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Short History and Mission Ben Uri, ‘The Art Museum for Everyone,’ focuses distinctively on Art, Identity and Migration across all migrant communities to London since the turn of the 20th century. It engages the broadest possible audience through its exhibitions and learning programmes. The museum was founded on 1 July 1915 by the Russian émigré artist Lazar Berson at Gradel’s Restaurant, Whitechapel, in London’s East End. The name, ‘The Jewish National Decorative Art Association (London), “Ben Ouri” ’, echoed that of legendary biblical craftsman Bezalel Ben Uri, the creator of the tabernacle in the Temple of Jerusalem. It also reflects a kinship with the ideals of the famous Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts founded in Jerusalem nine years earlier in 1906.

Ben Uri’s philosophy is based on our conviction that, by fostering easy access to art and creativity at every level, it can add weight to our two guiding principles: ‘The Dignity of Difference’ and ‘The Equality of Citizenship’. Ben Uri connects with over 300,000 people a year via its various creative platforms.

The museum positively and imaginatively demonstrates its value as a robust and unique bridge between the cultural, religious, political differences and beliefs of fellow British citizens and residents.

Our positioning of migrant artists from different communities in London within the artistic and historical context of British national neritage, rather than religious or ethnic, is both key and distinctive.

Through the generous support of our ‘Preferred Partner’ Manya Igel Fine Arts, we provide free entry to all our exhibitions, removing all barriers to entry and participation.

Ben Uri offers the widest access to all its extensive programming and physical and virtual resources including exhibitions, publications, website and outreach through: n

the permanent collection: comprising over 1300 works, the collection is dominated by the work of first and second generation immigrant artists and supported by a growing group of emerging contemporary artists, who will be a principal attraction in the generations to come. The largest collection of its kind in the world, it can be accessed physically through continued exhibitions, research, conservation and acquisitions or virtually.

n

temporary exhibitions: curating, touring and hosting important internationally-focused exhibitions of the widest artistic appeal which, without the museum’s focus, would not be seen in the UK or abroad.

n

publications: commissioning new academic research on artists and their historical context to enhance the museum’s exhibitions and visitor experience in parallel with its wide readership.

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library and archive: a resource dating from the turn of the 20th century, documenting and tracing in parallel the artistic and social development of both Ben Uri and the Jewish artists, who were working or exhibiting in Britain, as part of the evolving British historical landscape.

n

education and community learning: for adults and students through workshops, symposia, lectures, curatorial tours, publications, life-drawing classes and online curating.

n

schools: Ben Uri’s nationally available ‘Art in the Open’ programme via the ‘National Education Network’ and The London Grid for Learning’ is available on demand to 20,000 schools across the United Kingdom. Focus-related visits, afterschool art clubs, family art days, online curating and competitions are also regular features.

n

artists: artists’ peer group programmes, international competitions, guidance and affliation benefits.

n

wellbeing: a pioneering set of initiatives addressing the young with special needs and the elderly who may be living in some isolation or with early stages of dementia. Three specialist pioneering programmes recognise the significant importance of the carer within the relationship and uses art practice as an effective bridge for positive engagement.

n

website: provides an online educational and access tool, to function as a virtual gallery and reference resource for students, scholars and collectors alike.

The strength of the museum’s growing collection and our active engagement with our public – nationally and internationally – reinforces the need for Ben Uri to have a permanent museum and gallery either standing alone alongside the country's great institutions in central London or merged with a distinctive and important academic centre for the visual arts outside the metropolis, where our focus on immigrant artists and migration studies in the arts can be enhanced and secured in perpetuity.

Ben Uri International Advisory Board

Ben Uri Patrons

united kingdom Prof. Brian Allen, Hazlitt Group Dr. Shulamith Behr, Courtauld Prof. Bruce Boucher, Director Dr. Richard Cork, Art Historian Gill Hedley, Curator Norman Lebrecht, Writer Prof. Griselda Pollock, Scholar Dr. Andrew Renton, Scholar Sir Norman Rosenthal, Curator Sir Nicholas Serota Dr. Evelyn Silber, Historian Peyton Skipworth, Writer

