Center for Jewish Art

Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

המרכז לאמנות יהודית באוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים
Established	1979
Location	Mount Scopus, Jerusalem , Israel
Website	cja.huji.ac.il

The Center for Jewish Art (CJA) is a research institute at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, devoted to the documentation and research of Jewish visual culture. Established in 1979, it documented and researched objects of Jewish art in ca. 800 museums, libraries, private collections and synagogues in about 50 countries. Today, the Center's archives and collections constitute the largest and most comprehensive body of information on Jewish art and material culture in existence. The CJA's research and documentation is included in the Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art.