Founding Museum Membership for the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia good for one year.

Projected Opening: Fall 2010

Rising five stories above Independence Mall, in the heart of historic Philadelphia, the National Museum of American Jewish History will join Independence Hall, the National Constitution Center, the Liberty Bell and other landmarks at the hallowed site of America's birth. There could not be a more fitting place for a museum that will explore the promise and challenges of liberty through the lens of the American Jewish experience.

As a Founding Member, you will join other leaders who have committed support to a leading national education and cultural center that will include unique exhibitions, lecture series and films, as well as online initiatives, distance learning and outreach programs for students of all ages across the country.

As a Founding Member, your membership will be good for one year upon receipt of member card, allowing you to be a part of the opening celebrations and visit the NMAJH whenever you want throughout your membership term. Your name will also be listed in the Museum with others who have played important roles in shaping the history of this country.

The new changing exhibition at the National Museum of American Jewish History offers visitors the opportunity to learn how a museum creates a major exhibition and at the same time have input into developing the show prior to opening. The NMAJH's exhibition design team is now in the process of creating the 22,000-square-foot exhibition for the new Museum now under construction.

In the Can We Talk section of the Shaping Space, Making Meaning section of the exhibition there are images representing stories that will be included in the Museum’s core exhibition. Among the stories are those of nineteenth century financier Jacob Schiff, Emma Goldman, who became one of America’s leading social critics in the early 1900s, and Abigaill Levy Franks, a member of a leading New York family during the colonial era. Visitors are asked to give these individuals a voice, and help the Museum bring their stories to life.