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1109 5th Ave at 92nd St
New York, NY 10128
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Plan your visit to the Jewish Museum and discover the intersection of art and Jewish culture Learn More
Thought-provoking gallery talks bring our exhibitions into sharper focus. Incisive discussions with artists, scholars, and curators engage with contemporary theory and culture. Through exhibition-inspired performances, concerts, and artist-led workshops, visitors experience art as it happens.
In-depth explorations of select works of art in the exhibition galleries, led by artist, curators, and educators.
Explore this ProgramEvening conversations inspired by current exhibitions exploring artistic practice, global perspectives, and cultural issues.
Explore this ProgramReadings and lectures by writers on their recently published books or works in progress.
Explore this ProgramPast Events
Co-presented with Bang on a Can
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Sara Serpa’s distinctive new trio presents a contemporary approach in writing for the voice, challenging traditional roles and highlighting pristine textures in jazz and improvisational music in concert presented in conjunction with the current exhibition The Sassoons.
Reaching Across a Thousand Darknesses: Paul Celan Centennial Concert and Reading
Sunday, May 1, 2022
This program is at capacity. If you have questions or would like to receive advance notification about future programs, please email info@thejm.org.
This event celebrates the centennial of Paul Celan, the Romanian Jewish Holocaust survivor who is widely regarded as one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. The program features two riveting Celan-inspired works by the sui generis composer John Zorn, a rare performance of Force of Light, a song-cycle incorporating Celan’s poetry by the eclectic New York-based ensemble Barbez, and reflections on Celan’s work by the award-winning poet and renowned Celan translator Pierre Joris.
Past Events
Installation view of The Sassoons at the Jewish Museum, NY, March 3-August 13, 2023. Photo: Kris Graves.
Drawing Connections: From Figure to Face
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
This program is at capacity. If you have questions or would like to receive advance notification about future programs, please email info@thejm.org.
Learn observational drawing techniques through exploration of figurative works in The Sassoons while the galleries are closed to the public during this in-person
class taught by artist and educator Hollie Ecker.
Louis Isidore Kahn, Interior with Circular Balcony, 1963. Purchase: The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation
Building Narrative through Drawing: Every Mark Tells a Story
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
In this two-part virtual drawing class taught by artist Sonya Blesofsky, participants will learn a variety of drawing techniques to create finished works based on observation.
Louis Isidore Kahn, Interior with Circular Balcony, 1963. Purchase: The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation
Building Narrative through Drawing: Every Mark Tells a Story
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
In this two-part virtual drawing class taught by artist Sonya Blesofsky, participants will learn a variety of drawing techniques to create finished works based on observation.
Judy Pfaff, American, b. England, 1946. Quartet 5, 2018. Digital image on MDF, wire, aluminum discs, acrylic, melted plastic, paper lantern, framed works (oil stick and encaustic on vintage Indian ledger paper) 125 x 155 in. Photo courtesy Miles McEnery Gallery
Abstract Sculptural Painting
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
This program is at capacity. If you have questions or would like to receive advance notification about future programs, please email info@thejm.org.
In this two-session workshop taught by artist Sophie Grant, experiment with painting and push the boundaries of the medium.
Judy Pfaff, American, b. England, 1946. Quartet 5, 2018. Digital image on MDF, wire, aluminum discs, acrylic, melted plastic, paper lantern, framed works (oil stick and encaustic on vintage Indian ledger paper) 125 x 155 in. Photo courtesy Miles McEnery Gallery
Abstract Sculptural Painting
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
This program is at capacity. If you have questions or would like to receive advance notification about future programs, please email info@thejm.org.
In this two-session workshop taught by artist Sophie Grant, experiment with painting and push the boundaries of the medium.
Deborah Kass, Six Blue Barbras (The Jewish Jackie Series), 1992, Screenprint and acrylic on canvas. Gift of Seth Cohen, 2004-10.
Drawing Connections: Portraits
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
This program is at capacity. If you have questions or would like to receive advance notification about future programs, please email info@thejm.org.
Learn portrait drawing techniques through an in-person exploration of works in the Jewish Museum’s exhibition, Scenes from the Collection, while the galleries are closed to the public. Participants will be guided through a variety of sketching exercises, culminating in the creation of finished portraits that incorporate line, tone, and space.