Angela Abdoo Clare Amsel Gretha Arwas Pauline and Daniel Auerbach Esther and Simon Bentley Miriam and Richard Borchard Brandler Galleries, Brentwood Jayne Cohen and Howard Spiegler Marion and David Cohen Sheila & Dennis Cohen Charitable Trust Nikki and Mel Corin Lynette and Robert Craig Suzanne and Henry Davis Rachel and Mike Dickson Peter Dineley Sir Harry and Lady Djanogly Marion and Manfred Durst The Fidelio Charitable Trust Wendy Fisher The Foyle Foundation Franklin Family Patsy and David Franks M & G M Frydman Barbara and David Glass David Glasser Sue Glasser Lindy and Geoffrey Goldkorn Goldmark Gallery, Rutland Madelaine and Craig Gottlieb Eva Greenspan Averil and Irving Grose Gillian and Jeffrey Gruder QC Tresnia and Gideon Harbour Mym and Lawrence Harding Sir Michael and Lady Heller Joan Hurst Manya Igel Fine Arts Sandra and John Joseph Annely Juda Fine Art Neil Kitchener QC Laura and Lewis Kruger

israel Prof. Ziva Amishai-Maisels, Scholar Shlomit Steinberg, Curator

europe Joel Cahan, Curator Dr. Eckhart Gillen, Curator Dr. Leo Pávlat, Director Dr. Danielle Spera, Director Edward van Voolen, Curator USA & CANADA Tom L Freudenheim, Writer Derek Gillman, Auctioneer Prof. Sander Gilman, Scholar Susan T Goodman, Curator Daniel Libeskind, Architect Prof. Jack Lohman, Director

Hannah and David Latchman Agnes and Edward Lee Amanda and Howard Lewis Jonathan Lewis Jacob Mendelson Scholarship Trust Jewish Memorial Council Lady Hannah and Lord Parry Mitchell Robin and Edward Milstein Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco Hanno D Mott Diana and Allan Morgenthau Olesia and Leonid Nevzlin Susan and Leo Noe Opera Gallery, London Osborne Samuel Gallery, London Susan and Martin Paisner Louis Perlman Suzanne Perlman Ingrid and Mike Posen Simon Posen Tis Prager Janis and Barry Prince Reed Smith LLP Ashley Rogoff Anthony and Lizzie Rosenfelder Blick Rothenberg Shoresh Charitable Trust Rowena Fowler and Bernard Silverman Dr. Michael Spiro Lélia Pissarro and David Stern Ann Susman Jonathan Symons Esther and Romie Tager Myra Waiman Judit and George Weisz Eva and David Wertheim Cathy Wills The Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation Sylvie and Saul Woodrow Matt Yeoman

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Short History and Mission Ben Uri, ‘The Art Museum for Everyone,’ focuses distinctively on Art, Identity and Migration across all migrant communities to London since the turn of the 20th century. It engages the broadest possible audience through its exhibitions and learning programmes. The museum was founded on 1 July 1915 by the Russian émigré artist Lazar Berson at Gradel’s Restaurant, Whitechapel, in London’s East End. The name, ‘The Jewish National Decorative Art Association (London), “Ben Ouri” ’, echoed that of legendary biblical craftsman Bezalel Ben Uri, the creator of the tabernacle in the Temple of Jerusalem. It also reflects a kinship with the ideals of the famous Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts founded in Jerusalem nine years earlier in 1906.

Ben Uri’s philosophy is based on our conviction that, by fostering easy access to art and creativity at every level, it can add weight to our two guiding principles: ‘The Dignity of Difference’ and ‘The Equality of Citizenship’. Ben Uri connects with over 300,000 people a year via its various creative platforms.

The museum positively and imaginatively demonstrates its value as a robust and unique bridge between the cultural, religious, political differences and beliefs of fellow British citizens and residents.

Our positioning of migrant artists from different communities in London within the artistic and historical context of British national neritage, rather than religious or ethnic, is both key and distinctive.

Through the generous support of our ‘Preferred Partner’ Manya Igel Fine Arts, we provide free entry to all our exhibitions, removing all barriers to entry and participation.

Ben Uri offers the widest access to all its extensive programming and physical and virtual resources including exhibitions, publications, website and outreach through: n

the permanent collection: comprising over 1300 works, the collection is dominated by the work of first and second generation immigrant artists and supported by a growing group of emerging contemporary artists, who will be a principal attraction in the generations to come. The largest collection of its kind in the world, it can be accessed physically through continued exhibitions, research, conservation and acquisitions or virtually.

n

temporary exhibitions: curating, touring and hosting important internationally-focused exhibitions of the widest artistic appeal which, without the museum’s focus, would not be seen in the UK or abroad.

n

publications: commissioning new academic research on artists and their historical context to enhance the museum’s exhibitions and visitor experience in parallel with its wide readership.

