The Museum of Jewish Heritage welcomes your family to book a tour with us and explore our Museum’s collection.
Please note that these tours are only available for groups of 50 people or less.
In-Person Tours
What Hate Can Do
The Holocaust: What Hate Can Do explores the impact of World War II and the Nazi genocide on Jewish lives and communities in Europe. Through close examination of the Museum’s artifacts and in discussion with a Museum educator, participants will explore issues of cultural identity, responsibility to community, and decision-making, as well as ways in which individuals and nations responded, or failed to respond, to the crisis.
Recommended for grades 6 and up. Tours of The Holocaust: What Hate Can Do are 1.5 hours.
Courage to Act
Courage to Act: Rescue in Denmark tells the inspiring story of ordinary people uniting against Nazism to save nearly 95% of Denmark’s Jewish population, featuring the story of the Gerda III, one of many small boats used in the escape and rescue. Students will encounter themes of separation, bravery, and resilience that will help them reflect on the dangers of prejudice—as well as their own potential for compassionate, moral, and courageous action.
Recommended for visitors 9 years old and up. Visits to Courage to Act: Rescue in Denmark are 1 hour. If your group has time, students may respond after their experience in the exhibition by drawing or writing in our beautiful reflection space after their visit to the exhibition.
Group Fees (in-person tours)
Guided with a Gallery Educator: $15 per adult and $10 per child
Self-Guided: $11 per person
Virtual Tours
Courage to Act: Rescue in Denmark
Courage to Act: Rescue in Denmark tells the extraordinary story of the Gerda III, one of the many Danish boats used to secretly transport Jews to safety during World War II. By exploring first-person stories and the Museum’s artifacts, participants will discover how thousands of Jews in Denmark, with the help of the Danish resistance and ordinary Danish citizens, escaped to Sweden in defiance of the Nazis.
Group Fees (virtual tours)
$90 for up to 30 seats and then an additional $3 for each seat above 30.
Frequently Asked Questions
We have a guided visit scheduled, but we have additional guests that want to attend. Is this okay?
As we prepare for the number of people you initially request for, once the date has been settled, we will be unable to increase the number of guests. As such, please be sure to request for the maximum number of people you expect to be in your group.
If we schedule a guided visit for a specific time, may we arrive earlier and look around on our own? Can we stay longer afterwards?
Due to the number of groups scheduled throughout the day, we ask that you arrive at your scheduled time and exit once your tour is finished.
Do you have a place for buses or large vans to park at the Museum?
Please be advised that the Museum cannot provide parking for buses or large vans. As such, we advise that you research parking spaces in advance. Buses and large vans will only be able to remain in front of the Museum if there is space and if the driver remains with the vehicle at all times. NYPD may ask the vehicle to move at any time.
Some of our group’s attendees are wheelchair users or need to avoid stairs. Is the Museum accessible?
The Museum has elevators within the center of our core exhibit and in the lobby. We also have wheelchairs if needed, however these are limited in supply. For more information on our accessibility please look at our accessibility page.
Do you have lunchroom facilities? May we eat in the cafeteria?
Unfortunately, we do not have a cafeteria in the Museum. If you would like to reserve space for your group to have lunch, please inform us in the comments section on the form. As we have limited space, we cannot guarantee that we can reserve a space for you, but we will do our best.
Can we eat at LOX before or after our tour?
While the Museum does host LOX at Café Bergson, students should not purchase lunches from the location or enter the Café unattended and we cannot guarantee that there will be space for groups larger than 20 due to limited space. Should your group be larger than 20, please check in with us to see if there is a room for you to book to eat in. If there is a room available, you can email sonny@madisonandparkgroup.com. Additionally, due to time constraints, we recommend either arriving two hours before your tour to eat or preparing to eat at LOX after your tour.
Can we bring notebooks and writing implements?
We love having groups join our Museum ready to take notes, we only ask that you use pencils and not pens.