Challenge, Change, and Creativity: Jewish Museums in a New Era, CAJM's 2010 annual conference, took place in Los Angeles from January 31 to February 3, 2010. Gabrielle Tsabag and Lynette Allen served as Co-Chairs, and Tal Gozani as Host Chair.

Our dynamic Keynote Speaker was nationally-recognized author Rabbi David J. Wolpe (r.), spiritual leader of LA's Sinai Temple. Selma Holo, director of the Fisher Museum of Art of the University of Southern California, was our distinguished Scholar-in-Residence. These luminaries were among dozens of presenters and workshop leaders who challenged those in attendance with fresh ideas and insights.

Primary meeting venues were the Skirball Cultural Center and the Museum of Tolerance, as well as the Japanese American National Museum. Against the stunning backdrop of the City of Angels, there were thought-provoking sessions, stimulating conversations, visits to two CAJM colleagues, the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust and the Zimmer Children's Museum, and to other major LA cultural destinations: The Getty, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Fowler Museum at UCLA.

Following an '09 conference innovation, firms serving the museum field participated in a vendor panel and forum that explored trends in the industry. Specialists in master planning, architecture, exhibition design and fabrication, graphic design, media production, content development, and technical support shared their expertise.

Check these pages for images and presentations from the Conference -- coming soon!