The National Museum of the Jewish People will present the sweep of the Jewish heritage across the world, from antiquity to the present. Its dual purpose is to define what Jewish culture is and to consider how, throughout history, Jews and Judaism have affected and been affected by the array of cultures and civilizations with which Jews have been in contact or in which they have been embedded. The ongoing discussion of definition, contact, influence and counter-influence will be offered through a dynamic combination of diverse and fascinating objects; innovative and interactive technologies; and a range of cognate programs and resources that connect visual and material culture to the arts of music, dance, theatre, sports and literature as well as to the sciences, from mathematics and physics to medicine and psychiatry.