Kenneth Noland, Spread, 1958, oil on canvas, 117 x 117 in. (297.2 x 297.2 cm). Grey Art Gallery, New York University Art Collection, New York, NY. Gift of William S. Rubin (1964.20).
Color Innovations through Painting
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
This program is at capacity. If you have questions or would like to receive advance notification about future programs, please email info@thejm.org.
In this two-part virtual workshop taught by artist Mark Joshua Epstein, create paintings inspired by works on view in the exhibition New York: 1962-1964. Participants will learn about color mixing and transparency in acrylic paint and will explore color pouring and hard-edge painting techniques to make original abstract works on canvas.
Kenneth Noland, Spread, 1958, oil on canvas, 117 x 117 in. (297.2 x 297.2 cm). Grey Art Gallery, New York University Art Collection, New York, NY. Gift of William S. Rubin (1964.20).
Color Innovations through Painting
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
This program is at capacity. If you have questions or would like to receive advance notification about future programs, please email info@thejm.org.
In this two-part virtual workshop taught by artist Mark Joshua Epstein, create paintings inspired by works on view in the exhibition New York: 1962-1964. Participants will learn about color mixing and transparency in acrylic paint and will explore color pouring and hard-edge painting techniques to make original abstract works on canvas.
Peter Shire, Menorah #7, 1986, Steel: painted; aluminum: anodized; chromium, 21 1/4 × 22 1/2 × 17 in. (54 × 57.2 × 43.2 cm). The Jewish Museum, New York, Purchase: Judaica Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
Drawing Connections: Sketches for Hanukkah
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
During this virtual drawing class, participants will learn about Hanukkah by exploring both the form and function of ceremonial objects, discussing artwork connected to the holiday, and engaging in sketching activities.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company in Antic Meet (1958). Photographed by Martin Silver, 1963. Courtesy of the Merce Cunningham Trust and the Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library.
Experimental Movement Workshop
Sunday, November 13, 2022
In this afternoon workshop taught by choreographer Phoebe Berglund, learn about and experience a range of American dance techniques that were pioneered by artists during the 1960s.
Installation view of New York: 1962-1964 at the Jewish Museum, NY, July 22, 2022-January 8, 2023. Photo © Frederick Charles, fcharles.com
Drawing Connections: Sketching the Sixties
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
This program is at capacity. If you have questions or would like to receive advance notification about future programs, please email info@thejm.org.
Create a variety of exploratory drawings inspired by artwork on view in the exhibition New York: 1962-1964. During this intimate drawing class, taking place in the galleries while the Museum is closed to the public, participants will experiment with line quality, texture, dimension, and pattern in their own work while engaging with paintings, sculptures, and photographs made in New York during a specific cultural moment.
Avigdor Stematsky, Jerusalem, 1981, watercolor and graphite on paper. The Jewish Museum, New York, gift of Selma and Stanley I. Batkin.
Observing Your World through Drawing
Thursday, September 29, 2022
This program is at capacity. If you have questions or would like to receive advance notification about future programs, please email info@thejm.org.
In this two-part virtual workshop, taught by contemporary artist Sonya Blesofsky, learn the basics of drawing by capturing your surrounding environment. Instruction will explore composition, line, value, and a variety of mark-making techniques.
Avigdor Stematsky, Jerusalem, 1981, watercolor and graphite on paper. The Jewish Museum, New York, gift of Selma and Stanley I. Batkin.
Observing Your World through Drawing
Thursday, September 22, 2022
This program is at capacity. If you have questions or would like to receive advance notification about future programs, please email info@thejm.org.
In this two-part virtual workshop, taught by contemporary artist Sonya Blesofsky, learn the basics of drawing by capturing your surrounding environment. Instruction will explore composition, line, value, and a variety of mark-making techniques.
Harriete Estel Berman, Tzedakah, 1999, preprinted steel and aluminum rivets, 3 11/16 × 6 7/16 × 1/2 in. (9.4 × 16.4 × 1.3 cm). The Jewish Museum, New York. Purchase: Dr. Joel and Phyllis Gitlin Judaica Acquisitions Fund.
Studio Art Session
Sunday, September 18, 2022
Create a special decorative pocket to hold family wishes for the fall season or Jewish new year.
