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The Jewish Culture Itinerary-From Visual to Lived Experience
Ruth Patir: Motherland at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Runs until 18 October 2025
Ruth Patir: Motherland at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art unfolds as a profoundly immersive video installation, melding sculptural imagery with digital animation to probe themes of fertility, womanhood, and cultural memory. Patir’s work fuses personal narratives of state-funded fertility treatment with symbolic representations of Iron Age female figurines—creating a moving dialogue between the ancient and the contemporary.
Adding to its significance, the five-part video installation was acquired by the Jewish Museum in New York, recognizing its powerful contribution to contemporary art and cultural discourse.
https://www.tamuseum.org.il/en/exhibition/ruth-patir-motherland/
Defiance: Jewish Women and Design in the Modern Era at the Jewish Museum, Berlin
Runs until 23 November 2025
Defiance spotlights the pioneering role of Jewish women in shaping modern design. Through furniture, textiles, graphics, and everyday objects, the exhibition reveals how these designers navigated societal constraints, asserted their creative voices, and left a lasting imprint on the modern visual culture of Central and Western Europe. It celebrates their creative innovation while also bearing witness to their resilience in overcoming antisemitism, gender bias, political upheaval, and the disruptions of war.
https://www.jmberlin.de/en/defiance-jewish-women-and-design-modern-era#media-22094
Divine Inspiration at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Runs until 31 December 2025
An encounter with the meeting place of spirit and art — where vision, craft, and meaning intertwine. Rooted in the museum’s rich Jewish heritage, this exhibition gathers works that rise beyond the visible, carrying whispers of the sacred through light, texture, and form.
Each piece offers its own quiet invitation: to pause, to reflect, to feel the resonance between human creativity and the eternal. With a selection that moves from the intimate to the awe-inspiring, Divine Inspiration becomes not just an exhibition, but a passage into the realm where artistry and the divine meet.
https://www.imj.org.il/en/exhibitions/divine-inspiration
20&20 A Lens of Her Own at the Museum of the Jewish People, Tel Aviv
Runs from 5 June 2025
A celebration of women behind the camera, this exhibition brings together the work of twenty photographers from the interwar and wartime years alongside twenty working today, whose voices and visions have shaped the way we see the world. Spanning diverse cultures, subjects, and styles, their images reveal stories both personal and universal — moments of intimacy, resilience, joy, and change.
Rooted in the Museum of the Jewish People’s mission, 20&20 reflects the experiences of Jewish women photographers across generations, illuminating the intersections of identity, heritage, and creative expression.
https://www.anumuseum.org.il/lens-of-her-own/
Photo League: New York 1936–1951 at the Joods Cultureel Kwartier, Amsterdam
Runs until 11 January 2026
A striking portrait of mid-century New York, seen through the eyes of the Photo League — a collective of photographers committed to capturing life as it truly was. From bustling sidewalks to quiet moments in tenement hallways, their work offers an unfiltered view of the city’s energy, struggles, and resilience.
Many in the League were Jewish, their immigrant roots shaping a deep awareness of injustice and the beauty of everyday community life. These photographs blend artistry with purpose, creating an enduring record of a city — and an era — in motion.
Imagining Futures. The power of futures thinking in uncertain times at the Joods Cultureel Kwartier, Amsterdam
Runs until 11 January 2026
In a world shaped by rapid change and unpredictability, this exhibition explores how imagining the future can help us navigate the present. Through art, design, and storytelling, it examines the visions and tools that enable individuals and communities to meet uncertainty with creativity and resilience.
It invites visitors to reflect on possibilities yet to come, drawing on lessons from the past to spark bold thinking about what lies ahead — and how we might shape it together.
Our Medieval City! The First Jewish Community in Vienna at the Jewish Museum, Vienna
An exploration of the earliest Jewish presence in Vienna, this exhibition uncovers the life, culture, and challenges of a community that flourished in the city’s medieval heart. Through rare artifacts, historical documents, and archaeological finds, it reveals the stories of merchants, scholars, and families whose lives were deeply intertwined with the city’s growth.
From places of worship and study to the traces of daily life, these objects offer a vivid portrait of a vibrant community — one that shaped Vienna’s history while preserving its own traditions, faith, and identity.
https://www.jmw.at/exhibition/our_medieval_city_the_first_jewish_community_in_vienna