We offer tours every day as part of Museum admission. See our Tour Schedule »
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| Contact: | families@thecjm.org or 415.655.7881 |
Stop by the Family Table in the Grand Lobby to learn about the Museum and its family offerings for the day including: I Spy Museum Bingo, California Dreaming: The Game (on iPad), and Family ARTpacks. And grab a special Museum giveaway!
Lead support for Family Programs at the Contemporary Jewish Museum is provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Presenting partners include The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation and Target. Major support comes from Bank of America. Additional support is provided by Valerie and Norman Snart, in honor of Waldo and Helen Blumberg.
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Experience the world of color and collage in this interactive tour of The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats designed for families with children up to age nine. With hands-on experiential activities, Keats and his groundbreaking work reaches a whole new generation of readers and art-lovers!
Lead support for Family Programs at the Contemporary Jewish Museum is provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Presenting partners include The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation and Target. Major support comes from Bank of America. Additional support is provided by Valerie and Norman Snart, in honor of Waldo and Helen Blumberg.
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Marvin E. Newman, Halloween, South Side, 1951. gelatin silver print. Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio, Photo League Collection, Gift of Steven Nordman, New York. Copyright Marvin E. Newman.
In-depth, guided look at the exhibition, The Radical Camera: New York’s Photo League, 1936–1951.
Tours meet at the Sala Webb Education Center, and are available first-come, first-serve. No reservations are necessary. Exhibition tours are limited to the first 20 people. All tour times and locations are subject to change or cancellation.
The Radical Camera: New York's Photo League, 1936—1951 was organized by The Jewish Museum, New York and the Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio.
The exhibition was made possible by a major grant from the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, with generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts and Betsy Karel.
The Contemporary Jewish Museum presentation is made possible with the
Lead Support of the BERNARD OSHER JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES FOUNDATION
of the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund
Major support is provided by Nellie and Max Levchin. Supporting sponsors include the Lisa and John Pritzker Family Fund, Baird Private Wealth Management, Jim Joseph Foundation, Denise Garone and Stuart Kogod, Joyce Linker, and Randee and Joseph Seiger.
The Koret and Taube Foundations are the Lead Supporters of the 2012/13 exhibition season.
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An introduction to the Museum's architecture and current exhibitions.
Tours meet at the Sala Webb Education Center, and are available first-come, first-serve. No reservations are necessary. Exhibition tours are limited to the first 20 people. All tour times and locations are subject to change or cancellation.
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Families experience new adventures in art-making every Sunday and selected school holidays. Learn more about the exhibitions on display, the building’s architecture, or Jewish holidays and traditions, while experimenting with materials and art techniques.
Delve into the world of The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats as you explore Keats-inspired art techniques including collage, watercolor, and marble paper. Plus, contribute to an ongoing Keats community mural every time you visit.
Lead support for Family Programs at the Contemporary Jewish Museum is provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Presenting partners include The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation and Target. Major support comes from Bank of America. Additional support is provided by Valerie and Norman Snart, in honor of Waldo and Helen Blumberg.
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In-depth, guided look at the exhibition, California Dreaming: Jewish Life in the Bay Area From the Gold Rush to the Present.
Tours meet at the Sala Webb Education Center, and are available first-come, first-serve. No reservations are necessary. Exhibition tours are limited to the first 20 people. All tour times and locations are subject to change or cancellation.
California Dreaming: Jewish Life in the Bay Area From the Gold Rush to the Present has been organized by the Contemporary Jewish Museum with Lead Support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Presenting Partners: Gaia Fund and Osterweis Capital Management. Major Supporters: Jim Joseph Foundation and the Estate of Sidney and Vivian Konigsberg. Supporting Sponsors: Levi Strauss & Co., The Donald and Carole Chaiken Foundation of the Jewish Community Foundation of the East Bay, Catherine and James Koshland, and Alison Gelb Pincus and Mark Pincus. Additional generous support provided by: Robin Reiner and Fred Isaac from the Frederick J. Isaac Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of the East Bay; Barclay and Sharon Simpson; Dana Corvin and Harris Weinberg; Randall E. Laroche and David G. Laudon; and Ruth and Don Seiler.
The Koret and Taube Foundations are the lead supporters of the 2011/12 exhibition season.
736 Mission Street (btwn. 3rd and 4th Streets), San Francisco, CA 94103 | Hours: Daily 11am–5pm, Thursdays 1–8pm, Closed Wednesdays | 415.655.7800 | info@thecjm.org