This is a nice place to take some photos. The photos came out to be nice like you are in the real background, blended in, and have fun. I like the photos I took. However the room seems to be kinda small, and it is kinda pricey for what it is. Its just a painted wall. My friend did not like it. But if you are someone who like photos, you will like it.

Quintessential visit in the forward thinking, diverse culture of San Francisco - the walking tours are engaging with thorough explanation of the artist’s conviction. Enjoyed the quiet space amongst the noisy city backdrop. It is contemporary, and the museum is not overtly Jewish in its exhibits, so you will be pleasantly surprised by the breath and depth of culture.

We attended specifically for their tattoo exhibit about Lew the Jew. I found it very interesting, especially with the context of how taboo tattoos are in Judaism. I am not Jewish by ethnicity or religion, nor did I have time to explore the rest of the museum, so can only speak to that specific exhibit. Also, every staff member that I met there was incredibly kind and helpful.

Its been a nice cultural discovering trip but I was expecting a little more than what Ive seen. The listening tablet didnt have an internet connection to watch more.. Im sad about that but it was overall ok.

Awesome Levi Strauss and Zohar Studios exhibits!

Visited purely by chance and what a great find! I didnt know what to expect and thought may be similar to the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. Its contemporary arts exhibits rival any national and international level museum.

There are many wonderful reasons to visit the Contemporary Jewish Museum. They have great exhibits including one of the history of Levy Strauss and how he developed his clothing business. The exhibit is pretty extensive and worth investing a few hours of your time. While the exhibits change, one great feature of the museum is that Wise and Sons Deli is open for lunch everyday. Their hours are limited but their menu has some wonderful Jewish items and they might have the best rye bread in San Francisco!

Lovely contemporary art museum in San Francisco. No parking, nice little cafe inside. Special exhibitions that change frequently cover a wide variety of topics and media. Went on a great docent tour of the special exhibition which really helped me understand the symbolism in the works.

Great place to spend a couple hours. Some reviewers are calling this place pricey, but at $14 for adults it’s a much better deal than many other museums in the area (which can run at $25-50 a ticket). They feature a ton of contemporary, local artists and change main exhibitions every few months. I’ll definitely be back!

It’s the best museum! Worth the visit for the architecture. They offer free general admission on first Tuesday of ever month. At the entry gate you have to stop for checking. They conduct tours, have conference hall. Brilliant architecture, great collection. Makes you think about the art and culture of Jewish people. On the second floor one section was closed due to some work in progress. They will probably start it in March!

Different exhibits make it easy to go back again and again.

Great spot. Was there for a party. Space was really nice.

Like many Jewish museums, it has excellent, ambitious and unique exhibitions that not only address art but the larger culture and history of the diaspora. Also like many contemporary Jewish museums, it is partially comprised of a building designed by Daniel Libeskind, a prolific architect. If you like contemporary avant-garde architecture, this is a boon to you. In this case it creates an environment that’s as much a work of art as the exhibition pieces it houses. The Libeskind building merges with the historical Beaux-Arts building in a gorgeous hall, which I show below.

This museum is a lovely gem in the middle of San Francisco. I attended the Stanley Kubrick exhibit and was impressed by the depth of artifacts theyd gathered, a mix of photos and videos along with costumes and historical / personal information. The museum was well curated and its always nice to stop by the Wise Sons within the museum. Theres some beautiful natural light all throughout the building.

I live the contemporary feel if a sacred holding space for cultural art community learning.

Stanley Kubrick was great! And always good being in one of Libeskinds buildings.

Unfortunately half the museum was closed when i visited it but they did charge only half the price $7Well with a visit even for half.Excellent seating area at the neck to seat and relax.

We were there for a private party. I really enjoyed it. The staff is amazing, food is delicious and activities were very interesting.

The architecture is amazing, but only one gallery was open, so admission seemed a little steep 14$ for student and 16$ for general admission

Nice museum, really great exhibit, fun event.

The personal is very helpful and the expositions were nicely curated. I really enjoyed my visit!

Informative, very knowledgeable and easy to get around. I thoroughly enjoyed.

If you are into really out of the box modern sculpture, then you will probably appreciate this museum now than I did. It was a bit much for me. they have a fun small kids area downstairs, which is probably a good thing. Might leave them down there before going upstairs to the more adult art.Anyhow, staff was great, the tour guide was funny and knowledgeable.

There is an interesting large exhibit on Levi Strauss that I recommend. Through Aug 9.

Smallish museum, but they always have wonderful touring exhibitions. half of the outside of the building looks ominous like a secret villains lair (gift shop side), and the other facade looks like museum. inside -its not the biggest, but Im sure you will find a gem or two that will make the trip worth it.

