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Last weekend the much-anticipated Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco had its grand opening!

The renovated structure was designed by architect Daniel Libeskind whose resume boasts the design of the new World Trade Center in New York, as well as the Berlin, Copenhagen, and Osnabrück Jewish museums.   

Architecturally unusual, Libeskind used the original structure, a former electric power substation, as the foundation for his modern design. The site is now an absolute must-see! A huge glistening block of blue steel looks like it just crashed into the original structure, and it abstractly forms two Hebrew letters that spell out chai, or life. Inside, the sun streams through these windows, creating a dazzling light display.

This museum opening is exactly what our Grand Opening Theme is for. If you know of a new venue that is making its debut to the world at your next travel destination, login and tell us about it.  Whether it's a hotel, art gallery, refurbished bridge, a new museum, a temporary exhibition, we want to hear about all of it!

(Photo: Contemporary Jewish Museum of San Francisco, by Tiffany Maleshefski)