Address: 1109 5th Ave &, E 92nd St, New York, 10128, USA
Phone: +12124233200
Rating: 4.4
based on 172 reviews.
Exhibitions
Pros:
"Cohen exhibit opened today. Don't miss it! You'll need a few hours to immerse yourself."
"A great museum with very engaging exhibitions."
"The museum beautifully showcases the rich history and culture of the Jewish people through a diverse collection of art, artifacts, and exhibitions."
"The permanent exhibit never fails to capture me on the top floors."
"The other part of the museum is devoted to Jewish ceremonial objects dating back in many cases hundreds of years."
"Great museum with many meaningful exhibitions."
"Very well curated, designed and installed exhibitions from any period and themes, including contemporary art."
Cons:
"The main gallery is tiny, even though they have a lot of interesting artwork in storage, they don’t expose most of it."
"The only open exhibit is a terrible architectual exhibit that took 10 min to walk through."
"Most exhibits were closed for renovation."
"The third floor was of limited interest but I found the theming itself was strange and uninformative."
"Sadly the museum is quite small and when I went one of the floors was closed due to renovation so it was a very short visit."
"Many of the exhibits feel more like collections of high-school art projects than serious works of art."
"Maybe it was unfortunate timing, but there wasn’t really much actual judaica on display."
Staff and Service
Pros:
"Friendly staff is also a nice plus."
"The front desk staff are very helpful & nice should you have any questions."
"Had a great experience here. The museum strikes the right balance between atrocities of the past and optimism for the future."
"Great kids area on the fourth floor. Very friendly and helpful staff."
"Such a nice staff too."
"The guards and the security people are mostly elderly East Indians and they are endearing."
"Security screening at entrance, for obvious reasons. Staff is respectful and polite."
Cons:
"Unfortunately the staff at this place is so rude and unprofessional it takes such a beautiful place like this and makes you never want to recommend it to anyone let alone revisit."
"The staff seem thoroughly uninterested in helping visitors have an enjoyable time."
"I was treated poorly by three former colleagues."
"The Chloé exhibition was excellent, but such weird and unpleasant vibes from the staff and security."
Facilities and Accessibility
Pros:
"Nice neighborhood feel to the museum and keeps open on the Christmas day."
"The space is very bright and welcoming."
"The whole place is accessible and well laid out with strong artist information and good interpretation."
"They are very accessible to those with disabilities."
"There’s a coat check too."
"They also offer various programs for those living with dementia, those who are blind etc."
"The museum is located in a beautiful historic mansion on 5th avenue and has a really great variety of items ranging from religious artifacts to modern art!"
Cons:
"But note - the gift shop is closed on Sunday."
"Both elevators were broken after I was on the second floor. Marble steps are dangerous."
"Having security similar to airport security really annoyed me."
"Gift shop closed on Saturdays fyi."
Value and Experience
Pros:
"Definitely only go when its free, or if you have something very specific in mind that you want to see."
"It's free on Saturdays."
"Open Saturdays (Shabbas) for free, except Museum Store is closed."
"Still had a good time and can't complain too much since it was free."
"This is an absolutely great museum and free on Saturdays."
"Admission is free on Saturdays and it was busy."
"Admission is free on Saturdays!"
Cons:
"Two stars is being generous. A real disappointment."
"We were looking forward to the chopped liver at Russ & Dtrs but they only had the vegetarian."
"I feel the ticket price is a bit high for this, there are two temporary exhibitions and one permanent exhibition, I didn’t like the exhibition on the ground floor."