See over 130 Hanukkah menorahs on display at the newly renovated Jewish Museum

It took about a year and more than $14 million, but the Jewish Museum has officially completed its extensive renovation—and there’s plenty to show for it.

Among the many updates is a new fourth-floor installation featuring more than 130 Hanukkah menorahs from the museum’s collection of 1,400. Displayed in a 50-foot vitrine designed specifically for the lamps, the exhibit highlights “the central meaning of light as a symbol of enlightenment and hope across cultures,” according to an official press release.

One standout menorah on view is a turkey-shaped lamp created in 2013 by then–9-year-old New Yorker Asher Weintraub, commemorating the year when Hanukkah and Thanksgiving fell on the same day.

There’s more to see: the museum’s famous mock archaeology pit has been expanded, now featuring four separate digs focusing on different eras and artifacts.

The new exhibit “Anish Kapoor: Early Works” is also making headlines. On view through February 26, 2026, it showcases the Indian artist whose father was Punjabi Hindu and whose mother was Iraqi Jewish from Mumbai.

With so many new installations and exhibits, it’s worth setting aside a couple of hours to explore the museum fully and take in everything it has to offer.