page_title: Contemporary Jewish Museum
hierarchical_section_title: Contemporary Jewish Museum
caption_attribution_description: The brick portion was once a power station -- the new blue cube, and the whole interior, were designed by Daniel Liebeskind. It wasn't open yet the morning we walked by, so I only got a few interior shots the following day.
context_page_description: The Contemporary Jewish Museum is a non-collecting museum at 736 Mission Street at Yerba Buena Lane in the South of Market 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: The former Jessie Street Substation (right) and the 2008 addition (left) designed by Daniel Libeskind
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