Ongoing Exhibition
What is Jewish Washington?
On View
Exhibitions
Current & Upcoming Exhibitions
Ongoing Exhibition
Connect. Reflect. Act.
On View
Historic Sanctuary, Summer 2023. Photo: Imagine Photography
Ongoing Exhibition
The Sanctuary
On View
Action Comics #1, 1938. Written by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Art by Joe Shuster. TM & Copyright DC Comics.
Special Exhibition
JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience
Opening November 1
Exhibition renderings by The Design Minds, 2024. Courtesy of the Capital Jewish Museum
Special Exhibition
LGBTJews in the Federal City
Opening in May 2025
Past Exhibitions
Snack at Manny’s Delicatessen, Chicago, IL, 2010. Image Professionals GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo
Special Exhibition
“I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli
Extended by popular demand through Sunday, September 1
Rolodex belonging to Sheldon Cohen in the 1990s. Cohen was IRS Commissioner in President Lyndon Johnson’s administration and worked later as an attorney at private firms in Washington, DC.
Capital Jewish Museum Collection. Gift of Laura Cohen Apelbaum and Family.
Special Exhibition
If It’s Jewish, We Have It: Selections from the Collections
A favorite object in our collection is the neon sign reading “If It’s Jewish We Have It,” currently on display.... (Read more)
Notorious RBG book cover illustration by Adam Johnson. Courtesy of HarperCollins. Photographs: Crown © by Hurst Photo/Shutterstock
Special Exhibition
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Extended by popular demand through Dec 3
Presented by PNC