Jewish Museum

THE JEWS OF MARYLAND AT THE CROSSROADS OF IDENTITY [THE JEWISH MUSEUM OF MARYLAND (JMM) SEEKS?TO HEIGHTEN CRITICAL INQUIRY INTO THE SOCIAL FORCES THAT SHAPE THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE ACROSS MARYLAND WITH A NEW PERMANENT EXHIBITION FEATURING HISTORIC ARTIFACTS, IMAGES, FILM, AND INTERACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES. PART OF A LARGER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, RENOVATION, AND RECONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE MUSEUM, THIS EXHIBITION WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 1,300SF AND WILL BUILD UPON INNOVATIONS THE JMM BEGAN WHEN THE LAST LONG-STANDING EXHIBITION WAS INSTALLED IN 2007.?THE JEWS OF MARYLAND AT THE CROSSROADS OF IDENTITY WILL SITUATE THIS HISTORY WITHIN BROADER SCHOLARLY LITERATURE ON RACE, ETHNICITY, AND IMMIGRATION AND CREATE A COMPELLING VISITOR EXPERIENCE SHAPED AROUND THEMES OF MARYLAND?S HYBRID GEOPOLITICAL LOCATION, THE?ROLE OF MARYLAND JEWS IN CIVIC CHANGE, AND THE IMPACT OF RACISM AND RELIGION ON THE SUCCESSES, CHALLENGES, AND COMPLEXITIES OF JEWISH HISTORY; THESE THEMES EXPLORE THE COMPLICATED PATH FROM MARGINALIZATION TO INCLUSION FOR MARYLAND JEWS.]

JEWS, HEALTH, AND HEALING

THE DESIGN OF A NEW 30,000 SQ. FT. JEWISH MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

CHOSEN FOOD: CUISINE CULTURE AND AMERICAN JEWISH IDENTITY

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

REVISITING NEW YORK: 1962-64 [THE JEWISH MUSEUM WILL PRESENT THE TEMPORARY EXHIBITION ?REVISITING NEW YORK: 1962-64? FROM JULY 22, 2022 TO JANUARY 8, 2023. THIS LARGE SCALE PROJECT, ENCOMPASSING TWO FLOORS OF THE MUSEUM, WILL PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD FROM 1962-64, A TIME THAT SAW A RADICAL SHIFT IN AMERICAN ART, HISTORY, AND GLOBAL CULTURE. THE SHOW WILL CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW YORK ART WORLD AGAINST THIS BACKDROP, HIGHLIGHTING HOW ARTISTS ACROSS THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE INTERACTED WITH THE CHANGING CITY AROUND THEM AND DEMONSTRATING HOW THEIR WORK WAS INEXTRICABLY TIED TO THIS BROADER CONTEXT. TO ACCOMPANY THE EXHIBITION, THE MUSEUM WILL PRODUCE A ROBUST SCHEDULE OF RELATED PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, VISITORS WITH DISABILITIES, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. A SCHOLARLY CATALOGUE, CO-PUBLISHED BY YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS, WILL LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR FUTURE RESEARCH ON THIS TOPIC, AND AN ACCOMPANYING AUDIO GUIDE WILL FURTHER ENRICH EXHIBITION CONTENT.]

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

CONSERVATION OF THE MID-19TH-CENTURY 'OLD SHUL' IN CAPE TOWN THE OLDEST SYNAGOGUE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.

SCRAP YARD: INNOVATORS OF RECYCLING

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT AN EXHIBITION AND CATALOGUE THAT UNITES THE WORKS OF TRENTON DOYLE HANCOCK AND PHILIP GUSTON.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT SHIPPING COSTS FOR AN EXHIBITION THAT EXPLORES A TRANSFORMATIVE PERIOD OF SOCIAL AND ARTISTIC UPHEAVAL IN EARLY 1960S NEW YORK. 

