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 The Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Museum in New York 
The HUC-JIR Museum in New York is the visual extension of the spiritual, cultural, and educational life of the College-Institute, which provides graduate and professional programs for students of all faiths. The HUC-JIR Museum, including the Joseph Gallery, Petrie Great Hall, Klingenstein Rare Book Room, Chaim and Rivka Heller Archives Gallery, and Backman Gallery, present exhibitions illuminating Jewish history, culture, and contemporary creativity.Click here for further information about the HUC-JIR Museum in New York. Hebrew Union College-Jewish institute of Religion Jack H. Skirball Campus (Los Angeles) The HUC-JIR Jack H. Skirball Campus in Los Angeles gives the arts an important role in the educational process. Through twice yearly curated exhibits in the Mercaz, rotating displays throughout campus, and interaction with artists, the learning community of students and faculty come to understand that the arts are but another form of midrashic language, which has the power to express Jewish content and values. Click here for further information about the arts at the HUC-JIR Jack H. Skirball Campus in Los Angeles Skirball Museum (Cincinnati) The HUC-JIR Skirball Museum in Cincinnati houses a permanent collection of Jewish archaeological artifacts from The Nelson Glueck School of Biblical Archaeology in Jerusalem and Jewish ceremonial and ritual objects. Additional exhibits depict Torah study, American Judaism with an emphasis on Cincinnati and HUC-JIR, aspects of the Holocaust and modern Israel. Click here for further information about the HUC-JIR Museum in Cincinnati. Skirball Museum of Biblical Archaeology (Jerusalem) The Skirball Museum of Biblical Archaeology houses the Nelson Glueck School of Biblical Archaeology including the Bergreen Conference Room, laboratories for pottery restoration and for the preparation of archaeological publications. The permanent exhibition focuses on the archaeological work of the Nelson Glueck School of Biblical Archaeology. Artifacts and models from excavations at Tel Dan, Tel Gezer, Tel Aroer, and Tel Ira are on view. Thematic displays include the dig camp experience, religious belief and cult practice, burial behavior, gates and fortifications, and the saga of the Israelite Settlement. Click here for further information about the Skirball Museum of Biblical Archaeology in Jerusalem. |
