The Jewish Museum of Maryland is one of the country’s leading centers for exhibits on Jewish history and culture.

The Museum has 3 exhibition galleries – two in the Main Museum building, and a new one in the lower level of the Lloyd Street Synagogue, that host changing exhibits of local and national interest. We combine art, rare objects, historical photographs, oral histories, videos and hands-on activities in engaging, informative exhibitions. Each exhibit created or hosted by the Museum reveals new perspectives on the Jewish experience in Maryland and beyond.

Come immerse yourself in our current exhibits and experience the rich variety of Jewish history...

  • Chosen Food: Cuisine, Culture and American Jewish Identity
    October 23, 2011- December 30, 2012

    Mention “Jewish food” and we all smile knowingly. For many, the phrase summons thoughts of home and tradition. But food is also the topic of frequent dispute among Jews. Clearly, Jewish food is about more than matzoh balls.

  • The Synagogue Speaks

    The Synagogue Speaks is a new, original multi-media exhibition in the newly-restored Lloyd Street Synagogue. The Synagogue Speaks tells the story of the landmark synagogue and the three immigrant congregations--two Jewish and one Roman Catholic--that occupied it.

  • Voices of Lombard Street : A Century of Change in East Baltimore

    The area surrounding the Jewish Museum of Maryland was the center of immigrant Jewish life in Baltimore in the early 1900s, but today only a few remnants of its Jewish past survive. Voices of Lombard Street tells the story of this historic neighborhood from then until now.

    The exhibition chronicles a place of constant change, where people of different backgrounds lived, worked, created community—and came together in the renowned Jewish market known as Lombard Street.