Just the building alone is worth going to sing its such an odd shape its beautiful inside showing the Jewish history as of today

The emphasis of this museum is contemporary. If you are looking for a history or more traditional experience this will not be a fit. The museum is dominated by exhibit space so one visit may be quite unlike the next. The exhibits I visited were about the surprising influence of Jewish men in the rise of American body art after the Spanish-American war, traditions which are often still seen on men today. The other exhibit was a multi-media study of identify, body, and self. They were engaging and accessible but there was also depth for the more serious student of the arts. I would recommend it, particularly if there is an exhibit of interest. Thus four stars because as with all things, the quality of the exhibits will vary. I would rather give it a rating that fluctuates between 4 and 5 but this is not an option.

Didnt went in but was attract by the exterior design on the way to Metreon.

Of all the museums we went to during the culture for community day this was definitely the best one of the day! I got to ring a giant bell and play with a few other cool pieces of art work as well plus they had an entire floor dedicated to a tattoo artist. This museum blew away the stereotype of what I thought it would be and I loved it!

Very interesting and unusual museum starting with the unique building and fantastic exhibitions. Must to see.

This place was a lot of fun to visit and definitely worth the money for entry, even though a lot of the museum was shut down temporarily when I went

Interesting architecture, although it seemed as much to show off as to make a good exhibition space. The artists were excellent and the docent your was outstanding.

The Levi Struss exhibit was much more than expected. If it is still there, do pay a visit.

One of the coolest museums in San Francisco. Beautiful architecture, wonderful exhibits. Mind opening experience.

I really liked the Levis Strauss exhibition.

Dont waste your time or money. They had a temporary showing of a local potter, fair.The rest of the museum was non existent.

Loved the architecture tour and the deli downstairs has amazing matzoh ball soup and pastrami sandwich. However, there were only 2 exhibits the day we went. One was about Jews in the tatoo industry and the other was Womens self expression art. Okay, just not fabulous.

I really liked the Contemporary Jewish Museum. They have a restaurant inside the museum that I tried before going through the museum. The food was good but a bit expensive for what you get. While paying for the admission, the attendant gave me a voucher to visit the museum for free due to the construction going on inside the museum. I thought that was nice. I enjoyed the exhibits.

We did a group tour with 5th graders. It was very enjoyable and educational, and the guide was clearly very engaged with the exhibit. The hands- on session at the end was very fun, and the kids got creative and were extra thoughtful after the priming the guide did during the tour.

Main highlight was the Tattoo exhibit (Lou The Jew, Don Ed Hardy), which was such a trip. Only got to see half the place, since it was after 5pm and they were working on the upstairs exhibits, but at a discounted rate

Beautiful architecture, convenient location, quality curated exhibits, clean restrooms.

A nice building, but for me the most memorable part is the restaurant that serves bagels and pastrami.

Very unique building. Wonderful exhibitions

Nice distinctive addition to a fairly plain building. The exhibit was on Rube Goldberg. Quite a prolific artist. Many of his best works were showcased. The other floor had some interesting kinetic art. Including a 3 person run machine to knit a rope. Very nice show. Very nice art space.

Really awesome space, and the Roz Chast exhibit is awesome! I was chuckling the entire time. The Cary Liebowitz is also super.

Eclectic exhibitions that change over time. Plus it has a great deli!

We went on 1st Tuesday of the month which is a free admission day… still feel like we got ripped off. The Contemporary Jewish Museum is neither contemporary nor Jewish and barely qualifies as a museum. It is a post modern display of random non defined cultural art. No rhyme or reason which relates it to Judaism. I dont claim to be an expert on contemporary art but this really was a collection of dreck. I sincerely hope that no public funding was provided to support this museum. It embarrssses me as a Jew. Restrooms were very clean.

Museum exhibits are OK.Some interesting items in the gift shop.

It helped me to understand why they’ve been hated for millennia

Levi Strauss exhibit shows pictures from movies and stills from people wearing their Livis

Interesting historical look at Stanley Kubrick today. 2001 A Space Odyssey

Every 1st Tuesday of the month the museum is free. On free day, there is a movement class for seniors. I teach chair yoga and I took my group of seniors there in May. Wow, such a great group of people. Dancing, laughing, sharing good vibes all to live music! From my understanding, the band changes every month. Ill need to check out the art next time, its been a while since I roamed the galleries.

Come for the history and culture ...... stay for the pastrami on rye.

Great place to spend the afternoon.

Love this museum. Nice walk during a rainy day.

Didnt know what to expect but I thought the work was very well curated and interesting. I liked how they had large print books too.

Pretty average. Wasnt necessarily worth the money to get in. Only 2 main exhibits that didnt provide a wealth of amusement.

Great place to see works of art

Fascinating exploration of modern takes on Jewish culture. The Maggid exhibit was incredible. So many cool modern interpretations of old stories. Dont go there looking for history. It is what it says: contemporary. New art, new ideas, new interpretations, and always changing.

Very interesting museum in San Francisco. Unusual tattoo exhibit. Cool and interesting modern art.

Very limited exhibition. Not worthy 16$ at all

A very good small museum with a definite idea that context of items in an exhibit is fundamental to understanding.

Sorry that theyve all but abandoned the lovely gift shop but I understand there is a good online shop

Fun, interesting, informative, all ages.

Fascinating exhibits. Strict security, but good people applying it, which makes it more palatable...

