Building on a Legacy: The New Capital Jewish Museum Embraces Its Historic Synagogue

AIA|DC's ArchitectureDC magazine has featured the architecture and historic preservation of the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC in the publication's Winter 2024 issue. 

Located just blocks from the Capitol, the Capital Jewish Museum is a new landmark with state-of-the-art exhibition galleries that explore the past, present and future of Jewish Washington.

The design of the new museum achieves its goal to "integrate the humble synagogue structure in the context of the overall site without diminishing its importance, and address scale and placemaking so that the historic structure sits comfortably amidst the surrounding 90-foot-tall to 130-foot-tall buildings."

Read more in ArchitectureDC's digital issue here.