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION "ACTION/ABSTRACTION: POLLOCK, DEKOONING AND AMERICAN ART," WITH ACCOMPANYING CATALOGUE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

IN RESPONSE TO THE ONGOING THREATS AND REALITIES OF CONTEMPORARY ANTISEMITISM, THE COUNCIL OF AMERICAN JEWISH MUSEUMS IS PARTNERING WITH IMLS AND CULTURALLY SPECIFIC MUSEUMS TO ADVANCE THE CAPACITY AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORK OF MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, AND ARCHIVES IN COUNTERING ANTISEMITISM IN AMERICA. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PRODUCING A SUMMIT PROGRAM THAT: HIGHLIGHTS NEW DIRECTIONS IN MUSEUM EDUCATION, FOSTERS CROSS-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AND SHARED STRATEGIES, AND INCREASES MUSEUMS’ ROLE IN THIS AREA TO OUTSIDE STAKEHOLDERS. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN AN ONLINE TOOLKIT OF RESOURCES BY JEWISH MUSEUMS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS INTENDED TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, AND ARCHIVES TO COUNTER ANTISEMITISM BY SERVING AS COMMUNITY EDUCATORS.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION THE BOOK OF ESTHER IN THE AGE OF REMBRANDT.

TO SUPPORT "THE POETICS OF ORDINARY LIFE: THE PHOTO LEAGUE 1936-1951", WITH CATALOGUE AND ACCOMPANYING EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN CONSORTIUM WITH THE COL

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION "ALIAS MAN RAY," WITH ACCOMPANYING CATALOGUE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

THE OREGON JEWISH MUSEUM AND CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION WILL DESIGN, FABRICATE, AND INSTALL A NEW EXHIBITION, TO BEAR WITNESS - EXTRAORDINARY LIVES. THE NEW EXHIBIT WILL DOCUMENT AND NARRATE THE STORIES OF A DIVERSE GROUP OF REFUGEES WITH THE GOAL OF ENHANCING EMPATHY AND BUILDING A MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL CAPTURE, SHARE, AND PRESERVE THE STORIES OF 10 TO 12 PEOPLE FROM VARIED BACKGROUNDS WHO LEFT THEIR HOMELANDS TO BECOME REFUGEES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE EXHIBIT WILL INCLUDE INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, NARRATIVES OF EACH PERSON'S STORY, AND SHORT VIDEOS ABOUT THE LIFE OF EACH REFUGEE. THE MUSEUM WILL DEVELOP AND PRESENT PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.

TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MARRIED TO AMERICAN ART: EDITH GREGOR HALPERT AND THE DOWNTOWN GALLERY.

REVOLUTION OF THE EYE: MODERN ART AND THE BIRTH OF AMERICAN TELEVISION

CHOSEN FOOD: ADAPTATION, IDENTITY, AND DEBATE IN AMERICAN JEWISH FOODWAYS

INTERPRETIVE PLANNING FOR CORE EXHIBITION FOR NEW MUSEUM

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT FABRICATION AND FRAMING COSTS FOR AN EXHIBITION EXPLORING THE GLOBAL IMPACT AND INFLUENCE OF THE SASSOON FAMILY 19TH- AND 20TH-CENTURY ART COLLECTORS.

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION MODERN LOOK: PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE.

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION "JEWISH FOLKTALES RETOLD: ARTIST AS MAGGID.

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION "REVOLUTION OF THE EYE: MODERN ART AND THE BIRTH OF AMERICAN TELEVISION."

