The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue
Northeast corner of
92nd Street
www.jewishmuseum.org
What's
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The Jewish Museum is dedicated to examining the evolution of
Jewish history and culture. It’s located in the heart of 5th
Ave.’s Museum Mile in a four-story Gothic mansion built in
1908. The mansion recently underwent a renovation to preserve
the beautiful exterior, expand the exhibition space and add a
café.
Unlike the Holocaust Museum in Battery Park, the Jewish
Museum is not exclusively dedicated to the tragedies of the
Holocaust, but instead focuses on the development of the Jewish
culture and identity through the ages. The permanent exhibition,
which is housed on the third and fourth floors of the museum, is
called Culture and Continuity: The Jewish Journey. The
four sections of the permanent exhibit are Forging an Identity,
Interpreting a Tradition, Confronting Modernity and Realizing a
Future.
Together, the sections illustrate how the Jews have
maintained their identity despite great dispersion and sometimes
dreadful conditions by developing a culture that can adapt to
different circumstances. The exhibition follows the evolution of
the Jewish culture from ancient times to the present with
artifacts, ceremonial pieces, artwork and multimedia
presentations.
The first two floors of the Jewish Museum are used for
temporary and special exhibits. On the first floor you can also
find the Design Shop, which sells artwork and designs from
contemporary Jewish artists.
"The 4th floor galleries of the core exhibition will
remain closed from August 12 through mid December 1999.
Renovation of the 3rd floor galleries will take place in 2000.
The renovation of the exhibition will allow The Jewish Museum to
include additional works from its renowned collection, add new
information, and incorporate new media and technology throughout
the two-floor exhibition."
