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POLIN: THE MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF POLISH JEWS 8-10 JUNE 2016 The conference will explore issues related to Jewish cultural heritage in contemporary Europe – preservation, animation, engagement, and impact. For whom is Jewish cultural heritage being…
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THE QUINCENTENNIAL FOUNDATION MUSEUM OF TURKISH JEWS Since its opening on 25 November 2001, the Museum of Turkish Jews, founded by the Quincentennial Foundation, was located in the Zülfaris Synagogue in Istanbul. In December 2015, the Museum merged with…
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The Advisory Visits Grant Programme (AVGP) is developed to assist AEJM members in need of expert advise and training, by offering them both professional and financial support for expert advice and in house-training. All AEJM member institutions can…
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Collecting & Display International Research Forum in collaboration with The Israel Museum, Jerusalem and The History of Art Department, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 13 – 16 November 2016 at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem Provenance research forms an important part of…
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The Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe recently announced two news funding opportunities for Jewish museums: 1. A Planning Grant to help at least 2 museums work together to develop a proposal for a new exhibition. 2. A Facilitation Grant…
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The Jewish Museum in Prague is pleased to announce that measures taken by the Israeli Police, the Czech Police and Interpol led to the successful completion of the process of returning a fragment of a rare Hebrew manuscript…
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The AEJM Annual Conference 2015 took place from 14 until 17 November at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. More than 100 delegates from different countries – coming from Dublin to Jerusalem and from Warsaw to Rome – for…
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Jewish Museologies and the Politics of Display 13-14 March 2016, Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Leeds Supported by a grant from the European Association for Jewish Studies Confirmed speakers: Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek (independent curator and researcher) Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett…
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The Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe is conducting a comprehensive survey of Jewish museums in Europe, in cooperation with the Association of European Jewish Museums (AEJM). In December 2015, about 140 museums in 34 countries are asked to answer detailed questions about…
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MANTUA IN JERUSALEM Interactive Virtual Exhibition by the U. Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art The first virtual thematic exhibiton hosted by the Israel Ministry of Culture National Museum Portal was created by the U. Nahon Museum of…
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The Sephardic Museum opened the 4th of September after undertaking a cleaning and restoration of the walls of the Prayer Room in the Synagogue of El Transito The Great Prayer Room of the Synagogue of El Transito,…
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The last eyewitnesses of the Holocaust have been making their appearance in the Burgtheater, but soon it will no longer be possible to speak with the them and hear their recollections and stories at first hand. The podium…