THE JEWISH MUSEUM OF MARYLAND WILL EXPAND ITS REACH IN THE COMMUNITY BY INCREASING DIGITAL SERVICES. THE MUSEUM WILL HIRE A COMMUNICATIONS AND CONTENT COORDINATOR, A NEW STAFF POSITION CREATED TO MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR HYBRID PROGRAMMING THAT INCLUDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH IN-PERSON AND ONLINE ENGAGEMENT. THE MUSEUM WILL ESTABLISH NEW PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES AND TRAIN STAFF TO SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN A ROBUST ONLINE ENVIRONMENT. THE MUSEUM ALSO WILL REDEPLOY ITS ARCHIVE OF PROGRAMMATIC CONTENT RECORDED DURING THE PANDEMIC AND CONDUCT NEW DIGITAL OUTREACH EFFORTS. THE MUSEUM WILL DESIGN ITS PROGRAMMING TO ELIMINATE MANY OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL AND LOGISTICAL BARRIERS THAT LIMIT IN-PERSON PARTICIPATION. THIS INITIATIVE WILL ALLOW THE MUSEUM TO STRENGTHEN STAFF CAPACITIES TO SUPPORT DIGITAL INCLUSION AND THE ONLINE SERVICES REQUIRED AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

TO SUPPORT THE RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION OF AMERICAN PAINTER DESIGNER AND POET FLORINE STETTHEIMER.

SECURING THE LILLIAN AND ALBERT SMALL CAPITAL JEWISH MUSEUM. [THE MUSEUM FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY REMAINING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND THEREFORE HAS EXTENSIVE SECURITY MEASURES IN PLACE. FOLLOWING THE TRAGIC SHOOTING OF TWO INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE THE MUSEUM ON MAY 21, 2025, THE MUSEUM MUST NOW FURTHER ENHANCE ITS SECURITY, SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THOSE COSTS. ON-SITE SECURITY PERSONNEL IS, BY FAR, THE LARGEST EXPENSE AND TO WHICH THIS GRANT WILL BE APPLIED. THE MUSEUM WILL CONTRACT A TEMPORARY SENIOR-LEVEL PROFESSIONAL FOR A FEW WEEKS BEFORE MAKING A MORE PERMANENT HIRE. THIS PROFESSIONAL WILL MANAGE AND COORDINATE THE GUARD FORCE AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH MPD AND FBI. WE WILL ALSO HIRE A NEW CONTRACTED SECURITY FIRM AND ADD ADDITIONAL GUARDS TO OUR DAILY SECURITY. BY DOING SO, WE ANTICIPATE SECURITY COSTS TO DOUBLE. IT IS WITH THESE ENHANCEMENTS THAT WE CAN ENSURE OUR STAFF, COLLECTION, AND VISITORS ARE AND FEEL SAFE, SO THAT WE CAN BRING JEWISH HISTORY, ART, LANGUAGE, AND RELIGION TO ALL WHO VISIT OUR INSTITUTION.]

SECURITY PREPAREDNESS FOR TERRORIST ACTS AGAINST JEWISH MUSEUMS

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION "FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION," WITH ACCOMPANYING CATALOGUE.

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION AND CATALOGUE, "MARC CHAGALL: YEARS OF WAR AND EXILE."

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION "MEL BOCHNER: STRONG LANGUAGE."

TO SUPPORT THE TOURING EXHIBITION "CONJURING HOUDINI," WITH ACCOMPANYING CATALOGUE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF JOBS THAT ARE THREATENED BY DECLINES IN PHILANTHROPIC AND OTHER SUPPORT DURING THE CURRENT ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.

TO SUPPORT A GROUP EXHIBITION AND CATALOGUE, "THINGS THAT DON'T QUITE WORK," FEATURING BAY AREA ARTISTS.

TO SUPPORT THE 2011 NEW YORK JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL IN CONSORTIUM WITH THE FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER.

ORGANIZED BY THE JEWISH MUSEUM OF GREECE (JMG), THE PROGRAM WILL CREATE EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS (LESSON PLANS AND TRAINING MATERIAL) ON THE TOPIC OF WOMEN AND THE HOLOCAUST. THESE PRODUCTS WILL BE BASED ON PERSONAL STORIES OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS.

EXHIBIT "IT MUST SWING" ON OCCASION OF 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF FOUNDING OF JAZZ LABEL BLUE NOTE RECORDS AT JEWISH MUSEUM BERLIN, OCT. 30 - FEB. 2, 2010