Temple Museum

The Temple Museum was founded by Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver in 1950 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of The Temple-Tifereth Israel. It was housed at The Temple’s original location in University Circle in Cleveland in a space designed by Rorimer Brooks before moving to its current location in Beachwood. It is one of the first museums of Judaica in North America and one of only a few synagogue museums with significant collections.

The Museum’s collection numbers over 2,500 Jewish ritual and fine art objects on display in the Hartzmark Gallery, Chapel Corridor, and throughout the Temple building, including three Czech Memorial Scrolls. The collection also includes 186 pieces on view in The Temple-Tifereth Israel Gallery at The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage. In addition to exhibitions, Museum programming includes monthly Art Talks, salons, lectures, tours, artists-in-residence, and collaborations with schools and community groups.

Museum Hours for The Hartzmark Gallery and Chapel Corridor:

For Members of The Temple
Monday to Friday: 9:00am – 4:30pm
Saturdays: 9:00am – 4:30pm
Sundays: 9:00am – 3:30pm

For General Public
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10:00am – 5:00pm by appointment
Sunday by appointment

The Temple-Tifereth Israel Gallery at the Maltz Museum is open:

Tuesday-Sunday – 11:00am – 5:00pm

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April 2024-June 2024
A rare and exciting total solar eclipse, in which the moon completely obscures the sun takes place in the afternoon of Monday, April 8. Cleveland is among the best places in the USA to observe it. Ex-Clevelander Donald Abrams and his husband Clint Werner have been chasing the eclipse around the globe for the last 30 years. Come marvel at the fabulous collection of memorabilia they have amassed during their journeys.

Tie-dye T-shirt detail, total eclipse, 21 August 2017, Oregon, USA

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Join in the journey of the vivid and imaginative world of Marc Chagall as he tells the story of Exodus through 24 dramatic lithographs exhibited in the Hartzmark Center Gallery. The exhibit includes 20 original works from the portfolio of 24 vibrant, full-color lithographs that takes us through key moments of the inspirational and magical Exodus story. The remaining four pieces are currently displayed at The Temple-Tifereth Israel Gallery at the Maltz Museum.

View the newest addition to The Temple Museum collection! Join us for Andy Warhol’s Jewish Icons: 10 Portraits, an exhibition featuring Ten Portraits of Jews of the 20th Century that transport you into the world of the pop art superstar artist. Created by the artist himself in New York City in 1980, the 10 individual silkscreen portraits on paper feature Sarah Bernhardt, Louis Brandeis, Martin Buber, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, George Gershwin, Franz Kafka, the Marx Brothers, Golda Meir, and Gertrude Stein.

Violins and Hope: From the Holocaust to Symphony Hall, Photographs By Daniel Levin

See renowned Israeli luthier (violin maker) Amnon Weinstein’s workshop come alive in 42 large scale photographs by Daniel Levin. The first photographer to document Amnon’s workshop in Tel Aviv, Levin captures a one-of-a-kind collection of violins that survived the Holocaust and the artful process for restoring them. The photographer’s superb ability to celebrate both place and process through the beauty of light is nothing short of remarkable.