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Exhibition: Philip Mechanicus: Photographer
The first exhibition to survey the work of the Amsterdam photographer Philip Mechanicus will open at the Jewish Historical Museum on 24 May. The exhibition offers an overview of...
Exhibition to showcase animals in art
From 29 March to 1 September 2013, a colourful collection of monkeys, camels, owls, and other animals will be on display at the Jewish Historical Museum.
From chicken soup to matzos and from Dutch kugel with pears to gefilte fish, Jewish dishes are eaten around the world. Interaction with different cultures has made Jewish cuisine...
Photographs of Jewish Amsterdam, War and Liberation
The Jewish Historical Museum is pleased to present an exhibition of work by Emmy Andriesse, one of the twentieth century’s leading Dutch photographers.
Artist couple in the Dutch avant-garde
The JHM presents the first exhibition surveying the work of Else Berg and Mommie Schwarz, who were influenced by national and international avant-garde art movements.
On display in the treasure chambres of the Portuguese Synagogue
This manuscript from the Ets Haim Library has recently been identified as the earliest, and previously unknown, Spanish translation of Erasmus’s 'Praise of Folly'.
Pioneer of color photography in the Netherlands for the first time
From 24 October 2011 to 4 March 2012 the JHM is presenting a retrospective exhibition of the work of the American photographer and painter Saul Leiter (born in 1923).