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JMM Insights: Father’s Day

Tonight’s indulgence is my passion for museums. I’ll be a part of a panel discussion with colleagues at the other JMM (the Jewish Museum Milwaukee) for a behind-the-scenes look at how (and why) temporary exhibits and traveling shows happen. I …

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Culture in Quarantine: Museum Week 2020

It’s #MuseumWeek2020, where cultural organizations all around the world play together on social media! Today’s theme, inspired by the Getty Museum’s challenge to recreate works of art at home, is #CultureInQuarantineMW. Below we’ve highlighted some suggestions from our collection that …

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Jewish American History is American History

A blog post by Deputy Director Tracie Guy-Decker. Read more posts from Tracie by clicking HERE. This beautiful show is arranged not chronologically, but by color, as the title might suggest. It features parts of MdHS’s textile collection that were lost …

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Working for the Interns

JMM was thrilled to welcome five new interns for our 2019 summer internship program. Our ten-week program is designed to give those interested in the museum profession a chance to learn about the different departments of museum work and to …

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Finding History in the Collections

Blog post by JMM intern Ariella Shua. To read more posts from JMM interns, past and present, click here. I’m not a crazy history buff – I have to hear dates and names multiple times before I can remember them. But I’ve …

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Intern Weekly Response: Midterm Check In!

Every week we’re asking our summer interns to share some thoughts and responses to various experiences and readings. This week, which represents the halfway point in their internships, we asked them to reflect on the work and learning they’ve done …

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Bernstein and Szold

Part 5 of “Saul Bernstein: Baltimore Artist,” written by Jobi Okin Zink, former JMM collections manager. Originally published in Generations – Winter 2001. On September 22, 1901 Bernstein wrote to Szold, “Mr. Whistler is the artist whose harmonious tones appeal …

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Creating a Collection

Blog post by JMM intern Mallory Connaughton. To read more posts from JMM interns, past and present, click here. At the JMM I’m a collections intern. Collections have always interested me, looking through the various topics they cover, seeing some of the …

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After the Orphanage

Part V of “Poor Man’s Boarding School,” article by Anita Kassof, former Assistant Director at the Jewish Museum of Maryland. Article originally published in Generations 2009-2010: 50th Anniversary Double Issue: The Search for Social Justice. Miss part I? Start at …