While the Jewish Museum is temporarily closed to the public to protect the health and safety of our visitors and the wider community, we invite you to stay connected with us online. Unfortunately, the museum remained vacant until ⦠[10] C.P.H. Joan Rosenbaum was the museum's director from 1981 until her retirement in 2010. In 1992, the Jewish Museum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center teamed up to create The New York Jewish Film Festival, which presents narrative features, short films and documentaries. [1] While its collection was established in 1904 at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, the museum did not open to the public until 1947 when Felix Warburg's widow sold the property to the Seminary. Located on Museum Mile at Fifth Avenue and 92nd Street, the Jewish Museum is one of the world's preeminent institutions devoted to exploring art and Jewish culture from ancient to contemporary, offering intellectually engaging, educational, and provocative exhibitions ⦠[33] Events can be co-sponsored or in conjunction with other museums, particularly those located nearby on the Museum Mile (Manhattan). Features include: 2-page weekly spreads include a full-color art page of museum artifacts and plenty of room to record appointments, notes, or anything! Weâre also storyfinders, storykeepers, and storyprotectors. 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Some of the museum's important exhibitions have included: Thomas Sully, Portrait of Sally Etting,[20] 1808, Seder Plate, Tiered Seder Set, Eastern Galicia or Western Ukraine,[21] 18th-19th century. Female Figurine, Israel,[26] 800 -700 B.C. It featured a green yard in front of the house, which was later converted into the museum's entrance. Every month, families will find hands-on arts and crafts projects focusing on the museum's collection, special exhibitions and ticketed special programs. Our tales are stored in 12,000 objects, more than 68,000 photographs, 850 oral histories, two historic synagogues, and three exhibit galleries. The collection that seeded the museum began with a gift of Jewish ceremonial art objects from Judge Mayer Sulzberger to the Jewish Theological Seminary of America on January 20, 1904, where it was housed in the seminary's library. [1] The collection was subsequently expanded by major donations from Hadji Ephraim Benguiat and Harry G. Friedman. Following Felix Warburg's death in 1937, in January 1944 his widow Frieda donated the family mansion to the seminary as a permanent home for the museum, and the site opened to the public as 'The Jewish Museum' in May 1947. Open daily 10 amâ8 pm. The November pogroms 80 years ago marked a climax in the theft and destruction of Jewish cultural assets including ⦠[38] In 2013, the museum's board chose Claudia Gould, former director of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, as its new director. Give us a call today! In 1939, in light of WWII, Poland sent about 350 objects to New York city from homes and synagogues in order to preserve them. Reopening plans are underway. The museum's collection includes objects from ancient to modern eras, in all media, and originated in every area of the world where Jews have had a presence. These opportunities are designed to enable personal growth, train future leaders, and engage individuals in exploration of Jewish life. [30][31] Participants are guided around sections of the empty museum by an art educator, who provides detailed, verbal descriptions of the art work, shares touch objects, and encourages discussion amongst the visitors. [4] Frieda Warburg said at the opening that the museum would not be a somber memorial, but rather a celebration of the Jewish faith and traditions. The museumâs exhibitions will also showcase connections between Jewish and black communities, from Jews who were slave owners to Jewish involvement in the civil rights movement. For instance, Roche ensured that the education center and the auditorium would have the appropriate technology for their purposes, such as interactive visual displays.[12]. Read writing from The Jewish Museum on Medium. In early December 2017, the Jewish Museum suspended Hoffmann from his position following allegations of sexual harassment leveled against him by multiple staff members. 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