Expert talk with Professor Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett

Wednesday 6 September, 1pm – 2pm

Online

Speaker: Professor Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett

There are more Jewish museums in the world today than ever, with new ones on the horizon. Who are they for and why do they matter?

Drawing on examples from Europe, the United States, and Israel, this expert talk will explore the challenges that Jewish Museums currently face in the modern world and the impact they hope to have on current and future generations.

About the expert

Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett is University Professor Emerita and Professor Emerita of Performance Studies at New York University. She is currently the Chief Curator of the core exhibition at POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews.

This talk is in partnership with Sydney University’s Department of Hebrew, Jewish and Biblical Studies and Mandelbaum House.

Image: The main exhibition of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. By Magdalena Starowieyska, Dariusz Golik.

Sydney Jewish Museum Members with a valid code can access this webinar for free. Non-members can access this event for $15.