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The Jewish Museum

Upper East Side1–2 hoursartculturehistory

The Jewish Museum is one of the oldest and largest Jewish cultural institutions in the United States, housed in a magnificent French Gothic mansion on Fifth Avenue's Museum Mile. Its collection of 30,000 objects spans 4,000 years of Jewish art, culture, and history.

Est. 1904

Permanent Collection

The museum's encyclopedic collection traces Jewish culture from antiquity to the present, with strengths in Judaica, ceremonial objects, coins, paintings, sculpture, and works on paper.

Collection Highlights

Hannukah lamp collection (over 1,000 examples)Ancient coins and archaeological artifactsWorks by Marc Chagall, El Lissitzky, and other Jewish modernistsContemporary art responding to Jewish experience
Explore the Collection

Hours & Admission

Hours

Monday11am – 5pm
Tuesday11am – 5pm
Wednesday11am – 5pm
ThursdayToday11am – 8pm
Friday11am – 5pm
Saturday10am – 5pm
SundayClosed

Open Monday–Wednesday and Friday 11am–5pm, Thursday 11am–8pm, Saturday 10am–5pm. Closed Sundays and Jewish holidays.

Admission

General$18
Students$12
Seniors$12
Children under 18Free

Free on Saturdays. Pay-what-you-wish Thursday evenings 5–8pm.

  • Free on Saturdays

Access & Getting There

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible

Amenities

Café🛍Gift Shop

Getting There

4/5/6 to 86th St

Plan Your Visit

1109 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128

Call: (212) 423-3200

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