The museum is housed within the restored Etz Chaim Synagogue, a turn-of-the-century house of worship. The museum is a venue for contemporary art exhibits feature established, Jewish-connected, and Maine-connected artists and rotate every eight weeks.
Most of the art we exhibit is for sale. Your purchase helps support artists and the Maine Jewish Museum.
Our current exhibitions are listed below.
March 5 – May 3, 2026
Maine Jewish Museum
About This Exhibition
There Is Always an & is the signature photography exhibition of the Ampersand Project, a first-of-its-kind documentation initiative exploring the layered identities of Jews across Maine.
Exhibition Sponsors
Sam L. Cohen Foundation
Max Kagan Family Foundation
Daniel and Julie Kagan
Colby College
Bowdoin College
Center for Small Town Jewish Life
Daniel and Julie Kagan
Center for Small Town Jewish Life
Zero Station
Dr. Peter Rubin and Suzee Stien
The Cheese Iron
March 5 – April 30, 2026
About This Exhibition
This work is a result of both intuitive and emotional responses to personal experience, travel and observation.
March 5 – April 30, 2026
About This Exhibition
Artist Tamara Krendel painted from imagination before becoming a perceptual painter and found inspiration in how the light transformed the world around her.
About This Exhibition
Artist Juliet Karelsen visited Iceland in the fall of 2024 and was inspired to create a special site-specific installation for the Maine Jewish Museum in the stairwell. Come take a peek!
All images copyright of the artist, unless otherwise noted; reproduction not allowed without express permission
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