The Radical Camera: New York's Photo League, 1936-1951

November 04, 2011 - March 25, 2012

The Radical Camera offers a comprehensive look at the Photo League, a group of politically engaged street photographers who captured city life from the end of the Great Depression to the start of the Cold War. Featuring more than 140 works by some of the most noted 20th-century photographers, including Berenice Abbott, Sid Grossman, Lisette Model, Aaron Siskind, Paul Strand, and Weegee.

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Culture and Continuity: The Jewish Journey

Permanent Exhibition

The acclaimed permanent exhibition tells the unfolding story of Jewish culture and identity through 800 works of art, archaeology, ceremonial objects, photographs, video and interactive media.

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Jem Cohen: NYC Weights and Measures

November 04, 2011 - March 25, 2012

In NYC Weights and Measures, Jem Cohen chronicles a city that exudes noise and bustle, but balanced with beauty and tranquility. A compendium of street footage, the video shows a ticker-tape parade, street musicians, the subways...life above and under ground.

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Composed: Identity, Politics, Sex

December 22, 2011 - June 30, 2012

Composed features the artwork of seven contemporary artists using conventional forms of photography—including traditional portraiture, photojournalism, and online profile pictures—to focus on the highly mediated politics of sex and desire. As a group they build an emotional portrait of the national, ethnic, and sexual identities that make up our public and private lives.

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Archaeology Zone: Discovering Treasures from Playgrounds to Palaces

Permanent Exhibition

This interactive exhibition will reveal to children what happens after archaeologists unearth artifacts, and bring them back to their labs for in-depth analysis. Children will take on the role of archaeologists as they search for clues about objects dating from ancient times to the present day.

On View: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday

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