Reading Room
Mon-Thurs: 9:30am-4:30pm
Genealogy Institute
Tues-Thurs: 9:30am-4:30pm
Exhibit Spaces
Mon-Wed: 9:30am-4:30pm
Thurs: 9:30am-8pm
Fri: 10am-3pm
Sat: Closed
Sun: 11am-5pm
Make sure to check our holiday closures prior to visiting.
Last entry to the Center for Jewish History Exhibitions, Reading Room, and the Genealogy Institute is 30 minutes before closing. The last call to page items in the Reading Room and Genealogy Institute is 3pm.
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If you are located outside the US, UK, or Canada, please check to see if your country is on the list of countries where Ancestry DNA kits are available.