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n

library and archive: a resource dating from the turn of the 20th century, documenting and tracing in parallel the artistic and social development of both Ben Uri and the Jewish artists, who were working or exhibiting in Britain, as part of the evolving British historical landscape.

n

education and community learning: for adults and students through workshops, symposia, lectures, curatorial tours, publications, life-drawing classes and online curating.

n

schools: Ben Uri’s nationally available ‘Art in the Open’ programme via the ‘National Education Network’ and The London Grid for Learning’ is available on demand to 20,000 schools across the United Kingdom. Focus-related visits, afterschool art clubs, family art days, online curating and competitions are also regular features.

n

artists: artists’ peer group programmes, international competitions, guidance and affliation benefits.

n

wellbeing: a pioneering set of initiatives addressing the young with special needs and the elderly who may be living in some isolation or with early stages of dementia. Three specialist pioneering programmes recognise the significant importance of the carer within the relationship and uses art practice as an effective bridge for positive engagement.

n

website: provides an online educational and access tool, to function as a virtual gallery and reference resource for students, scholars and collectors alike.

The strength of the museum’s growing collection and our active engagement with our public – nationally and internationally – reinforces the need for Ben Uri to have a permanent museum and gallery either standing alone alongside the country's great institutions in central London or merged with a distinctive and important academic centre for the visual arts outside the metropolis, where our focus on immigrant artists and migration studies in the arts can be enhanced and secured in perpetuity.

Ben Uri International Advisory Board

Ben Uri Patrons

united kingdom Prof. Brian Allen, Hazlitt Group Dr. Shulamith Behr, Courtauld Prof. Bruce Boucher, Director Dr. Richard Cork, Art Historian Gill Hedley, Curator Norman Lebrecht, Writer Prof. Griselda Pollock, Scholar Dr. Andrew Renton, Scholar Sir Norman Rosenthal, Curator Sir Nicholas Serota Dr. Evelyn Silber, Historian Peyton Skipworth, Writer

Angela Abdoo Clare Amsel Gretha Arwas Pauline and Daniel Auerbach Esther and Simon Bentley Miriam and Richard Borchard Brandler Galleries, Brentwood Jayne Cohen and Howard Spiegler Marion and David Cohen Sheila & Dennis Cohen Charitable Trust Nikki and Mel Corin Lynette and Robert Craig Suzanne and Henry Davis Rachel and Mike Dickson Peter Dineley Sir Harry and Lady Djanogly Marion and Manfred Durst The Fidelio Charitable Trust Wendy Fisher The Foyle Foundation Franklin Family Patsy and David Franks M & G M Frydman Barbara and David Glass David Glasser Sue Glasser Lindy and Geoffrey Goldkorn Goldmark Gallery, Rutland Madelaine and Craig Gottlieb Eva Greenspan Averil and Irving Grose Gillian and Jeffrey Gruder QC Tresnia and Gideon Harbour Mym and Lawrence Harding Sir Michael and Lady Heller Joan Hurst Manya Igel Fine Arts Sandra and John Joseph Annely Juda Fine Art Neil Kitchener QC Laura and Lewis Kruger

israel Prof. Ziva Amishai-Maisels, Scholar Shlomit Steinberg, Curator

europe Joel Cahan, Curator Dr. Eckhart Gillen, Curator Dr. Leo Pávlat, Director Dr. Danielle Spera, Director Edward van Voolen, Curator USA & CANADA Tom L Freudenheim, Writer Derek Gillman, Auctioneer Prof. Sander Gilman, Scholar Susan T Goodman, Curator Daniel Libeskind, Architect Prof. Jack Lohman, Director

Hannah and David Latchman Agnes and Edward Lee Amanda and Howard Lewis Jonathan Lewis Jacob Mendelson Scholarship Trust Jewish Memorial Council Lady Hannah and Lord Parry Mitchell Robin and Edward Milstein Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco Hanno D Mott Diana and Allan Morgenthau Olesia and Leonid Nevzlin Susan and Leo Noe Opera Gallery, London Osborne Samuel Gallery, London Susan and Martin Paisner Louis Perlman Suzanne Perlman Ingrid and Mike Posen Simon Posen Tis Prager Janis and Barry Prince Reed Smith LLP Ashley Rogoff Anthony and Lizzie Rosenfelder Blick Rothenberg Shoresh Charitable Trust Rowena Fowler and Bernard Silverman Dr. Michael Spiro Lélia Pissarro and David Stern Ann Susman Jonathan Symons Esther and Romie Tager Myra Waiman Judit and George Weisz Eva and David Wertheim Cathy Wills The Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation Sylvie and Saul Woodrow Matt Yeoman

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