Service animals are always welcome in the Museum. Pets and emotional support animals are not permitted.

The Museum entrance, lobby, exhibit galleries, audiovisual production studio, and bathrooms are accessible to guests using mobility aids.

A wheelchair is available upon request at the front desk for on-site guests. It is available on a first-come, first-served basis. We also offer a ten-minute loading zone at the Museum’s entrance for visitor transportation drop-off and pick-up.

We offer guided tours of our two historic synagogues, the Lloyd Street Synagogue and B’nai Israel. Unfortunately, these buildings are not yet fully accessible for guests using some mobility aids, including wheelchairs.
The Lloyd Street Synagogue, built in 1845, requires navigating nine (9) exterior steps to access the main sanctuary and seven (7) exterior steps to access the basement level. B’nai Israel Synagogue requires navigating two (2) steps to enter. The interior of B’nai Israel has an electric chair lift to the second floor, which has twenty-one (21) steps.

For guests who are unable to or do not wish to use the stairs into the historic buildings, we offer a thirty-six-minute documentary with open captions about our two historic synagogues, titled Synagogue Stories: A Tradition of Change of Lloyd Street.

There are many places to sit in the exhibit galleries, the Museum’s lobby, and the courtyard.

Multiple forms of ear protection are available on request, including foam in-ear plugs and over-ear protection.

Transcripts of any recorded dialogue in the exhibits are generally available at the front desk.

We also offer Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs) on our public synagogue tours and on our adult group tours. These devices include over-the-ear headsets and T-Coil loops that are compatible with hearing aids. These devices allow guests to hear the docent through the headsets or their hearing aids, and to ask questions through the device while on tour. They are a standard part of our adult group tours, to benefit those with hearing loss or who are Hard-of-Hearing, as well as every person in the group. These devices are available for our public synagogue tours upon request at the front desk.

For public programs and group visits, we can arrange for a sign-language interpreter free of charge. Please contact the Director of Public Programs, Zoë Reznick Gewanter, at zgewanter@jewishmuseummd.org or (443) 873-5163 at least three weeks ahead of time to arrange this service.

We offer large print guides of our exhibits. Though we strive to update them regularly, they may not be available immediately following the launch of a new exhibit. These guides are available in the exhibit galleries and at the front desk upon request. We cannot guarantee the availability of these guides with exhibits not created by JMM.

Certain exhibits require low or dim lighting to protect our objects. If you’re experiencing difficulty reading text in an exhibit, we recommend using our large print guides. We also have a limited number of magnifying glasses available for guest use at the front desk.

Our special exhibits may feature audio playing on a loop. We may be able to turn this audio off for guests upon request, but we cannot guarantee this.

Our special exhibits may have hands-on activities with sensory experiences involved. These activities in the exhibit may become crowded on busy days, and guests need to share and take turns engaging with this content.

Our education team is dedicated to making our school programs available to all students. For more information about our school programs, visit our School Groups Page. If you want to find out more about accessibility resources for students or to request specific resources, contact Lily Herman, our Education Program Manager, at lherman@jewishmuseummd.org or 443-873-5172.

Visitors who nurse are welcome to nurse anywhere in the front of house.

The Jewish Museum of Maryland does not currently have a dedicated space for nursing, but we will do our best to make a private space available in our back of house. Please inquire at the front desk if you need nursing accommodations, including power outlet access.

In addition to a women’s restroom and a men’s restroom, there is one all-gender + family restroom at the Museum that is wheelchair-accessible and includes a changing table.

Every visitor is welcome to use the restroom that aligns with their gender.

Pads and tampons are provided free of charge in our women’s and all-gender restrooms.

We offer several discounts and specials to help more people access the Jewish Museum of Maryland.

• EBT card holders are eligible for $1 admission each for up to 6 guests.
• Personal Care Assistants receive free admission.
• Guests with disability identification are admitted for free.
• Active Military are eligible for free admission from Memorial Day to Labor Day, with proof of ID.

The Jewish Museum of Maryland campus will reopen on February 2, 2025.

Location

JMM is located at 15 Lloyd Street, a few blocks east of President Street, between Baltimore Street on the north and Lombard Street on the south.

Parking

JMM does not have a dedicated parking lot. There is a free City-owned parking lot across from the Museum. It is the brick lot across from the Museum entrance. The Museum cannot guarantee spots in that parking lot. Otherwise, street-side parking is available. Please be sure to check the parking signs when you park on the street.

Public Transportation

The Orange Route of the free Charm City Circulator runs from Hollins Market to Harbor East and includes a stop for the Jewish Museum of Maryland at the corner of Lombard and Lloyd Streets.