
Jason Bonham, UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley
Join Horticulturalist Jason Bonham on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Crops of the World garden. Come and see fruits and vegetables that originated from all over the world. Everything from bizarre solanaceous berries from South America to giant tree kale from Europe.
Members' Walk: Crops of the World is exclusively available to current members. Admission is free and registration is strongly... More >
Docent-led tour
Tour/Open House | January 6, 2017 – January 4, 2019 every Sunday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday with exceptions | 1:30-2:45 p.m. | UC Botanical Garden
Join us for a free, docent-led tour of the Garden as we explore interesting plant species, learn about the vast collection, and see what is currently in bloom. Meet at the Entry Plaza.
Free with Garden admission
Advanced registration not required
Tours may be cancelled without notice.
For day-of inquiries, please call 510-643-2755
For tour questions, please email gardentours@berkeley.edu... More >
Seminar 251, 231, Labor Seminar and Public Finance: "The Costs of Job Displacement over the Business Cycle and Its Sources: Evidence from Germany"
Seminar | October 19 | 2-3:30 p.m. | 648 Evans Hall
Joint with Public Finance
Preparing for the EECS Internship Fair
Workshop | October 19 | 2:30-4 p.m. | Soda Hall, Wozniak Lounge, #430
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS)
Learn how to present your best self to employers during and after the fair. The focus will be on the fair itself, but also cover some resume basics and networking tips and etiquette to following up after the fair. Katie Crawford, an Engineering focused Career Counselor will be presenting.
The EECS Internship Fair will be on November 1st, 11am-3pm in Memorial Stadium
Women's Soccer vs. Oregon State
Sport - Intercollegiate - Soccer | October 19 | 3 p.m. | Edwards Track Stadium
Cal Bears Intercollegiate Sports
Cal Women's Soccer hosts Oregon State in conference action at Edwards Stadium.
Women's Soccer vs. Oregon State
Sport - Intercollegiate - Soccer | October 19 | 3 p.m. | Edwards Track Stadium
Cal Bears Intercollegiate Sports
Cal Women's Soccer hosts Oregon State in conference action at Edwards Stadium.
Cognitive Neuroscience/Neurobiology Colloquium: Genetic Approaches to Brain Circuit Mapping and Cell Type Characterization
Colloquium | October 19 | 3:30-5 p.m. | 101 Life Sciences Addition
Hongkui Zeng, Allen Institute
Genetic Approaches to Brain Circuit Mapping and Cell Type Characterization
Seminar | October 19 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. | 101 Life Sciences Addition
Hongkui Zeng, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
This seminar is partially sponsored by NIH
Beyond "Resistence": A Bold Plan for Work With Dignity via a Federal Job Guarantee
Lecture | October 19 | 4-6 p.m. | 2521 Channing Way (Inst. for Res. on Labor & Employment), IRLE Director's Room
Darrick Hamilton, Professor of Economics, The New School
Ken Jacobs, Chair, The Labor Center at IRLE; Steven Pitts, Associate Chair, The Labor Center at IRLE; Richard Walker, Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley Geography
Institute of Research on Labor & Employment, Department of Economics
In 2017, Liberals in the United States are calling for “resistance” to regressive policies. Grassroots movements like the Fight for $15 show a desire for an offensive strategy on the left, but Professor Hamilton suggests that they do not go far enough. Raising the minimum wage still leaves many workers unemployed or out of the workforce altogether, especially those stigmatized by race,... More >
Deconstructing the "Refugee Crisis": Race, Representation, and Recognition
Colloquium | October 19 | 4-5:30 p.m. | 370 Dwinelle Hall
Denaturalizing the Mediterranean border
Ilaria Giglioli, Geography
Re-forming Refugee Protection: A U.S. Perspective
Kate Jastram, Human Rights Attorney
Representing the “European refugee crisis” in Germany and beyond
Seth Holmes, School of Public Health and Heide Castañeda, Anthropology (University of South Florida)
Respectable Radicals and The Euro-Nationalist International: Explaining Right-Wing Populist Alliances in the European Parliament
Colloquium | October 19 | 4-5:30 p.m. | 2538 Channing (Inst. for the Study of Societal Issues), Wildavsky Conference Room
Duncan McDonnell, Senior Lecturer, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
Center for Right-Wing Studies, Institute of European Studies, Institute of International Studies
Lecture by Duncan McDonnell, Senior Lecturer, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
Designing in Drupal
Workshop | October 19 | 4:10-5:30 p.m. | Barrows Hall, D-Lab (Barrows 350)
Linda Louie
In this workshop, you will learn how Drupal works, see examples of Drupal projects, and be guided through the steps to create your own customizable Drupal sandbox site. No coding knowledge is required for this workshop.
