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Jewish Museum enters new partnership with JW3
After closing its London exhibition site in summer, the educational body is now working as a ‘museum without walls’
December 7, 2023 14:49
By, Simon Rocker
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After closing its London exhibition site in summer, the educational body is now working as a ‘museum without walls’
December 7, 2023 14:49BySimon Rocker, Simon Rocker
The Jewish Museum London, which closed its premises in Camden in the summer, has moved its offices into the JW3 centre as it steps up its activities as a “museum without walls”.
A new interactive installation entitled “Pitch Up: Community Voices”, in which organisations are invited to display objects that share their stories, has opened at the entrance of as part of the new partnership between JW3 and the museum.
The museum has also contributed exhibits to the current Museum of London Docklands exhibition on fashion as well as to the newly opened Faith Museum in Bishop Auckland in Durham.
A number of Chanukah-themed objects from the museum are currently on display at Bradford Reform Synagogue.
Next Wednesday, the museum will offer a virtual tour of chanukiot in its collection as well as a Chanukah broadcast for primary schools. Last year’s schools broadcast attracted 6,000 students.
Nick Viner, the museum’s chair, said, “As we enter our transition towards a future museum, Jewish Museum London continues to be very active indeed... Our education and outreach work continues to be in high demand, both online and in person. With further partnerships in development, we look forward to developing further the profile of our museum without walls.”
Raymond Simonson, chief executive of JW3, said, "We are very proud of the new partnership we have been able to develop between JW3 and JML. . Over the last decade, JW3 has become the home of Jewish culture and conversation in the UK, and JML’s mission aligns with the work we are doing.”
The museum closed its building in Camden in July after 13 years but leaders have declared their ambition to find a new site at some point.