Museum on the Move: Swiss Cottage Library – Remembering the Kindertransport
In collaboration with Harwich Kindertransport Memorial and Learning Trust, a display of items connected to child refugees and their journey to England
Museum on the Move: Bradford – The Leon Greenman Archive
On display from 16th January 2025 at Bradford Reform Synagogue, a selection of items from recent work on British Holocaust survivor Leon Greenman's personal archive.
Museum on the Move: Enfield – To a Child Refugee in a Foreign Land – HMD 2025
A Holocaust Memorial Day display at the Museum of Enfield, explores the relationship between Kindertransport refugee, Grete Glauber & her adopted mother Olive Rudkin
Museum on the Move: Enfield Libraries – Chanukah 2024
Discover a range of Chanukah related items and images across three libraries in the borough of Enfield
Museum on the Move: Bradford – Celebrating Chanukah: Light, Tradition, & Inclusivity
On display from 4th December at Bradford Reform Synagogue, a selection of items and recently collected images focusing on Chanukah traditions.
Museum on the Move: Bradford – High Holy Days & Festivals of Tishrei
On display from 24th September at Bradford Reform Synagogue, a selection of items focusing on forthcoming festivals throughout October
Museum on the Move: West London Synagogue – Discover: Contemporary Judaism
On display at West London Synagogue, a selection of items from our Inclusive Judaism image library
Pitch Up: London Jewish Mural @ JW3
In celebration of artist Leon Fenster's 26m London Jewish Mural at JW3, our Pitch Up stalls showcase 5 elements of the artwork inspired by items from the Jewish Museum London collection
Creating Connections: Make Your Own Museum Display
A family focused exhibition at JW3 where visitors choose the objects and the display changes every day!
Museum on the Move: Bradford – Summertime
On display from 30th May at Bradford Reform Synagogue, a selection of items focusing on summertime & holidays
Museum on the Move: West London Synagogue – Contemporary Judaism
On display at West London Synagogue, a selection of items from our Inclusive Judaism image library
Museum on the Move: Hackney Museum – Albert Goodman
A photo from Hackney born professional footballer, Albert Goodman's youth as part of Hackney Museum's summer 'Object in Focus'
150 Years of History of the Sephardi Synagogue at Manchester Jewish Museum
Celebrate the 150th anniversary of Manchester's former Sephardi Synagogue with a display of Sephardi items on loan from the Jewish Museum London Collection
Museum on the Move: Bradford – Pesach 2024
On display from 26th March at Bradford Reform Synagogue, a selection of items focusing on Pesach.
Discover: Jewish Museum London @ Swiss Cottage Library
On display from 7th March at Swiss Cottage Library, a selection of items covering milestones in British Jewish History, Jewish festivals, the Jewish East End, and contemporary Judaism
Journey through Emotions: A new online exhibition
This exhibition created by 29 young people, explores the emotions that objects in our collection can inspire. Whilst we can be tempted to only look at objects that make us feel happy and inspired, there is a value too in looking at objects that can inspire negative emotions.
I Say British, You Say Jewish
A National Holocaust Centre & Museum travelling exhibition, made in collaboration with the University of Nottingham and Jewish Museum London
No Place Like Home: Manchester – Photographs by Judah Passow
On display from 7th February at Manchester Jewish Museum, a selection of photos taken in Manchester by award winning photographer, Judah Passow
Museum on the Move: Enfield – HMD 2024
A Holocaust Memorial Day display at the Enfield Museum, celebrating the life of Kindertransport refugee, Grete Glauber / Rudkin
Museum on the Move: Bradford – HMD 2024
On display from 18th January at Bradford Reform Synagogue, a selection of items focusing on the Holocaust.
Pitch Up: Museum Highlights @ JW3
Pitch Up: Museum Highlights showcases 6 items from Jewish Museum London's collections with a range of themes celebrating Jewish history and culture.
Leon Greenman: National Holocaust Centre & Museum
A special new display of items from Leon Greenman's personal collection
Museum on the Move: Bradford – Chanukah 2023
A changing display at Bradford Reform Synagogue celebrating festivals and events throughout the year
Exploring the History of the Jewish Deaf Community
A small display at the Jewish Deaf Association exploring the History of the Jewish Deaf Community
Conversation Room
The Conversation Room is open to the public on Sundays and Thursdays from 10am to 5pm. Private groups with bookings at the Museum are welcome to visit other days of the week.
Recent Research
A selection of items that have been rediscovered and reviewed as part of our collections audit
New Acquisitions
A changing display showcasing new items that have recently been added to our collection
The Eye As Witness: Recording the Holocaust
The Eye As Witness is a major exhibition using creative technology to explore how images shape the way we remember history, contrasting Holocaust photos taken by perpetrators with the perspectives of victims.