Mathematics Department Colloquium: The Positive Geometry of Fundamental Physics, From Scattering Amplitudes to the Wavefunction of the Universe
Colloquium | October 19 | 4:10-5 p.m. | 60 Evans Hall
Nima Arkani-Hamed, Institute for Advanced Study
Spacetime and Quantum Mechanics form the pillars of our understanding of modern physics, but there are several indications that these concepts are approximate and must emerge from deeper principles, undoubtedly involving new mathematics. In this talk I will describe some emerging ideas along these lines, and present a new formulation of some very basic physics– fundamental to particle... More >
David Gilmartin | Pakistan's Creation and the Contested Grand Narratives of 20th Century History: The 5th Mahomedali Habib Distinguished Lecture
Lecture | October 19 | 5-7 p.m. | Stephens Hall, 10 (ISAS Conf. Room)
David Gilmartin, Distinguished Professor of History at the Department of History, North Carolina State University
Munis Faruqui, Chair, Institute for South Asia Studies, Associate Professor of South and Southeast Asian Studies
Institute for South Asia Studies, The Berkeley Pakistan Initiative, The Mahomedali Habib Distinguished Lecture
South Asian Historian, David Gilmartin delivers our fifth Mahomedali Habib Distinguished Lecture.
Foucault's Enlightenment: Islamic Revolution and the Perils of Universal History
Lecture | October 19 | 5-7 p.m. | 3335 Dwinelle Hall
Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Department of Anthropology
Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi examines Foucault’s writings on the Iranian Revolution as an attempt to write the history of the present without binding commitments to a teleological historiography.
Alvaro Huerta: In Defense of People on the Move (Latina/o Immigrants) in the Racist Era of Trump
Lecture | October 19 | 5-8 p.m. | Wurster Hall, 112 Auditorium
Dr. Alvaro Huerta, Assistant Professor at Cal State Pomona, Departments of Urban & Regional Planning and Ethnic & Women's Studies, Department of City & Regional Planning, College of Environmental Design
Department of City and Regional Planning
Dr. Alvaro Huerta is an Assistant Professor at Cal State Pomona, Departments of Urban & Regional Planning and Ethnic & Women's Studies
Dr. Huerta is an author of the book Reframing the Latino Immigration Debate: Towards a Humanistic Paradigm and the lead editor of People of Color in the United States: Contemporary Issues in Education, Work, Communities, Health, and Immigration. As an... More >
Deej: Inclusion shouldn't be a lottery.
Film - Documentary | October 19 | 5-7 p.m. | 300 Wheeler Hall
Disability Studies Research Cluster, HIFIS
A nonspeaking young man dreams of autistic civil rights. The documentary film Deej, with its insider view of autism, challenges us all to live inclusion. Abandoned by his birth parents and unable to speak for himself, DJ Savarese ("Deej") found not only a loving family but also a life in words, which he types on a tect-to-voice synthesizer. As he makes his way through high school and dreams of... More >
Book Talk: The Impossible Imperative: & Title IV-E Alumni Gathering
Presentation | October 19 | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Haviland Hall, Social Research Library (227 Haviland)
Berkeley Social Welfare Professor Jill Duerr Berrick’s new book The Impossible Imperative: Navigating the Competing Principles of Child Protection features the firsthand accounts of child welfare professionals, the work they do to protect vulnerable children and the competing principles that shape their everyday decisions.
Study Abroad in Engineering
Information Session | October 19 | 5:30-7 p.m. | Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering Center
Panel of students who studied abroad on UC's & Berkeley's Summer programs.
GraphXD Seminar: Spectral Sparsification of Graphs
Seminar | October 19 | 5:30-7 p.m. | 1011 Evans Hall
Nikhil Srivastava, Dept. of Mathematics, UC Berkeley
Berkeley Institute for Data Science
Many important properties of an undirected graph manifest themselves spectrally in the eigenvalues or quadratic forms of matrices related to the graph. For instance, the connectivity structure, electrical properties, and random walk behavior of a graph are determined by its Laplacian matrix. A spectral sparsifier of a graph G is a sparse graph H on the same set of vertices such that the... More >
Investigating Paradise: 2017 Arab Film Festival Premiere
Film - Documentary | October 19 | 6-8:15 p.m. | 340 Stephens Hall | Note change in location
Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Arab Film Festival
From French-Algerian visionary Merzak Allouache, Berlinale 2017 pick INVESTIGATING PARADISE is a manifold treatise in what it means to be "radicalized."
