Contemporary Jewish Museum

The Contemporary Jewish Museum

The former Jessie Street Substation (right) and the 2008 addition (left) designed by Daniel Libeskind
Location within San Francisco
Established	1984 (1984)
Location	736 Mission Street, San Francisco, California, United States
Coordinates	37°47′09″N 122°24′14″W / 37.78577°N 122.40394°W / 37.78577; -122.40394
Type	Art Museum
Director	Kerry King
Public transit access	B   G   R   Y  Powell Street Station
Website	www.thecjm.org

The Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) is a non-collecting museum at 736 Mission Street at Yerba Buena Lane in the South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The museum, which was founded in 1984, is located in the historic Jessie Street Substation, which was gutted and its interior redesigned by Daniel Libeskind, along with a new addition; the new museum opened in 2008. The museum's mission is to make the diversity of the Jewish experience relevant for a twenty-first century audience through exhibitions and educational programs.^[1]