Re: Intimacy. Image. Identity. Opening Celebration

Join the Jewish Museum of Maryland for the opening celebration of RE: Intimacy. Image. Identity.

The Jewish Museum of Maryland’s 2005 exhibition Intimacy. Image. Identity. Perspectives on Orthodox Jewish Women’s Haircovering presented a traditional form of dress practiced upon marriage. Its series of black and white film photographs by Zoë Reznick traveled across five sites state-wide. Two decades following the development of this project, Museum staff resurfaced the exhibition materials.

Through RE Intimacy. Image. Identity., the artist reunites the women she photographed and reimagines this body of work through an expanded lens. The exhibition features select framed prints from the original show, archival materials and photographs, and multi-media reflections shared by women participating in the project, illuminating regard for the personal significance of Jewish haircovering practice over time, together, in the present.

This project is an activation of the Museum’s transformed spaces including the experimental Long Gallery and its neighboring audio/visual production studio.

Experience the exhibition, hear more from the artist and curator, Zoë Reznick, celebrate with the contributing project participants, and share your own responses in the space.

This program is presented within the Core Connections program series exploring the theme “A Distinctive Judaism” within the Museum’s new core exhibition, Jews of Maryland at the Crossroads of Identity.

Light kosher refreshments and alcoholic beverages will be served.

Accessibility: The Museum building, including the family and all-gender single-stall bathroom, is wheelchair accessible. Masks are welcome but not required. Complimentary masks will be available for anyone who would like one. Noise-reducing headphones and earplugs are available upon request at the front desk. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be available for the formal presentation elements of the program. Please reach out to our team if you have additional accessibility needs.

Parking: Street-side parking is available. Please be sure to check the parking signs when you park on the street.

For questions, please contact info@jewishmuseummd.org or 410.732.6400.