Nvidia Tech Talk
Information Session | October 19 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Soda Hall, Wozniak Lounge (430)
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS)
Come join NVIDIA to hear their tech talk on October 19th, starting at 6PM in the Woz! This talk describes roles and challenges in the Hardware Infrastructure group at NVIDIA. Learn how NVIDIA's software development enables them to build great products and design the next impossible chip.
Speaker bio: Eric Chi joined NVIDIA 8 years ago as a senior architect. He has worked in GPU development... More >
Close Up: Exploring Workshop Practices in Roman-Egyptian Portraits
Lecture | October 19 | 6-8 p.m. | Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Jane Williams, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Roman period mummy portraits are considered to be ancient antecedents of modern portraiture. However, the techniques and materials used in their manufacture are not thoroughly understood. The Phoebe Hearst Museum's collections from the site of Tebtunis, Egypt include one of the largest assemblages of mummy portraits to remain intact since their excavation, and form a remarkable resource for... More >
News from Home
Film - Feature | October 19 | 7 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
New York City, imposing and anonymous, serves as the visual counterpoint to Akerman’s reading of her own mother’s letters in this personal, gorgeously photographed film. With short La chambre.
Alison Krauss: with David Gray
Performing Arts - Music | October 19 | 7 p.m. | Hearst Greek Theatre
Alison Krauss effortlessly bridges the gap between roots music and genres such as pop, rock, country and classical.
David Gray has established himself as one of the UK’s leading artists both at home and overseas with a 25-year career marked by critical praise, numerous accolades and multi-platinum sales over the course of 10 album releases.
Exhibits and Ongoing Events
People Made These Things: Connecting with the Makers of Our World
Exhibit - Multimedia | April 12 – December 17, 2017 every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday with exceptions | Hearst Museum of Anthropology, 102 Kroeber Hall
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Why do we sometimes know a lot about who made things, and why do we sometimes not? Why does it sometimes matter to us, and why might it sometimes not? These are the questions that will be raised in the exhibit that will inaugurate the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology’s renovated Kroeber Hall Gallery. The Museum will display objects from the collection that urge visitors to think... More >
Free UC Berkeley Students, Faculty, Staff, Hearst Museum Members, and Youth under 18, $6 General Admisison, $3 Non-UC Berkeley Students and seniors over 65
In-Between Places: Korean American Artists in the Bay Area
Exhibit - Painting | September 13 – December 10, 2017 every day | Mills College Art Museum
5000 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94613
In-Between Places (사이에 머물다) is the story of Korean American artists and their dreams, featuring new work by: Jung Ran Bae; Sohyung Choi; Kay Kang; Miran Lee; Young June Lew; Nicholas Oh; Younhee Paik; and Minji Sohn.
Street by Minji Sohn, 2016
Jennie Smith: New Drawings
Exhibit - Painting | September 18 – December 15, 2017 every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday | Stephens Hall, Townsend Center for the Humanities
Townsend Center for the Humanities
San Francisco artist Jennie Smith infuses her detailed drawings of the natural world with an imaginative sensibility.
Viewing hours are generally Monday through Friday, 9 am to 4 pm. The exhibit is located in a space also used for events and meetings; please call (510) 643-9670 or email in advance to confirm room availability.
The Russian Revolution Centenary: 1917-2017: Politics, Propaganda and People's Art
Exhibit - Multimedia | September 11, 2017 – January 8, 2018 every day | Moffitt Undergraduate Library
This exhibition is dedicated to the centenary of the Russian Revolution that took place in October of 1917. The exhibition will take place in the Moffitt Library, and it will highlight several print-items from the revolutionary times.
Access to the Moffitt Undergraduate Library is restricted and you'll need the UC Berkeley/ Cal Card for entry.
On the Hour/ JJ PEET
Exhibit - Multimedia | October 6 – 29, 2017 every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
PEET brings his distinctive observational style to a pair of videos commissioned for BAMPFA's monumental outdoor screen and Theater Two.
