Jewish Museum of Australia

Jewish Museum of Australia We illuminate Jewish life. At the intersection of art & Jewish culture, our Museum is a place for all to share in the Australian Jewish experience.

17/06/2026

Education is one of the most powerful tools we have to build connection, challenge prejudice and strengthen community.

Over the past year, the Jewish Museum of Australia welcomed 169 schools and thousands of students and teachers through our doors, creating meaningful opportunities to engage with Jewish history, culture and lived experience.

For many young people, a visit to the Museum is their first meaningful interaction with Jewish people, stories and culture. These encounters help break down stereotypes, encourage understanding and create lasting connections that extend far beyond the classroom.

At a time when misinformation and division are increasingly shaping public discourse, these experiences matter. They foster empathy, spark curiosity and create space for dialogue and exchange.

Our End of Financial Year Appeal is now live. Help us continue this vital work and ensure more students can learn through connection, understanding and shared humanity.

Donate today and help us Meet The Moment.

Link in bio to donate.

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1. Photography by Marie-Luise Skibbe from CHAGALL exhibition 2023. 2. Photography by Kethy Vieira 3. Handmade gypsy doll, Jewish Museum of Australia Collection 979. 4.Bourke St Synagogue Light Globe, Jewish Museum of Australia Collection 5282. 5. Photography by Marie-Luise Skibbe for Tree of Hope 2002. 6. Photography by Marie-Luise Skibbe for Museums Together. 7. Photography by Kethy Vieira 8. Photography by Marie-Luise Skibbe for Museums Together. 9.Children’s Picture Finder, 1930s, Palestine. 10. Victor Majzner, The Australian Haggadah, 1992, Jewish Museum of Australia Collection 2678. 11. Photography by Marie-Luise Skibbe for Museums Together. 12. Photography by Dean Shmideg for CHAGALL.

The Jewish Museum of Australia has made a submission to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. Our co...
16/06/2026

The Jewish Museum of Australia has made a submission to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.

Our community is facing an unprecedented rise in antisemitism, culminating in the devastating attack on a Chanukah celebration at Bondi Beach in December 2025. As a museum that exists at the intersection of the Jewish community and wider Australian society, we've witnessed firsthand how this hatred manifests: in the creative sector, in schools, in our security costs, and in the daily lives of Jewish Australians.

However, our submission isn't only about what we've lost. It's about what's needed to move forward — prevention through education, authentic cultural connection, and proper resourcing for the institutions doing this work every day.
Swipe through to see our key recommendations to the Commission.

🔗 Link to full submission:https://www.jewishmuseum.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Royal-Commission-Submission.pdf

15/06/2026

What a night.

Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate the opening of ZAHALKAWORLD: An Artist's Archive at the Jewish Museum of Australia. It was a wonderful evening marking the launch of this major exhibition, bringing together over four decades of work by acclaimed Australian artist Anne Zahalka.

We extend our sincere thanks to our speakers, Director & CEO Sidra Moshinsky, Director of MaPh and Curator Anouska Phizacklea, John Berger representing Creative Industries Minister Vicki Ward, and Artist Anne Zahalka, whose reflections helped make the evening so memorable.

The exhibition is now open, and we invite you to experience this extraordinary exploration of image-making, memory, identity and the stories behind some of Australia's most iconic photographs.

📍 Now showing at the Jewish Museum of Australia

Join Anne Zahalka in conversation.As part of the opening weekend of ZAHALKAWORLD: an artist's archive, hear acclaimed ph...
11/06/2026

Join Anne Zahalka in conversation.

As part of the opening weekend of ZAHALKAWORLD: an artist's archive, hear acclaimed photo media artist Anne Zahalka in conversation with Sandy Saxon, Head of Curatorial & Collections at the Jewish Museum of Australia.

Reflecting on more than four decades of artistic practice, Zahalka will discuss the themes that have shaped her work, including landscape, memory, history and identity. Together, Zahalka and Saxon will explore the exhibition's rich archival material and the curatorial perspectives that bring her work into dialogue with contemporary Jewish experience.

A unique opportunity to gain insight into the stories, ideas and influences behind one of Australia's most celebrated artists.

Sunday 14 June, 2.30–3.30pm

Booking is essential. Book now via the link: https://buff.ly/aqY5mkx

Now open: ZAHALKAWORLD: an artist's archive - A Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) touring exhibition.Step inside t...
11/06/2026

Now open: ZAHALKAWORLD: an artist's archive - A Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) touring exhibition.