Small but interesting. The tattoo exhibit was well worth it.

Great exhibit on Levi Strauss

Interesting exhibits and free for youth and children but lacks permanent exhibits and the gift shop is tiny.

Outstanding space and presentation, the attendants were pleasant and informative.

Small museum..but interesting

This is a nice little museum filled with all things related to the Jewish culture.During my visit, the bottom level was showcasing an exhibit of photographs taken in the 1960s - 1980s and it was interesting to learn about some of the history behind the subjects in the photographs and the photographer.Upstairs is where the more contemporary (and interesting I might add) art was showcased. A lot of different abstract paintings as well as art objects/setups were shown along with descriptions for each one. I found some of the art pieces very interesting and I always like to imagine what the artist was thinking when they created his/her work of art.All in all, a fun place to visit and absorb a little bit of culture!

Small intimate museam

Walking with guest who flew in from New York our evening was a curious mix of Discovery and Remembrance!The Contemporary Jewish Museum requires one to do Something more..Investigation of your Concious&Memory, Honor of the Sacred New&Historical ,While creating a dialogue forever changed by the immediacy of our time!Slowly walking together We viewd Nothing less than... BRILLIANCE!On Thursday eve.The Contemporary Jewish Museum bore witnesses aloft!

Nice Venue, clean, great food at the Wise Sons Deli!

Great museum. Focuses on having just a few high quality exhibits. Volunteers were very helpful.++for kids. Bunch of projects for them to do. Look at there website for special kid events.Only suggestion would be to keep all the projects focused on a theme from the museum.Plus - free to kids any day and free for everyone on Tuesdays.

Chill place. Nice exhibitions.

Wonderful space, great exhibits, totally reasonable entry price: $14 for adults. $12 seniors. Forgot to note kid price. Tuesdays free!

Modern art. Maybe if thats your thing.I dont get art out of a video of a goat standing on a street corner.Or colored twigs arranged on a plateCost $14 mid day to see the sights

The Jewish Museum name is grossly misleading, nothing of Jewish contemporary art in the medium. Feels like a Jewish tourist trap that we got caught up in

Walking distance from our hotel. Part of the museum was closed that day so we hardly saw anything.

Great history of Jewish clothing across the world. Also textile demonstrations. Worth the visit

Great educational exhibits and delish delish deli too!

I am Jewish, but this place is so boring that it almost made me antisemitic. Not worth the money

The first floor is under reconstruction. It is a small museum My visit was about one hour, less than I anticipated.

Came for the lew the jew and his circle tattoo exhibit. It was an awesome look at the history of American Traditional tattooing. Lots of original flash sheets from greats such as Law, don ed hardy, sailor Jerry Collins, Brooklyn joe lieber, Millie Hull and other icons of early American Traditional. A must for tattoo artists and canvasses alike!

Some neat art, liked the rude Goldberg exhibit, but it does not match up with its description. Its an art museum not one on modern Jewish culture. Wise sons restaurant was very good.

Perfect size museum that always has interesting exhibits. Current show is about contraptions and I recommend taking the free guided tour to learn what that means.

I especially enjoy their special exhibitions - always well done and thought provoking. My favorites so far were the Kubrick retrospective and the Ginsberg exhibit.

Lovely staff, thoughtful exhibitions that are not only educational but also invite visitors to engage in dialogue about Jewish history, culture and art.

Function for 240 people, great food service and atmosphere.

Informative, pleasant, delightful experience. The staff is very welcoming, and the entry price very, very affordable. Loved the Rube Goldberg exposition.

Well curated exhibits. The museum itself is interesting. We also had very good lunch at the deli.

Saw the Stanley Kubrick exhibit here, which was great. Not sure what that says about the museum as a whole though.... Seems like a good place. Cool architecture as well

Very small museum; only about 4 exhibits when I visited.

This mid-sized museum has a unique cultural perspective; its quite approachable from a non-Jewish background and also pays tribute to artwork displaying a variety of religious iconography. A balanced perspective seems to ask the viewer, well, what do you think? I did enjoy spending a relaxing afternoon taking in some of the exhibits, including a touring exhibition of Allen Ginsbergs photography. Its a bit pricey for its size, but a lot of modern works displaced during the MoMA renovation has found a lovely temporary home here. Great museum to visit, but I recommend seeing it on a free museum day or going when theres an exhibit or event you really want to experience.

Interesting museum but also very crowded. Not my favorite in the city.

Artwork, rotating exhibits. No artifacts

A cultural space set in an unusual architectural setting with very few right angles. Changing shows reinforce a concept of Jewish relevance in modern life. There is an excellent deli in the lobby with pastrami and corned beef sandwiches - and diet creme soda.

Very disappointing. Only 3 exhibitions (if you could call them that) which had nothing to do with anything Jewish. Will definitely not be paying to visit again!

WOW! I stumbled into this beautiful spot by chance, I am so thrilled that I did. H he staff are friendly and informative.I picked out that is was free Tuesday and got to see the Stanley Kubrick Exhibit, so uniquely special.