The Jewish Museum of Australia celebrates a quarter of a century reflecting Jewish diversity in contemporary Australia.

With a broad spectrum of belief and practice in the Australian Jewish landscape, the Jewish Museum of Australia’s pluralist approach to Jewish identity stands alone in its reflection of the community it represents. Help us sustain the integral role we play by supporting three significant projects:

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Director’s Chair Endowment Fund: 
With an intellectual depth and breadth attracting accolades from the broader arts community in Australia, Dr Helen Light AM for the past 25 years has steered the Jewish Museum an
awe-inspiring range of exhibitions and programs that reflect the diversity of Jewish life. By supporting this fund, you will be honouring the Director’s role and ensuring long-term financial viability of the Museum.
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Virtual Museum:
Remarkable technology has given us the means to have the international community visit us and enter our world the Jewish Museum of Australia On-line. Special virtual exhibitions, permanent and temporary exhibitions and our astonishing collection will be available digitally to scholars, researchers, other museums and virtual visitors around the world.

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Australian Jewish History Gallery Refurbishment:
The Australian Jewish History Gallery is the prime and unique focus of our Museum. This is where Australians and Jews come to learn about our history and reflect on our dynamic Australian Jewish community. The refurbishment aims to clarify our antipodean story using a narrative framework, to include more personal and family stories, and to interact and support our schools curriculum ‘Teaching Our History’.

Lead Gift from Pauline and John Gandel AO                       
We are thrilled and honoured to announce that the Gandel Foundation has agreed to donate $1m towards the establishment of an Endowment Fund for the Director’s Chair. This donation will be given dollar for dollar matched against other donations received for the same Fund. In this way John and Pauline are ensuring the future financial security of the institution which all of us have together worked so hard to establish.