Museum of Jewish Art in Chicago
The Museum of Jewish Art will be created in Chicago — a city known for its outstanding Jews and its rich Jewish history, culture and traditions, and a home that welcomed many refugees who went on to enrich the culture and economy of the United States.
Its mission is to affirm that the Jewish people are alive and will live, despite the Holocaust, pogroms, and antisemitism ancient and modern. The museum’s exposition will stand as clear testimony to the tolerance and peacefulness, genius and talent of the Jewish people, wherever they live and create — and an important international project for strengthening interethnic and interfaith cooperation against antisemitism.
The museum’s work is also devoted to charitable humanitarian assistance — for the families of the hostages and of the Jews killed on October 7, 2023 in Israel, and for the families of those killed and wounded in Ukraine during Russia’s invasion of a sovereign, peaceful country. For artists, the museum opens new opportunities to present their work — directly from their studios and home collections — to the wider public, including Jewish tourists from around the world.
Highlights
- Jewish Art Collection — painting, graphic art, sculpture, installations and Judaica by prominent Jewish artists from Israel and the Diaspora, donated to the museum free of charge.
- Permanent Display & Rotating Exhibitions — the best works, selected by specialists, remain on permanent display, while others rotate — refreshing the exhibition with new works roughly every six months.
- Charitable Art Auctions — after a set display period, some works are offered at the museum’s internal auction or other agreed venues, with proceeds shared, in established proportions, as charitable donations to recipients in Israel, the museum and the artists.
- Humanitarian Support — assistance for the families of the hostages and of the Jews killed on October 7, 2023 in Israel, and for the families of those killed and wounded in Ukraine.
- A Home for Jewish Artists — creating new opportunities for Jewish artists to present their work to the general public, including Jewish tourists from many countries.
How We Work
The Assembly of the World Diasporas is already negotiating in Israel and the Diaspora — with artists, and with the descendants and successors of departed masters — for the transfer of works to the future Museum of Jewish Art in Chicago.
The museum is envisioned as an international project developed together with founders, patrons and community partners, contributing both to the popularity of Jewish art and to interethnic and interfaith cooperation.
How to Support
Founders and patrons are invited to participate in establishing the museum — an international project that grows the reach of Jewish art and strengthens interethnic and interfaith cooperation against antisemitism. Supporters will receive international recognition at the highest political and public levels.