Installation view of the exhibition Modigliani Unmasked on view September 15, 2017 – February 4, 2018. The Jewish Museum, NY. Photo: Jason Mandella.
Tracing Modigliani
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
This program is at capacity. If you have questions or would like to receive advance notification about future programs, please email info@thejm.org. In this two-part remote-learning workshop, revisit the Jewish Museum’s past exhibition, Modigliani Unmasked, and trace the evolution of a prolific modern artist’s hand.
Installation view of the exhibition Modigliani Unmasked on view September 15, 2017 – February 4, 2018. The Jewish Museum, NY. Photo: Jason Mandella.
Tracing Modigliani
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
This program is at capacity. If you have questions or would like to receive advance notification about future programs, please email info@thejm.org. In this two-part remote-learning workshop, revisit the Jewish Museum’s past exhibition, Modigliani Unmasked, and trace the evolution of a prolific modern artist’s hand.
Cyanotype Impressions on Fabric
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
This program is at capacity. If you have questions or would like to receive advance notification about future programs, please email info@thejm.org. Create experimental photographs on textile in this two-part virtual workshop inspired by themes of memory and place in the exhibition The Hare with Amber Eyes.
Cyanotype Impressions on Fabric
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
This program is at capacity. If you have questions or would like to receive advance notification about future programs, please email info@thejm.org. Create experimental photographs on textile in this two-part virtual workshop inspired by themes of memory and place in the exhibition The Hare with Amber Eyes.
Representing Ritual
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Drawing inspiration from a variety of works in the Jewish Museum collection, participants will reflect on the role of ritual in their own lives to create poetic painted collages.
Representing Ritual
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Drawing inspiration from a variety of works in the Jewish Museum collection, participants will reflect on the role of ritual in their own lives to create poetic painted collages.
Sketching the City
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
This program is at capacity. If you have questions or would like to receive advance notification about future programs, please email info@thejm.org.
During this virtual drawing class led over Zoom, get inspired by representations of city scenes on view in the Jewish Museum’s past exhibition Edith Halpert and the Rise of American Art. Participants will explore perspective, abstraction, and narrative in paintings by Charles Sheeler, Stuart Davis, Jacob Lawrence, and others.
Louise Bourgeois, The Destruction of the Father, 1974. Latex, plaster, wood, fabric, and red light. © The Easton Foundation/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY, Photo: Ron Amstutz.
Sketching, Sculpture, and the Mind
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
This program is at capacity. If you have questions or would like to receive advance notification about future programs, please email info@thejm.org.
In this two-part virtual workshop, explore the work of sculptor Louise Bourgeois and her relationship to Freudian psychoanalysis. Participants will experiment with materials and respond to images in the exhibition Louise Bourgeois, Freud’s Daughter through a combination of drawing, sculpture, and writing exercises. This class will take place on Zoom and includes live instruction.
Louise Bourgeois, The Destruction of the Father, 1974. Latex, plaster, wood, fabric, and red light. © The Easton Foundation/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY, Photo: Ron Amstutz.
Sketching, Sculpture, and the Mind
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
This program is at capacity. If you have questions or would like to receive advance notification about future programs, please email info@thejm.org.
In this two-part virtual workshop, explore the work of sculptor Louise Bourgeois and her relationship to Freudian psychoanalysis. Participants will experiment with materials and respond to images in the exhibition Louise Bourgeois, Freud’s Daughter through a combination of drawing, sculpture, and writing exercises. This class will take place on Zoom and includes live instruction.
Sketching, Sculpture, and the Mind
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
his program is at capacity. If you have questions or would like to receive advance notification about future programs, please email info@thejm.org.
In this virtual workshop, explore the work of sculptor Louise Bourgeois and her relationship to Freudian psychoanalysis.
Installation view of "We Fight to Build a Free World: An Exhibition by Jonathan Horowitz" October 1, 2020 - January 24, 2021, at the Jewish Museum, NY. Photo: Kris Graves
Printmaking with a Message
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
In this two-session virtual workshop, learn stencil and pochoir techniques to create posters with a meaningful message, using materials at home that you will order online.