Step inside the creative world of Anne Zahalka and explore more than 40 years of one of Australia's most significant photographic practices.

From iconic artworks to personal photographs, sketchbooks, keepsakes and archival material, ZAHALKAWORLD reveals the stories behind the images and the influences that have shaped Zahalka's remarkable career.

Presented at the Jewish Museum of Australia, this immersive exhibition offers a rare opportunity to experience the artist's archive and discover new perspectives on memory, identity, family and belonging.

We can't wait to welcome you.

To learn more, click the link: https://buff.ly/yo8zD26

10/06/2026

Our latest spiel is out now!

In her message, Director & CEO Sidra Moshinsky reflects on identity as something fluid, layered and continually evolving — shaped by memory, history, family, place and experience.

These ideas sit at the heart of our new exhibition ZAHALKAWORLD: an artist's archive, opening tomorrow. Through more than four decades of work, acclaimed photo-media artist Anne Zahalka invites us to consider questions of belonging, cultural inheritance, migration, landscape and the many stories that shape who we are.

Sidra also shares how the exhibition takes on new meaning at the Jewish Museum of Australia, where Zahalka's personal history as the daughter of a Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and a Catholic Czech father offers another lens through which to experience her work.

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📸 Anne Zahalka, The Sunbather #1, 1989

Three days to go.The countdown is on! Opening this Thursday, ZAHALKAWORLD: An Artist's Archive brings together more than...
09/06/2026

Three days to go.

The countdown is on! Opening this Thursday, ZAHALKAWORLD: An Artist's Archive brings together more than 40 years of Anne Zahalka's photographic practice, from beloved iconic works to the archival material that reveals the stories behind them.

Discover the images, ideas and influences that have shaped one of Australia's most significant photo media artists.

ZAHALKAWORLD: An Artist's Archive
A Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) Touring Exhibition

Opens 11 June at the Jewish Museum of Australia.

For more information, visit the link in our bio.

Image: Anne Zahalka, The Writer (Emily Gibson) 1988, from the series Resemblance II, silver dye bleach print, courtesy of the artist.

Five themes. Five days to go.Through nature, people, memory, gesture and the archive, Anne Zahalka's photographs invite ...
06/06/2026

Five themes. Five days to go.

Through nature, people, memory, gesture and the archive, Anne Zahalka's photographs invite us to look closely at the world around us and the stories we tell about it. Spanning more than four decades, ZAHALKAWORLD: An Artist's Archive reveals the ideas, observations and enduring curiosities that have shaped one of Australia's most celebrated artists. The exhibition brings together key bodies of work from across Zahalka's career, alongside materials from her personal archive.

ZAHALKAWORLD: An Artist's Archive
A Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) Touring Exhibition

Opens 11 June at the Jewish Museum of Australia and runs until 24 January 2027.

Learn more:
https://buff.ly/yo8zD26

Image: Anne Zahalka, Sunbather No. 1, 1989.

Behind every object in our Collection is a story of migration, resilience, culture and community.The Jewish Museum of Au...
25/05/2026

Behind every object in our Collection is a story of migration, resilience, culture and community.

The Jewish Museum of Australia is home to more than 25,000 artifacts that help preserve and share Jewish life across generations — from treasured historical objects to contemporary exhibitions that explore the Australian Jewish experience in bold and creative ways.

This EOFY, your support can help us:
• Preserve and conserve our Collection
• Digitise artifacts for greater online access
• Expand and renew our exhibitions to tell contemporary Jewish stories

Help us safeguard these stories for future generations and ensure Jewish voices continue to be seen, heard and celebrated.

Donate before 30 June via the link: https://eofy-appeal-2026-edm.raiselysite.com/

1. Mirka Mora in Rankins Lane, photography by Stella Sallman, Melbourne, 1977, Jewish Museum of Australia Collection 13981.3.
2. Mizrach: The New World, Patrick Snelling, 1955, Jewish Museum of Australia Collection 9395.
3. Nina Sanadze, October 7 – Call to Peace, 2023, Unfired clay, steel, hessian, wood, moving dolly. Photography by Dean Shmideg.
4.Zoe Scharf, Coin by Coin: A Circle of Giving, 2025. Photographed by Ben Dowd, Dazey Studio.
5.Kippah, Pene Durston, Jewish Museum of Australia Collection 2566.
6.Photography by Ben Dowd, Dazey Studio.

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