The Jewish Museum is thrilled to once again lend Hanukkah menorahs from its collection to the Office of the Vice President for Hanukkah. In Vice President Kamala Harris’s office is an iconic menorah made by Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert in New York in 1958. In Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff’s office is…

Curator of Judaica Abigail Rapoport brings to light new research on a unique menorah in the Jewish Museum’s collection — Too often, the stories of Jewish ceremonial objects are left to our imagination, to our tireless attempts at piecing together puzzle pieces that do not always fit together and may never will. We urge the object to speak to us, to give us clues that empower us to decipher marks…

As explored in the exhibition “New York: 1962–1964,” on view through January 8, 2023. — Now on view at the Jewish Museum, New York: 1962–1964 explores a pivotal three-year period in the history of art and culture in New York City. It examines how artists living and working in New York responded to their rapidly changing world, through more than 180 works of art —…

Works by Jonathan Horowitz, Louise Nevelson, Trenton Doyle Hancock, and Haim Steinbach on view in “Scenes from the Collection” — Broadening and enriching the collection with new acquisitions of art — including paintings, sculpture, photography, and Judaica — is at the core of the Jewish Museum’s mission. The Museum was founded with a gift of ceremonial art from Mayer Sulzberger to the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1904. The Jewish Museum’s…

Two Extraordinary New Acquisitions on View For the First Time at the Jewish Museum — Did you know that Coney Island is not only famous for its terrifying rides and hot dog eating contests? The amusement park is also known for its style of carousel horses. Two of the most well-known carousel horse carvers, Charles Carmel and Marcus Charles Illions, helped develop the Coney Island…

Congratulations to Yeasin Haque and Felix Steele, 2022 winners. — The Jewish Museum offers middle and high school students the opportunity to submit creative work to various art contests. This year, teens were asked to take photographs — with any type of camera, including iPhones or Androids — inspired by the theme “Objects Tell Stories.” The contest encouraged participants to…

This year, Passover begins on the evening of Friday, April 15, and lasts until sunset on Saturday, April 23. The holiday is traditionally commemorated with a Seder on the first and second evenings. At this ritual meal, Jewish people retell the biblical account of the Israelites’ Exodus from Egypt, their…

The Jewish Museum is thrilled to be lending two Hanukkah lamps from its collection to the White House Office of the Vice President for Hanukkah. In Vice President Kamala Harris’s office is a lamp made by Kurt J. Matzdorf in New Paltz, New York, in 1963. In Second Gentleman Douglas…

In advance of their upcoming virtual family concert, the musical duo talk about life, creativity, and “electric folk music for all ages.” — With a long-standing history of delighting family audiences at the Jewish Museum, Dan Zanes continues to be one of the Museum’s beloved children’s performers. On October 22, the singer, along with his wife and musical partner Claudia, will regale viewers through a Virtual Family Concert on the Museum’s YouTube Channel…