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. …

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…

Explore exhibitions as a family with this selection of hands-on art activities you can do together at home. — Enjoy this second selection of at-home art activities inspired by exhibitions on view and the Jewish Museum’s collection. These new activities, which relate to works in the Jewish Museum’s spring and summer exhibitions, playfully explore art processes related to photography, sculpture, and more. The materials listed are suggestions; feel free…

A popular theme in television and film, holidays provide the opportunity to explore situations that many of us can relate to. Passover begins on March 27 this year, and the Jewish Museum has put together an eclectic selection of television episodes and movies that feature Passover scenes. …

The Jewish Museum highlights Elinor Carucci’s photographs of the iconic collars worn by the late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the anniversary of her birthday. — Today we honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg on what would have been her 88th birthday. After the late US Supreme Court Justice passed away in September 2020, TIME magazine commissioned Elinor Carucci to photograph her celebrated collection of collars. …

Part 5: Discussion with Emily Cheeger, director of “Holy Woman” (2020) — Presented virtually by the Jewish Museum and Film at Lincoln Center, the 2021 New York Jewish Film Festival offers a selection of films from around the world that explore the Jewish experience. This year’s program of shorts features works by directors Harvey Wang, Miriam Luc-Berman & Panda Shi Berman, Dhimitër…