The Jewish Museum for Free

T in a special exhibit playing with her crayon rubbings from the kids exhibit

The Jewish Museum in located on 92^nd and 5^th avenue on the Upper East Side. T loves the museum. Really T loves all museums, and because we go the MET the most often, her steady response to the question “what did you see at the museum today” is “TUSHIES!”  Even the Jewish Museum has one Tushie on display so her answer is never wrong.

The Jewish Museum is a small kid friendly museum that has excellent rotating special exhibits. The core exhibition is full of Judaica pieces and Jewish history lessons. We walk around the museum counting the many menorahs, torahs and other Jewish items T is familiar with. The museum also has a really cute children’s exhibit called Archaeology Zone: Discovering Treasures from Playgrounds to Palaces. They have videos, artifacts and lots of activities including a coloring project which is a display wall of “artifacts” for crayon rubbings. There is also a dress up play area and seating area. It is not large, but T was not happy when we told her it was time to move on!

Now here is the BEST part… you can get in for FREE on Shabbat and for a Suggested Donation on Thursdays between 5-8PM.  The kid area is closed on Shabbat and they have a limited amount of electronic media running, but it is a great place to spend a few hours.

*The Jewish Museum can sometimes have a long admission line. I've even seen it snake around the block. If you have a kid – BRING YOUR STROLLER!! Then ask the guard if you can use the ramp and they will let you right in. They will then check your stroller at the coat check and you won’t be bothered by it in the exhibits. It’s a Win-Win!

Check out the current exhibits and hours on the museum’s website - thejewishmuseum.org