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Ongoing Exhibition

What is Jewish Washington?

On View

Ongoing Exhibition

Connect. Reflect. Act.

On View

Historic Sanctuary, Summer 2023. Photo: Imagine Photography

Ongoing Exhibition

The Historic Sanctuary

On View

Special Exhibition

Blacklisted: An American Story

Through Monday, September 7, 2026

Capital Jewish Museum 1905

Historic Adas Israel synagogue (foreground) and National Building Museum, formerly the headquarters of the United States Pension Bureau, background, ca. 1905. Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum Collection.

Special Exhibition

America250 at the Capital Jewish Museum

June 9, 2026

Black and White photograph of a man in a military uniform and a woman dressed in 1940's attire sitting on a stone bench in front of the US Capitol building.

Hugh and Lynn Massman sightseeing on their first day in Washington, December 1943. Photograph by Esther Bubley, Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information photograph collection. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Special Exhibition

Esther Bubley: Photographing the Homefront

Opens Thu, October 22, 2026

Programs

Mah Jongg in the Museum, Fall 2024

Drop-In Program

Drop-In Mahjongg

Public Program

Free Public Tour of the Ongoing Exhibitions

Bay Springs School - Forrest County, Mississippi 1925-1958 (Photo Credit - Andrew Feiler). Courtesy of the National Building Museum.

Member Program

Members-Only Tour of “A Better Life for Their Children” Exhibition at the National Building Museum

Public Program

Community Days: Blacklisted

Partner Program

Naming Names: Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan, HUAC, and the Cost of Conviction

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 12–1 pm

Public Program

Blacklisted in Concert

Thursday, August 27, 2026 6:30pm–7:30 pm

Hugh and Lynn Massman sightseeing on their first day in Washington. Esther Bubley, December 1943. Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Office of War Information.

Member Program

Members-Only Preview of Esther Bubley: Photographing the Homefront