Contemporary Jewish Museum
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The Contemporary Jewish Museum is a San Francisco art and culture museum that presents contemporary perspectives on Jewish history, culture, and identity through rotating exhibitions and public programs.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Contemporary Jewish Museum canonical | 8 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum (San Francisco) | 1 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum San Francisco | 1 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2236619 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Contemporary Jewish Museum Context triple: [South of Market, contains, Contemporary Jewish Museum]
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A.
Jewish Museum
The Jewish Museum is a prominent New York City institution dedicated to exploring Jewish art, culture, and history through its collections and exhibitions.
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B.
Museum of Jewish Heritage
The Museum of Jewish Heritage is a New York City institution dedicated to preserving and presenting the history, culture, and experiences of Jewish people, with a particular focus on the Holocaust.
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C.
National Museum of American Jewish History
The National Museum of American Jewish History is a Philadelphia-based museum dedicated to exploring and preserving the history, culture, and contributions of Jews in the United States.
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D.
Skirball Cultural Center
The Skirball Cultural Center is a Los Angeles institution that combines a museum, cultural venue, and educational center focused on Jewish heritage, American democratic ideals, and cross-cultural understanding.
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E.
Jewish Museum Berlin
The Jewish Museum Berlin is a prominent Berlin museum dedicated to Jewish-German history and culture, internationally recognized for its striking, zigzag-shaped building designed by architect Daniel Libeskind.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Contemporary Jewish Museum Target entity description: The Contemporary Jewish Museum is a San Francisco art and culture museum that presents contemporary perspectives on Jewish history, culture, and identity through rotating exhibitions and public programs.
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A.
Jewish Museum
The Jewish Museum is a prominent New York City institution dedicated to exploring Jewish art, culture, and history through its collections and exhibitions.
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B.
Museum of Jewish Heritage
The Museum of Jewish Heritage is a New York City institution dedicated to preserving and presenting the history, culture, and experiences of Jewish people, with a particular focus on the Holocaust.
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C.
National Museum of American Jewish History
The National Museum of American Jewish History is a Philadelphia-based museum dedicated to exploring and preserving the history, culture, and contributions of Jews in the United States.
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D.
Skirball Cultural Center
The Skirball Cultural Center is a Los Angeles institution that combines a museum, cultural venue, and educational center focused on Jewish heritage, American democratic ideals, and cross-cultural understanding.
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E.
Jewish Museum Berlin
The Jewish Museum Berlin is a prominent Berlin museum dedicated to Jewish-German history and culture, internationally recognized for its striking, zigzag-shaped building designed by architect Daniel Libeskind.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum
ⓘ
cultural institution ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| architectOfCurrentBuilding | Daniel Libeskind ⓘ |
| audience |
Jewish community
ⓘ
general public ⓘ |
| buildingFeature |
adapted historic Jessie Street Power Substation
ⓘ
blue steel cube ⓘ |
| buildingStyle | deconstructivist architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Jewish museum in the United States
ⓘ
art museum in California ⓘ museum in San Francisco ⓘ |
| city | San Francisco ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| exhibitionType | thematic exhibitions on Jewish culture and identity ⓘ |
| focus |
Jewish culture
ⓘ
Jewish history ⓘ Jewish identity ⓘ contemporary art ⓘ contemporary culture ⓘ |
| founded | 1984 ⓘ |
| founder |
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties
ⓘ
linked to:
Jewish federations
Phyllis Cook ⓘ |
| governingBody | board of trustees of the Contemporary Jewish Museum ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType | contemporary art exhibitions (primarily temporary) ⓘ |
| historicStructureArchitect | Willis Polk ⓘ |
| historicStructureCompletionYear | 1907 ⓘ |
| historicStructureComponent | Jessie Street Power Substation ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
SoMa, San Francisco
ⓘ
linked to:
South of Market (SoMa)
|
| location | San Francisco, California, United States ⓘ |
| mission | to make the diversity of the Jewish experience relevant for a twenty-first century audience ⓘ |
| movedToCurrentBuilding | 2008 ⓘ |
| name | Contemporary Jewish Museum ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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Yerba Buena Gardens ⓘ |
| nonCollectingStatus | primarily non-collecting museum ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Jewish Community Federation building, San Francisco ⓘ |
| programmingType |
public programs
ⓘ
rotating exhibitions ⓘ |
| publicProgramsInclude |
educational programs
ⓘ
family programs ⓘ lectures ⓘ performances ⓘ |
| regionServed | San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| shortName | CJM ⓘ |
| state |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
|
| website | https://www.thecjm.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Contemporary Jewish Museum Description of subject: The Contemporary Jewish Museum is a San Francisco art and culture museum that presents contemporary perspectives on Jewish history, culture, and identity through rotating exhibitions and public programs.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
South of Market (SoMa)
linked to: Contemporary Jewish Museum
linked to: Contemporary Jewish Museum
linked to: Contemporary Jewish Museum