Gordon Parks: The Making of an Argument
Exhibit - Photography | October 6 – December 17, 2017 every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
This investigation of the editorial process behind Parks's photo-essay "Harlem Gang Leader" reveals unspoken conflicts between photographer, editor, subject, and truth.
Miyoko Ito/ MATRIX 267
Exhibit - Painting | October 6, 2017 – January 28, 2018 every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Discover the singular vision of a Berkeley-born artist whose paintings explore both exterior and interior landscapes.
Fiat Yuks: Cal Student Humor, Then and Now
Exhibit - Artifacts | October 16, 2017 – June 3, 2018 every day | Bancroft Library, Rowell Cases, 2nd floor corridor between The Bancroft Library and Doe Library
Let there be laughter! This exhibition features Cal students’
cartoons, jokes, and satire throughout the years selected
from their humor magazines and other publications.
Fiat Yuks: Cal Student Humor, Then and Now
Exhibit - Artifacts | October 13, 2017 – May 30, 2019 every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday | Bancroft Library, Rowell Cases, near Heyns Reading Room, 2nd floor corridor between The Bancroft Library and Doe
Let there be laughter! This exhibition features Cal students’ cartoons, jokes, and satire from throughout the years, selected from their humor magazines and other publications.
The Summer of Love 50th Anniversary
Exhibit - Artifacts | July 21 – December 29, 2017 every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Bancroft Library, Bancroft Corridor between The Bancroft Library and Doe Library
Marking a 50th anniversary, Bancroft’s rare and unique collections documenting the 1967 “Summer of Love” are on exhibit in the corridor cases. Presented are images from the Bay Area alternative press, psychedelic rock posters and mailers, documentary photographs of the Haight-Ashbury scene and major rock concerts, and material from the personal papers of author Joan Didion and poet Michael... More >
¡Viva La Fiesta! Mexican Traditions of Celebration
Exhibit - Artifacts | October 13, 2017 – February 28, 2018 every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Bancroft Library, The Bancroft Library Gallery
¡Viva la Fiesta! explores the cycle of traditional religious and
patriotic celebrations that have for centuries marked the
Mexican calendar. The exhibition draws on unique historical
representations of the fiestas and examines their relationship
to communal identities, national politics, religious practices,
and indigenous customs. These original materials, which are
preserved in the... More >
The Invisible Museum: History and Memory of Morocco
Exhibit - Multimedia | August 29 – December 15, 2017 every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday | 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life (2121 Allston Way)
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life
Since its inception in 1962, the former Judah L. Magnes Museum distinguished itself by directing its collecting efforts outside the focus on European Jewish culture and history that was prevalent among American Jewish museums at the time. During the 1970s and 1980s, its founders, Seymour and Rebecca Fromer, actively corralled an informal team of activist collectors and supporters. Together, they... More >
Sketching "Fiddler": Set Designs by Mentor Huebner
Exhibit - Multimedia | August 29 – December 15, 2017 every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday | 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life (2121 Allston Way)
The Power of Attention: Magic and Meditation in Hebrew "shiviti" Manuscript Art
Exhibit - Artifacts | August 29 – December 15, 2017 every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday | 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life (2121 Allston Way)
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life
Created from the early-modern period and into the present, shiviti manuscripts are found in Hebrew prayer books, ritual textiles, and on the walls of synagogues and homes throughout the Jewish diaspora. Wrestling with ways to externalize the presence of God in Jewish life, these documents center upon the graphic representation of God's ineffable four-letter Hebrew name, the Tetragrammaton, and... More >
The Worlds of Arthur Szyk: The Taube Family Arthur Szyk Collection
Exhibit - Multimedia | August 29 – December 15, 2017 every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday | 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life (2121 Allston Way)
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life
Auditorium installation of high-resolution images of select collection items.
Acquired by The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life in 2017 thanks to an unprecedented gift from Taube Philanthropies, the most significant collection of works by Arthur Szyk (Łódź, Poland, 1894 – New Canaan, Connecticut, 1951) is now available to the world in a public institution for the first time as... More >
To the Letter: Regarding the Written Word
Exhibit - Multimedia | October 6, 2017 – January 28, 2018 every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday | 11 a.m.-7 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
This exhibition crosses cultures and centuries to bring together works that activate the expressive and aesthetic potential of letters and words.
Matin Wong: Human Instamatic
Exhibit - Multimedia | October 6 – December 10, 2017 every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday | 11 a.m.-7 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
This retrospective surveys the career of "one of our great urban visionaries" (New York Times), from Northern California to New York and back.
