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Current & Upcoming Exhibitions

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 Sanctuary

On View

Exhibition title treatment/graphic

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