Jewish Museum Of Maryland Inc

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

CHOSEN FOOD: CUISINE CULTURE AND AMERICAN JEWISH IDENTITY

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

SCRAP YARD: INNOVATORS OF RECYCLING

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

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.