FAQ

Frequently asked questions

You can support our work in a few different ways:

  • Become a member of the Museum. You can support the Museum and receive many great benefits, like free tickets and guest passes. To find out more, check out our Membership page.
  • Make a donation. For more information about donations, head to our Donate page or contact our Development Coordinator, Julia Feldman, at 443-873-5169 or jfeldman@jewishmuseummd.org.
  • Volunteer at JMM. For more information, visit our Volunteer page.

Adults – $10
Seniors (65 years and older) – $8
Students (13 years and older) – $6
Children (4 years – 12) – $4
Under 4 years old – Free
JMM Members – Free

Members receive free admission to the museum and to public programs as a benefit of their membership. Your level of membership will determine how many tickets are covered by your membership. If you have any questions about your current membership status, please contact our Administrative Specialist, Sue Foard, at sfoard@jewishmuseummd.org or 443-873-5162.

To get member tickets to programs, please sign in to your membership account when purchasing program tickets online.

Not a member yet? Learn more and join today.

The Jewish Museum of Maryland building reopens to the public at 12 PM on Sunday, February 2.

Sunday: 10 AM – 4 PM
Monday-Wednesday: 12 PM – 4 PM
Thursday- Saturday: Closed

We’re working to provide resources so that everyone can experience our offerings. This includes a wheelchair upon request, sign language interpretation, assisted listening devices, and much more. Please visit our Accessibility page for our current full offerings for guests.

If you have a suggestion for a resource that would enhance your experience at the Museum, please contact JMM’s Director of Public Programs, Zoë Reznick Gewanter: zgewanter@jewishmuseummd.org or (443) 873-5163.

For information about current exhibits, please visit our Exhibits page.

We do not have a full gift shop, but we do have a small selection of goods available for purchase in our ‘Corner Shop,’ located by our front desk.

We offer docent-led tours of our historic synagogues Sunday through Thursday at 1:00 and 2:30 PM and an additional 11:00 AM tour on Sunday.

Tours start in the Museum lobby. Our synagogues are not open to the public during normal hours. To help us preserve these historic buildings, we ask that you travel through them with a docent.

To learn more about our synagogue tours, visit our Synagogue Tours page.

To learn more about these two historic buildings, watch our 36-minute documentary Synagogue Stories: A Tradition of Change on Lloyd Street.

Some programs require registration, while others do not. Please look at individual event pages for more details.

You can check out our upcoming offerings and reserve tickets on our Events & Update page. If you have any questions about our digital programs, contact JMM’s Performance & Events Manager, Noah Mitchel, at nmitchel@jewishmuseummd.org.

Photography is allowed in our exhibits and in our historic synagogues. However, no flash photography is allowed. In select cases, certain objects may not be photographed. We will include signage whenever this is the case.

No commercial photography is permitted in the Museum without permission. Please contact info@jewishmuseummd.org for additional information.

We do not serve food or drinks on our campus. Additionally, food and drink are not allowed in the exhibit galleries or in the historic synagogues. Museum staff reserve the right to ask guests to remove any food or drink during their visit to these spaces.

We are booking group visits beginning in early 2025. If you are interested in bringing a group of ten or more people to the museum for a private visit, please email info@jewishmuseummd.org.

If you want to learn about our online experiences that can be experienced from the comfort of your home, check out our group visit page here. For more information about adult groups, contact our Visitor Experience Coordinator at hbalik@jewishmuseummd.org or 443-873-5167.

If you’d like to bring a school group to the Museum, visit our school group page here. You can also contact our Education Program Manager, Lily Herman, at lcherman@jewishmuseummd.org or (443) 873-5172.

Please contact us at least two weeks ahead of any group visit to guarantee reduced admission rates and a docent.

The Museum has a public coat closet located near our public restrooms. The coat racks are not secured by Museum staff, and the Museum is not responsible for any lost or stolen items.

Our coat closet has limited space, so we suggest that you leave larger items at home.

JMM works to reunite lost property with its rightful owners whenever possible. Any lost items can be picked up in person or returned via uninsured US mail at the Museum’s expense. Please note, JMM is not responsible for an item once it has left the campus. Anyone who requests items in person must provide an accurate description of the item, and the Museum may ask for proof of ownership.

If you’ve lost an item, please contact the Museum at info@jewishmuseummd.org or at 410-732-6400.

Lost items are only kept for 45 days. After this time period, we may discard or donate unclaimed items to local organizations

We do offer in-person research appointments as well as reference services provided by email and phone.

For reference inquiries, please email research@jewishmuseummd.org. We will do our best to respond to your inquiry within three weeks.

We look forward to offering rentals of our spaces in the near future. Please check back to learn more.

The Lloyd Street Synagogue is currently closed for necessary renovations and is not available for events.

For collections donation inquiries, please reach out to research@jewishmuseummd.org.

You can engage with our production studio through select Museum programs and exhibitions. To learn about renting the production studio for your milestone event, adult or student group, or community project, contact JMM’s Director of Public Programs Zoë Reznick Gewanter: zgewanter@jewishmuseummd.org or (443) 873-5163.

We keep the temperature in the galleries at a certain level to protect the objects in our exhibits. Our core exhibit gallery can feel colder than the rest of the building because many of our collection items are housed in the basement under this gallery. We encourage visitors to dress in layers!

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