YIVO Learning and Media Center

The YIVO Learning and Media Center (YLMC) is a new learning lab dedicated to bringing Jewish history, archival education, and cultural enrichment from The YIVO Institute’s vast collections to visiting groups from high schools and universities. The YLMC offers a dynamic range of features, including:

• A striking welcome vestibule highlighting photographs and objects from YIVO’s storied history.
• Artifact displays from YIVO’s Archives and Library.
• Interactive activities like a poster-making station and a touch-screen map featuring hundreds of photos of Old-World Jewish shtetls.
• An intimate open-stacks library with Yiddish and English books.
• Multimedia stations for listening to sound recordings and watching videos from YIVO’s collections.
• A classroom for lessons that utilize rare archival materials.

The YLMC is currently open by appointment for visiting groups. Are you interested in bringing a class to visit the YIVO Learning and Media Center? Contact our Learning and Media Center Educator, Susannah Trubman, to schedule your visit today!