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Exhibitions

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The Emergence of Jewish Artists in 19th Century Europe

November 18, 2001 - March 17, 2002

In post-Enlightenment Europe, opportunities arose for Jews to establish themselves as professional artists for the first time. The paintings shown here highlight the complexities faced by minority artists in a dynamic European art world.

Math Bass: Crowd Rehearsal

November 3, 2017 - April 22, 2018

Commissioned for the lobby of the Jewish Museum, an installation by artist Math Bass traces the symbols and ceremonies of her Jewish upbringing.

Crossing Borders: Manuscripts from the Bodleian Libraries

September 14, 2012 - February 3, 2013

Over fifty manuscripts, many of them illuminated, from the renowned Bodleian Libraries at Oxford, highlight the role of Hebrew books as a meeting place of cultures in the Middle Ages. Many of these works are on view in the United States for the first time.

Modern Art, Sacred Space: Motherwell, Ferber and Gottlieb

March 14 - August 1, 2010

In 1951, renowned architect Percival Goodman commissioned Abstract Expressionist artists Robert Motherwell, Adolph Gottlieb, and Herbert Ferber to create contemporary works of art for the modern synagogue in Millburn, New Jersey, that he designed. The exhibition features the three site-specific works by these artists, as well as studies, in-progress photographs,…

Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design

November 4, 2016 - March 26, 2017

The Jewish Museum presents the first U.S. exhibition focused on French designer and architect Pierre Chareau (1883–1950). Showcasing rare furniture, lighting fixtures, and interiors, as well as designs for the extraordinary Maison de Verre, the glass house completed in Paris in 1932, the exhibition brings together over 180 rarely-seen works…

Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore

May 6 - September 25, 2011

Featuring over 50 works of art—by Matisse, Picasso, Gauguin, Renoir, van Gogh and more—from The Baltimore Museum of Art’s world-renowned Cone Collection, this exhibition focuses on the remarkable vision of two Jewish sisters and collectors, Dr. Claribel and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, and the personal relationships they formed with…

Max Liebermann: From Realism to Impressionism

March 10 - July 30, 2006

Approximately 45 paintings by Max Liebermann (1847–1935)—the majority of which have never been seen by an American audience—will highlight stylistic changes in Liebermann’s art, as he introduced modernism to Germany and became one of his country’s most renowned cultural figures.

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Jewish Shticks in American Flicks

January 19, 1997

This compendium of early film comedy includes such rarities as Bard and Pearl, The Delicatessen Kid, Jane and Little Moritz, Oh, My Operation!, and Taxi Tangle. These short films highlight such well-known screen personalities as Eddie Cantor, Jack Benny, Maurice Schwartz, and Burns and Allen.

Exhibit: Happy Ends

January 13, 2016

…York Jewish Film Festival highlight a wide array of themes and life lessons with fluctuating degrees of fate, heroism, and self-determination. Films represented in this compilation of clips include, in order of appearance: The Jewish Cardinal Ilan Duran Cohen, France, 2013 Daas Adrian Panek, Poland, 2011 The Strange Case of…

Concert

November 5, 2015

…composers Galina Ustvolskaya, Arthur Lourie, and Sofia Gubaidulaina. A highlight of the program is a rare performance of Ustvolskaya’s relentless Composition No. 2 for piano, eight double basses, and one giant cube of wood. This performance corresponds to the Museum’s exhibition The Power of Pictures: Early Soviet Photos, Early Soviet…

Gallery Talk

October 27, 2016

In 1989, R.B. Kitaj published his First Diasporist Manifesto, which questioned what it means to be a Jew. Creating many more pieces related to anti-Semitism and Jewish identity, Kitaj called his movement “Diasporism.” Eclipse of God continues this narrative theme, drawing inspiration from literature, history, and biblical references. Expand your…

Gallery Talk

September 29, 2016

“Is my work Jewish because I insist on combining text—the Word—with images?” Ken Aptekar asked about his painting I Hate the Name Kenneth in a 1996 statement. Aptekar, who has red hair and name that does not sound Jewish, struggled with his Jewish identity when he was younger. This tension…

The FunkeyMonkeys

November 11, 2018

…funky twist. Projections will highlight works on view along with Chagall paintings that beautifully illustrate his love of the violin – Chagall’s most frequently painted instrument. Created by Joshua Sitron, composer for Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer, the FunkeyMonkeys are a super-group of professional musicians, comedians, and teachers who deliver one-of-a…

Gallery Talk

December 1, 2016

Friday Evening recreates a Sabbath room Isidor Kaufmann designed for the old Jewish Museum in Vienna in 1899. The artist drew inspiration from homes he visited in small towns in Hungary, Galicia, and Russian Poland. He thought these home represented a traditional pious lifestyle that was lost in the metropolitan…

The Sassoons: Art Collectors, Patrons, and Civic Leaders

March 28, 2023

…and war. Nahson will highlight works amassed by four generations of family members, including lavishly decorated Hebrew manuscripts; Chinese art and ivory carvings; and rare Jewish ceremonial art. The impressive collection also features Western masterpieces, like paintings by Thomas Gainsborough and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, and portraits by John Singer Sargent of…

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