Welcome to the Maine Jewish Museum, located in Portland’s historic East End neighborhood. The museum resides within the restored Etz Chaim Synagogue, a turn-of-the-century house of worship. The museum hosts rotating eight-week art exhibitions featuring Jewish-connected and Maine-connected artists, as well as topical themes relevant to the Maine Jewish community. The Museum also houses Jack Montgomery’s photo exhibition of Holocaust survivors who settled in Maine, temporary and permanent Maine Jewish history displays, the interactive exhibitions Maine Synagogues Past and Present and A Song and a Prayer: Cantorial Music in Maine, and the Maine Jewish Hall of Fame, established in 2018 and presented by Dorothy Suzi Osher in memory of Alfred Osher.
Most of the art we exhibit is available for purchase.
Temporary Gallery Closure: The Maine Jewish Museum’s galleries at 267 Congress Street will be closed beginning November 1, 2026, for security improvements, with reopening anticipated in May 2027. Our new gallery at 200 Middle Street will open in February 2027. Check our events calendar for off-site programs and exhibitions in the meantime!
650+ students reached. 192 portraits of Jewish Mainers. 28 stops on the Portland Jewish History Trail. And that’s just the beginning.
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We celebrate and honor the contributions of Maine’s Jewish community members, past and present. Through art exhibitions, historical displays, and diverse programming, we build on the Maine Jewish immigrant experience to foster appreciation and understanding among people of all backgrounds.
The Maine Jewish Museum maintains a robust schedule of events, most of which are free and all of which are open to the general public (the Maine Jewish Museum is by no means “just for Jews!”) . These Video Highlight Reels provide a glimpse into a select few of our goings-on. We hope they convince you to come check out our upcoming exhibitions and programs.
Maine Jewish Museum changes art exhibitions every 8 weeks, featuring Jewish artists with a Maine connection.
Permanent collections featuring: Maine Holocaust Survivors, History of Maine Jews, and Famous people attending Maine summer camps.
The Maine Jewish Museum does not have any admission fee and is free to the public — we are supported entirely by voluntary contributions by people like you!
All images copyright of the artist, unless otherwise noted; reproduction not allowed without express permission
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