Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission Street (map)
415.655.7800
Hours: Daily 11 AM–5 PM, Thursdays 1–8 PM, Closed Wednesdays
Since its founding in 1984, the Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) has distinguished itself as a welcoming place where visitors can connect with one another through dialogue and shared experiences with the arts.
Ever changing, the CJM is a non-collecting institution that partners with national and international cultural institutions to present exhibitions that are both timely and relevant and represent the highest level of artistic achievement and scholarship.
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Kehinde Wiley | The World Stage: Israel
Thu. 02/14 | 7:00PM - Mon. 05/27 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum (map)
On view February 14–May 27, 2013 Kehinde Wiley (American, b. 1977) has turned the art of portraiture into an international cultural performance, reordering connections between art a…more»
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Kehinde Wiley | The World Stage: Israel
Mon. 05/27 | 7:00PM @ Contemporary Jewish Museum (map)
Through May 27, 2013 Kehinde Wiley (American, b. 1977) has turned the art of portraiture into an international cultural performance, reordering connections between art and …more»
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Featured Review from SF Weekly
April 24, 2013If you think you know what an exhibition opening at the Contemporary Jewish Museum looks like, think again. Kehinde Wileys The World Stage: Israel explores black diaspora and…more at voiceplaces.com
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Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg
Every Friday 11:00AM - @ Contemporary Jewish Museum (map)
One of the most visionary writers of his generation and author of the celebrated poem “Howl,” Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997) was also a photographer. From 1953 until 1963 he made numerous, often…more»
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Quiet Lightning: The Neighborhood Heroes Edition
Thu. 06/06 | 6:00PM @ Contemporary Jewish Museum (map)
Experience the ecstatic high-energy happening-style of the Beats during Quiet Lightning’s Allen Ginsberg-inspired literary performance at the Contemporary Jewish Museum. Started in 2009, Qu…more»
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Free Community Day at the Contemporary Jewish Museum
Sun. 06/09 | 11:00AM - Sun. 06/09 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum (map)
The Contemporary Jewish Museum welcomes its new Executive Director Lori Starr and celebrates the first five years in its Daniel Libeskind-designed home in downtown San Francisco with a day …more»
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Snapshot Poetics Now: Queer Encounters with Allen Ginsberg
Mon. 06/24 | 2:00PM @ Contemporary Jewish Museum (map)
Inspired by Allen Ginsberg’s collection of inscribed snapshots on view in the exhibition Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg, Bay Area artists and scholars will create a unique …more»
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Beyond Belief: 100 Years of the Spiritual in Modern Art
Fri. 06/28 | 1:00PM - Sun. 10/27 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum (map)
Co-organized by the Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), Beyond Belief: 100 Years of the Spiritual in Modern Art is an expansive exhibition c…more»
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