Installation view of "We Fight to Build a Free World: An Exhibition by Jonathan Horowitz" October 1, 2020 - January 24, 2021, at the Jewish Museum, NY. Photo: Kris Graves.
Printmaking with a Message
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
In this virtual workshop, learn stencil and pochoir techniques to create a poster with a meaningful message.
Installation view of the exhibition Modigliani Unmasked. September 15, 2017 – February 4, 2018. The Jewish Museum, NY. Photo by: Jason Mandella
Tracing Modigliani
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Revisit the Jewish Museum’s past exhibition, Modigliani Unmasked, and trace the evolution of a prolific modern artist’s hand. Explore a variety of drawing techniques, such as line, contour, and shading, to create a portfolio of sketches inspired by work from the exhibition.
Installation view of the exhibition Modigliani Unmasked. September 15, 2017 – February 4, 2018. The Jewish Museum, NY. Photo by: Jason Mandella
Tracing Modigliani
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Revisit the Jewish Museum’s past exhibition, Modigliani Unmasked, and trace the evolution of a prolific modern artist’s hand. Explore a variety of drawing techniques, such as line, contour, and shading, to create a portfolio of sketches inspired by work from the exhibition.
Installation views of We Fight to Build a Free World: An Exhibition by Jonathan Horowitz, October 1, 2020 - January 24, 2021, at the Jewish Museum, NY. Photo: Kris Graves
Printmaking with a Message
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Learn stencil printmaking techniques to create a poster with a meaningful message. Participants will draw inspiration from politically engaged artwork on view in the exhibition We Fight to Build a Free World: An Exhibition by Jonathan Horowitz.
Installation views of We Fight to Build a Free World: An Exhibition by Jonathan Horowitz, October 1, 2020 - January 24, 2021, at the Jewish Museum, NY. Photo: Kris Graves
Printmaking with a Message
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Learn stencil printmaking techniques to create a poster with a meaningful message. Participants will draw inspiration from politically engaged artwork on view in the exhibition We Fight to Build a Free World: An Exhibition by Jonathan Horowitz.
Political Prints
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Learn relief printmaking techniques and use a professional press to create multiple copies of your own poster inspired by politically engaged artwork on view in We Fight to Build a Free World: An Exhibition by Jonathan Horowitz.
Rachel Feinstein, Model, 2000. Mirror, wood, plaster, and enamel paint. Artwork © Rachel Feinstein; courtesy of the artist
Sculpting the Abstracted Figure
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Experiment with sculptural materials in this three-session workshop led by artist Kristen Jensen and inspired by the distinctively abstracted human figures in the exhibition Rachel Feinstein: Maiden Mother Crone.
Rachel Feinstein, Model, 2000. Mirror, wood, plaster, and enamel paint. Artwork © Rachel Feinstein; courtesy of the artist.
Sculpting the Abstracted Figure
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Experiment with sculptural materials in this three-session workshop led by artist Kristen Jensen and inspired by the distinctively abstracted human figures in the exhibition Rachel Feinstein: Maiden Mother Crone.
Rachel Feinstein, Model, 2000. Mirror, wood, plaster, and enamel paint. Artwork © Rachel Feinstein; courtesy of the artist.
Sculpting the Abstracted Figure
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Experiment with sculptural materials in this three-session workshop led by artist Kristen Jensen and inspired by the distinctively abstracted human figures in the exhibition Rachel Feinstein: Maiden Mother Crone.
Jacob Lawrence, This is Harlem, 1943. Gouache and pencil on paper. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Drawing Connections: Sketching the City
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Get inspired by representations of city scenes on view in the exhibition Edith Halpert and the Rise of American Art during this drawing class taking place while the galleries are closed to the public. Participants explore perspective, abstraction, and narrative in paintings by Charles Sheeler, Stuart Davis, Jacob Lawrence, and others.
Stuart Davis, Egg Beater No. 1, 1927. Oil on linen, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, gift of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, 31.169. Artwork © Estate of Stuart Davis / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Modern Strategies for Storytelling in Paint
Sunday, November 17, 2019
In this afternoon painting workshop taught by artist Jaqueline Cedar, combine abstract and figurative methods of telling a story in acrylic paint on canvas inspired by work on view in the exhibition Edith Halpert and the Rise of American Art.