The Jewish Museum, one of the world's largest and most important
institutions devoted to exploring the remarkable scope and
diversity of Jewish culture, was founded in 1904 in the library
of The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, where it was
housed for more than four decades. In 1944, Frieda Schiff
Warburg, widow of the prominent businessman and philanthropist,
Felix Warburg, who had been a Seminary trustee, donated the
family mansion at 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street to the
Seminary for use as the Museum. Located along New York's Museum
Mile, this elegant former residence has been the home of the
Museum since 1947. A sculpture court was installed alongside the
Mansion in 1959, and the Albert A. List Building was added in
1963 to provide additional exhibition and program space. In
1989, a major expansion and renovation project was undertaken.
Upon completion in June 1993, the expansion doubled the Museum's
gallery space, created new space for educational programs,
provided significant improvements in