Spotlight Display
A changing display showcasing items from the stores connected to a monthly theme
Correspondences
Jewish Museum London, supported by Tsitsit Festival
Artists and sisters Katy and Rebecca Beinart present artwork and research developed through a process of correspondence during the pandemic. The exhibition features paper sculptures, prints and videos that emerge from their long-term collaboration exploring family history and migration.
Pitch Up: Community Voices
Pitch Up: Community Voices takes a new approach to community-led displays, offering a platform for a range of Jewish organisations and individuals to share their stories.
Abayudaya: Jews of Uganda
Learn about the Ugandan Jewish Community through the lens of professional photographer Rena Pearl. In the space, you will also experience the brilliant work of Jewish Museum London Volunteer, Daniel Goldwater.
Your Legacy and Me
Discover 'Your Legacy and Me', a creative project and free exhibition exploring the legacy of the Holocaust, created by the Holocaust Educational Trust’s young ambassadors.
JEW. Photographs by John Offenbach
‘JEW. Photographs by John Offenbach’ features 33 large-scale portraits and brings together the diverse faces of Jewish people from myriad walks of life, dispelling the myth that there is just one type of Jew.
Charlotte Salomon: Life? or Theatre?
Charlotte Salomon: Life? or Theatre? is a major exhibition presenting one of the most important and powerful modernist achievements of the 20th century – the singular and complex artwork Life? or Theatre? by German-Jewish artist, Charlotte Salomon.
Leave to Land: The Kitchener Camp Rescue, 1939
A new mobile exhibition about the Kitchener camp rescue of Jewish refugees to Britain in 1939.
Hanina Pinnick: 70 Smiles
Jews and humour are often linked, and many comedians are famous for making jokes at the expense of themselves or their communities.
Jews, Money, Myth
Discover the ideas, myths and stereotypes that link Jews and money over the course of 2000 years.
Great British Jews: A Celebration
Discover some of the most recognisable Great British inventions, innovations, products and people that you never knew were Jewish!
Remembering the Kindertransport: 80 Years On
To mark the 80th anniversary of the Kindertransport, hear the stories of six of the Kinder (child refugees) in their own words.
Maya Attoun – The Charms of Frankenstein
Maya Attoun - Charms of Frankenstein - an immersive exhibition based on her '2018' project
Elsbeth Juda: Grit and Glamour
A retrospective of the late photographer Elsbeth Juda, a Jewish émigré who brought a new modernist artistic vision to Britain from Germany.
Known/Unknown: Unseen Portraits from the Collection
This selection of works from the Jewish Museum collection illustrates the multiple and changing ways in which artists have tried to shape and convey a person’s image through portraiture.
Designs on Britain
Discover how much of the most iconic British design was produced by immigrants to this country.
Sephardi Voices: Jews from North Africa, the Middle East and Iran
'Sephardi Voices' brings to life the experiences of Jewish immigrants to the UK from across the Islamic world through objects, photographs, and video interviews of Jews from Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq and beyond.
Amy Street Art Trail
Our Amy Winehouse street art trail in Camden Town gives you a new way to explore the area Amy called home.
Pegasus: Love Is A Losing Game
Don't miss our newly commissioned installation 'Love Is A Losing Game' by street artist Pegasus, who first gained recognition for his work 'Fallen Angel' honouring Winehouse shortly after her death.
Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait
Discover the woman behind the music and beyond the hype in this intimate and moving exhibition about a much loved sister.
The Promise – Holocaust Memorial Day Exhibition
Explore the story of Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, her brother Heinz and his artwork in this moving exhibition in our Auditorium created by the South African Holocaust and Genocide Foundation.
Shaping Ceramics: From Lucie Rie to Edmund de Waal
Discover the story of how Jewish ceramicists transformed British studio pottery and influenced successive generations of ceramic artists.
Scots Jews: Photographs by Judah Passow
Explore Scotland’s diverse and complex Jewish community - from Shetland to the Borders - through the lens of award-winning photographer Judah Passow.
Dorothy Bohm: Sixties London
Explore the streets of 1960s London through the lens of eminent photographer Dorothy Bohm.
Jukebox, Jewkbox! A Century on Shellac and Vinyl
Go on a musical journey of discovery through popular culture, featuring records that changed lives and the technology that made it happen.
Moses, Mods and Mr Fish: The Menswear Revolution
Moses, Mods and Mr Fish takes you on a journey from tailoring workshops to the boutique revolution and mod culture of the swinging ‘60s.
Through a Queer Lens: Portraits of LGBTQ Jews
Through a Queer Lens is the first comprehensive series of photographic portraits of Jewish LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer) people.
Blood: Uniting and Dividing
This cutting edge exhibition examines the provocative and complex subject of blood. Blood draws together art, film and literature to present a rich exploration of how blood can unite and divide.
