Jews, Money, Myth shortlisted for a Museums Change Lives Award
We are delighted to be shortlisted for a Museums Association Museum’s Change Lives Award for our major exhibition, Jews, Money, Myth.
Nina Salaman Hebrew Scholar, Poet and Zionist
Born in 1887, Nina Salaman was an exceptional scholar and was one of the leading Hebraists of her time. From her translations published in the Jewish Chronicle in 1894 she had a significant literary output.
Behind-the-Scenes at the Jewish Museum: A Curatorial Intern
My four month part-time Curatorial Internship at the Jewish Museum encompassed a wide range of activities including (but not restricted to) research, collections care and exhibition preparation.
The Secret Life of Museum Objects
One of the most exciting things about working in a museum is the sense of wonder and discovery you experience when uncovering stories behind historic objects.
A Portrait by Tom Berry: Bea Green
From November 2018 to March 2019, artist Tom Berry came into the Jewish Museum as our artist-in-residence for the 'Remembering the Kindertransport: 80 Years On' exhibition. Tom created a portrait based on his encounter with Bea Green, her son Paul Green, and the current refugee crisis. Bea was one of the Kinder featured in the exhibition.
The portrait has now been added to the Jewish Museum's collection. Read Tom's blog post below to learn about his meeting with Bea and the story behind the portrait:
Barney Greenman’s toy truck back in London: History of a loan
In 2017 the Jewish Museum was approached for the loan of a special object in the collection: the toy truck that Holocaust survivor Leon Greenman made for his toddler son Barney from scraps of wood during the Second World War. It was going to be shown in a temporary exhibition entitled ‘Auschwitz. Not long ago. Nor far away’ in Madrid.
New Insights into the Kindertransport
The ‘KT80 Symposium: The Kindertransport 80 Years On’ that took place at University College London (UCL) 22-24 January brought together researchers, museums, kinder and their descendants and interested members of the public.
The Charms of Frankenstein with Fiona Sampson and Maya Attoun
A guest blog post reviewing our Charms of Frankenstein exhibition.
The Kindertransport in its wider historical context
A collaboration with the Jewish Museum London, the Wiener Library, the Pears Institute for the Study of Antisemitism and The Second Generation Network
Artist Maya Attoun engages with the Jewish Museum collection
Maya Attoun (b. in Jerusalem, 1974) is an award winning artist whose work has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across the world. This October, to celebrate the bicentenary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Maya created a site-specific art installation within the galleries of the Jewish Museum London, combining her own artwork with the museum’s collection […]
