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Join Us San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) will close to the public for at least a year and reduce its staff over the next several months, the institution announced today, November 13, citing declining visitor numbers and financial difficulties. The museum is slated to indefinitely shutter its galleries on December 15 and will offer free admission to all visitors until then. The news comes in the wake of several changes in executive leadership over the last few years as well as demonstrations led by anti-Zionist Jewish artists this past spring.
“The CJM has been weathering a challenging financial landscape, compounded by attendance and general support that have not fully recovered since the pandemic,” a museum spokesperson said. “This decision, while extremely difficult, is a proactive measure to ensure The CJM’s long-term sustainability,” the spokesperson continued, adding that the move does not “represent a permanent.