Memory Quilts: Triumph over Adversity
These Memory Quilts are on display in our Welcome Gallery, alongside the stories of some of the lives they represent
Your Jewish Museum: Sacrifice
Jewish Museum London’s third crowd-sourced exhibition will explore the theme of Sacrifice through personal mementoes, historic artefacts and fine art.
Tiger, Mog and Pink Rabbit: A Judith Kerr Retrospective
Have tea with a life-size Tiger, curl up in Mog’s basket with one of Judith Kerr’s classic picture books, and discover the childhood drawings of a girl escaping Hitler’s Germany.
Your Jewish Museum: Journeys
Don't miss this crowd-sourced exhibition exploring the theme of Journeys through personal mementoes, historic artefacts and fine art.
Blackguards in Bonnets
This exhibition looks at many of the people involved in the women’s suffrage movement from the late 19th century until votes for women were achieved.
For Richer For Poorer: Weddings Unveiled
The exhibition showcases our rich and evocative collection of material relating to weddings within the immigrant Jewish community from the 1880s to the mid-20th century.
Designing the 20th Century: Life and Work of Abram Games
Abram Games was one of the most important and influential figures of 20th century graphic design.
Your Jewish Museum: Love
Don’t miss the Jewish Museum London’s first crowd-sourced exhibition featuring everyday objects, historic artefacts, and works of art inspired by love.
Israel Zangwill – 150 years
This temporary display case will offer visitors the chance to see a less well known side of Zangwill, specifically that of his relationship with his children and agent.
From Generation to Generation (L’DOR V’DOR)
Don't miss this exhibition from young artist Gideon Summerfield in conjunction with the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust.
Four Four Jew: Football, Fans and Faith
A major new exhibition by Jewish Museum London exploring the untold story of Jews and football.
Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait
The Jewish Museum is staging an original exhibition about Amy Winehouse, co-curated with her brother Alex and sister-in-law Riva.
Miranda Lopatkin: Ghostly Visions
Miranda Lopatkin will display 6 works made from a very special slide library gifted to her.
R.B. Kitaj: Obsessions
R.B. Kitaj (1932–2007) was one of the most significant painters of the post-war period.
Portraits of Primo Levi
To coincide with Holocaust Memorial Day we will be displaying a series of portraits of Primo Levi, one of the most important survivor-writers on the Holocaust and a key literary figure of the twentieth century.
Adi Nes: The Village
The Jewish Museum is delighted to present the first ever UK show of the internationally renowned Israeli photographer Adi Nes.
Ludwig Guttmann: Father of the Paralympic Games
In summer 2012, the London International Paralympic Games will see 4,200 athletes from over 150 countries compete in 20 sports to packed crowds.
World City: Refugee Stories
This summer, as London welcomes visitors from around the globe for the 2012 Olympics, the Jewish Museum tells the stories of refugees who have come to London in very different circumstances – to flee from situations where their lives were in danger.
No Place Like Home
For this exhibition, acclaimed photographer Judah Passow embarked on a year-long project examining the rich diversity of contemporary Jewish life around the UK, exploring what it means to be British and Jewish in the 21st century.
Entertaining the Nation: Stars of music, stage and screen
Entertaining the Nation explored the fascinating untold story of Jewish contribution to British entertainment from Victorian music hall to the stars of today.
Morocco: Photographs by Elias Harrus and Pauline Prior
An exhibition of photographs revealed the almost forgotten Jewish community of southern Morocco, where for over 1000 years Jewish life was marked by social and cultural co-existence with Muslim society.
Jewish Britain: A History in 50 Objects
In this exhibition you can discover some of our most treasured objects, and find out what they tell us about Jewish life in Britain from medieval to modern times.
The Holocaust Gallery
This intimate gallery tells the story of Auschwitz survivor, Leon Greenman OBE.
History: A British Story
An insight into British Jewish history from 1066 to today featuring interactive and thought provoking exhibits.
The Mikveh
This medieval ritual bath is the starting point for the stories that are told throughout the museum displays
Roman Vishniac Rediscovered
Presented simultaneously at Jewish Museum London and The Photographers’ Gallery, Roman Vishniac Rediscovered is the first UK retrospective of Russian born American photographer, Roman Vishniac (1897–1990).
Jew(ish) Cartoons: Drawing from the Collection
Inspired by the comic book artists in residence programme, we have delved into the Museum’s collection to find a selection of Jew(ish) drawings, cartoons and caricatures illustrating humour and social critique dating back to the 18th century.
Astérix in Britain: The Life and Work of René Goscinny
An immersive and playful exhibition that explores the unique imagination of the co-creator, with Albert Uderzo, of the Astérix comics.