PAST EXHIBITIONS

In October 2026 high spirits filled our gallery at the opening of the annual Herzlia High School Matric Art Exhibition.
Families, teachers, students and friends celebrated as they viewed the culmination of many years of work and study.
Congratulations to the artists and to Lauren Palte, Herzlia’s Head of Art, for putting together a stunning display.
We look forward to seeing some of these names up in galleries in the future!

Opened to the public from Friday, 15 August 2025, a special exhibition showcased works by talented local Jewish artists, in support of the launch of Care Services, the Jewish welfare umbrella body in Cape Town.

Echoes of Parow – The Story of a South African Jewish Community, was a creative audio-scape that told the story of the small, tight-knit Jewish community of Parow in Cape Town.

In this solo exhibition, "Set in Stone," artist Joe Turpin presented a blend of mixed media installations and paintings. Through this diverse array of artworks, Turpin embarked on a compelling exploration of Jewish identity and history, delving into personal memories, loss, and mourning...

In her solo exhibition Mimesis, artist Moran Kliger deals with the transition between culture and nature. She explores the tensions between the civilised and wild elements of the human psyche. Kliger’s work deals with hybridity and transformation. She creates a hybrid world somewhere between reality...

The artworks that were seen on display formed part of the South African Jewish Museum’s art collection. We regularly showcase the works of established and emerging local Jewish artists. After each exhibition, these artists donate one of their pieces to the museum...

Ivor Lichterman was born in 1953 in Cape Town, South. The younger son of one of South Africa’s most prominent Cantors, Jakub Lichterman (1909 – 1986) and Survivor Miriam Lichterman (1922 – 2022). Ivor has served as a cantor (chazzan) in Cape Town, New York, Connecticut and Arizona...

The South African Jewish Museum opened this exhibition on Thursday 23 March 2023. Women of Action: A History of the Union of Jewish Women is a distillation of over 90 years of outstanding service by hundreds of women dedicated to both the Jewish community and broader society of South...

A lifetime resident of Cape Town, Arnold Castle (1932 – 2020) photographed South African residents and landscapes for over 40 years. A self-taught master of the craft, Arnold first picked up a camera in the early 1970’s to shoot a fashion catalogue for his family-owned, clothing manufacturing...

An exhibition presenting the extraordinary career of Ali Bacher opened to the public at the South African Jewish Museum on 13 December 2021. Visitors to The Life of Ali Bacher: From the Cricket Field to the Boardroom followed the life story of a giant in the history of South African cricket...

On 13 December 2020, coinciding with the twentieth anniversary of its opening, the South African Jewish Museum in Cape Town launched an engaging holiday season exhibition entitled Groundbreakers: A History of Progressive Judaism in South Africa...

October will see the opening of our annual Herzlia Matric Art Exhibition at the museum...

The South African Jewish Museum is excited to be hosting the world premiere solo exhibition...

On the 7th of October, the SAJM officially opened the Herzlia Matric Visual Art class of 2019...

6 June 2019, saw the opening of our latest exhibition “One Century of Seven: Lietuva. Lita...

On 27 June 2019, the SAJM opened an exhibition in honour of Imrich “Imi” Lichtenfeld...

Operation Moses was the code name for the secret airlift that brought around 7,000 Ethiopian Jews to...

In March, the SA Jewish Museum in collaboration with the SA Zionist Federation & the Embassy...

December 5th saw the opening of the SAJM’s latest temporary exhibition, Where is...

October 16th marks the opening of the annual Herzlia Grade 12 Art Exhibition at the South...

Touching Lives: The SHAWCO Story will mark the 75th anniversary of the Students’ Health and...

The SAJM, in partnership with the SAZF (Cape Council) and the Israel Centre are proud to...

Born in 1953, Max Wolpe has become an established and recognizable figure in the...

Landsman (Yiddish, meaning someone from your same town; a fellow Jew)Marc Shoul’s...

The Herzlia High School Grade 12 end-of-year Art and Design exhibition will once again be held at the...

My Family Story, now in its 22nd year, is a global and multi generational Jewish heritage...

Based on Professor Shirli Gilbert’s book From Things Lost, this exhibition tells the story...

The photographs in the exhibition are a silent eco to a glorious culture that has vanished. 95% of the...

The Jewish Refugees in Shanghai photo exhibition opened on 23 January 2016. This...

The UJC, in association with the South African Jewish Museum, opened its 2nd Annual Art...

On the evening of 15 September 2016, the South African Jewish Museum opened a new...

Taxi Hand Signs by Johannesburg based artist Susan Woolf opened on 10 July at the...

On the 4th May 2016, an exhibition of 34 paintings by leading Lithuanian contemporary artists...

David Lurie’s exhibition of photographs, entitled “Writing The City”, opened at the South...

The Helen Suzman: Fighter for Human Rights exhibition opened in November 2015. The...

Resonance and Wonder was a group exhibition and fundraising auction. Part of the “Milk&Honey”...

On the 12 August 2015, the museum opened a magnificent exhibition titled, The Voice of a...

In May 2015, the internationally acclaimed photographer, David Rubinger, arrived in South...

When Soviet Jews launched their open campaign to emigrate, it was almost inconceivable...

Books On A White Background by Aliza Levi is a photographic installation in which the...

This exhibition was borne out of desire to show the smiling face of Alexandra township. Alex normally...

An acoustic portrait of journalist Ruth Weiss and southern African liberation politics...

The South African Jewish Museum is excited to present its latest exhibition, Opacity by...

The South African Jewish Museum is thrilled to present Mandela Remembered – Art Inspired by Madiba, a...

Wolfson was born in Manchester, England in 1937 to an orthodox family. He immigrated to...

On the 11th November 2013 the South African Jewish Museum in Cape Town opened a...

The SA Jewish Museum is honoured to be hosting the exhibition ‘Undying Entanglement’ by Cathy...

Paul Weinberg’s photographic exhibition titled ‘Dear Edward’ opened at the South...

The South African Jewish Museum (SAJM) was honoured to host this exhibition of works by 15...

District Six was home for many first generation South African Jews – most of whom had arrived...

A groundbreaking exhibition on the life and work of Hungarian Born South African sculptor...

ZAPIRO: Jiving with Madiba, Jonathan Shapiro’s Mandela has just opened at the South...

Kith, Kin & Khaya, a major exhibition of photographs by David Goldblatt, opened at the South...

The long-awaited exhibition, ‘Memories of Muizenberg’ exhibition opens at the South...

An exhibition paying tribute to the game of rugby opened at the South African Jewish...

The South African Jewish Museum will pay tribute to the life and work of Joe Wolpe in an exhibition...

The South African Jewish Museum will present an intriguing exhibition on Albert Einstein, based on...

For some years Paul Weinberg has been photographing religious rituals and spiritual...

This fascinating exhibition opened to the public in November 2006 and covered Professor Phillip...

‘Journeys To The Interior: Unseen Works by Irma Stern 1929 – 1939’, an exhibition of original...

An exhibition honouring Helen Suzman, who spent 36 years as an opposition Member of Parliament...

‘Studio Encounters: Portraits by Irma Stern’, an exhibition of original paintings and sketches...

Marc Chagall: Hadassah – From Sketch to Stained Glass Windows was created by the Musée...

A rare photographic tribute to the pioneering Jewish hoteliers and innkeepers of the late...

The South African Jewish Museum presented a selection of works by William Kentridge, to...