Exhibitions

Beastly beauty 29 March until 1 September 2013
Animals in art
The Jewish Historical Museum has more than three hundred objects in its collection that depict animals. But how are these animals linked to the world of Judaism? Come and find out this...
House with a story 26 April until 30 May 2013
Exhibition in the Tugelahuis
The Tugelahuis will host a small exhibition of panels made by schoolchildren as part of the educational project House with a story.
Provenance Unknown. An Imaginary Family Portrait 3 May until 7 July 2013
Tonie van Marle
Provenance Unknown, An Imaginary Family Portrait is an installation about an unknown Jewish optician and his imaginary family.
Pollock and Krasner 18 February until 16 June 2013
in the Art Gallery
Starting in February 2013, two paintings by the legendary American artist couple Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner will be on display in the Jewish Historical Museum's Art Gallery.

Philip Mechanicus 24 May until 27 October 2013
The first major retrospective of the work of Amsterdam photographer and public commentator Philip Mechanicus (1936-2005) will open on 24 May 2013 at the Jewish Historical Museum.

History of the Jews in the Netherlands 1600-1900
The galleries of the Great Synagogue feature a new presentation on the history of the Jews of the Netherlands from 1600 to 1900, shown in a chronological display.
History of the Jews in the Netherlands 1900-The Present Day
In the galleries of the New Synagogue, the new permanent exhibition on the history of the Jews in the Netherlands from 1900 to the present day is now open to the public.
Religion
On the ground floor of the Great Synagogue a new exhibition focuses on Jewish religion and tradition. Visitors are soon aware of the remarkable nature of the place in which they find...
JHM Children's Museum
Whoever you are and wherever you come from, come in and make yourself at home at the JHM Children's Museum!