Currently Traveling

Missed an exhibit at the JMM? Many of our original exhibits are currently traveling across Maryland -- and the country!

June 14 - December 31, 2007

Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City

The Other Promised Land: Vacationing, Identity, and the Jewish-American Dream

Available for Booking

The Jewish Museum of Maryland offers informative exhibits designed for travel. Each exhibit is intended for a broad audience and addresses an aspect of Jewish life and culture. Lecturers from the Museum’s Speaker’s Bureau may be available to present on relevant topics.

Please contact Jobi Zink, Registrar, at (410) 732-6400, ext. 226 to discuss rental fees and availability.

Jobi Zink
Senior Collections Manager
Jewish Museum of Maryland
15 Lloyd Street,
Baltimore, MD 21202

Phone: 410.732.6400, x226
E-mail:
jzink@jewishmuseummd.org

Intimacy. Image. Identity.

Perspectives on Women's Haircoverings in Orthodox Judaism, Photographs by Zoe Reznick.

Reznick's photographs explore the personal, material, and social implications of Jewish women's hair covering practices, raising fascinating questions about the individual's experience and the interpretation of Jewish practice in an evolving world.

Content: There are 30 black and white photographs with an interpretive brochure.

Booking Availability: 4 - 6 week periods.

Space Requirements: 3 sided free-standing system fits in 144 square feet.

The Other Promised Land: Vacationing, Identity,

and the Jewish-American Dream

This exhibition, the first of its kind in the U.S., evokes the experience and meanings of Jewish vacationing from the 1880s to the present. The Other Promised Land highlights legendary "Jewish" vacation destinations such as Miami Beach, Atlantic City, and the Catskills showing how vacations represent the excitement and promise of America, while shaping notions of Jewish identity. A book-length catalog and interpretive brochure accompanies the exhibition.

Content: Over 575 original artifacts, photographs, and archival materials from vacation destinations (full checklist available on request). Highlights include: a rolling chair from the Atlantic City boardwalk; Victorian traveling outfits; hotel signs from Catskill resorts; restaurant ware from Miami Beach hotels; early travel journals; antisemitic hotel brochures; souvenirs acquired by Henrietta Szold and the Cone sisters; and an original “Mr. Peanut” costume from Atlantic City. Exhibition includes a DVD presentation

of vacation film footage.

Booking Availability: 2007 - 2009. 4 month-long rental periods.

Space Requirements: Approximately 2,000 square feet. Galleries only.

Bessie and Harry Levy in front of Grossinger's resort in the Catskills, 1950. JMM1997.122.036a.

Cabin Fever! Jewish Camping and Jewish Commitment

Cabin Fever: Jewish Camping and Jewish Commitment is an immersive exhibition that explores the powerful role Jewish summer camps play in the lives of campers. The exhibition brings to life a complex, evocative experience, giving visitors of all ages and backgrounds a chance to experience telling aspects of camp culture and to see for themselves why camping is such a compelling, meaningful Jewish experience.

Download Fact Sheet for Cabin Fever! Jewish Camping and Jewish Commitment

Cornerstones of Community:
The Historic Synagogues of Maryland

Cornerstones of Community presents the story of Jewish communities in Maryland through their synagogues. This panel exhibit examines: the historic locations of synagogues; how changes in synagogue architecture reflect changes in communal needs and tastes; the evolving religious and social functions of synagogues; and issues of historic preservation. The exhibit also serves as an introduction to Jewish worship for non-Jewish audiences.

Content: Seven color-printed vinyl banners on free-standing metal framework. Lightweight and very flexible, the panels can be configured to suit many spaces.

Booking Availability: Flexible.

Space Requirements: Approximately 100 square feet.