Plan Your Visit
Capital Jewish Museum
Visitors in Connect. Reflect. Act. exhibition galleries. Spring 2023. Photo: Imagine Photography
Spark Curiosity
Give the gift of a Museum membership
Historic Sanctuary, Summer 2023. Photo: Imagine Photography
Ongoing Exhibition
The Sanctuary
Enter one of the Museum’s most treasured artifacts – a synagogue opened in 1876.
JCC Coffee House for single adults, 1969. Photo: Capitol Photo Service, Inc. Capital Jewish Museum Collection. Gift of
Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
The Nosh Pit
Now serving Compass Coffee.
Historic Adas Israel synagogue (foreground) and National Building Museum, formerly the headquarters of the United States Pension Bureau, background, ca. 1905.
Ongoing Exhibition
What is Jewish Washington?
Step into history–a real 19th-century synagogue–as you explore local Jewish stories in DC and the Maryland and Virginia suburbs.
Chris Ferenzi Photography
Event Rentals
Celebrate with us!
Decoupage bottle made by Sol Ereza of Magen David Sephardic Congregation. Gift of Gwen Zuares, Capital Jewish Museum Collection.
Ongoing Exhibition
Connect. Reflect. Act.
Dig deep into local Jewish history, discover Jewish perspectives on social justice issues facing the world today, and think about your own identity and values.
“Almost 150 years after the region’s first purpose-built synagogue was dedicated, the Capital Jewish Museum figuratively and literally connects the story of Jewish Washington’s past, present, and future.”
With thanks to our partners.
