Complesso museale ebraico di Casale Monferrato

About the museum

The complex lies in the heart of the old ghetto of Casale Monferrato, where Jews settled at the end of the 16th century and were forced to live from 1724 on the order of Victor Amadeus II. The building occupies one entire side of Vicolo Salomone Olper. Until 1848 synagogues could not have a recognisable façade or direct access from the street, so the entrance has always been from the inner courtyard.

The synagogue was inaugurated in 1595 and was enlarged and restored several times; today it presents the Piedmontese Baroque-Rococo splendour of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The Museum of Jewish Art and History, known as the Museo degli Argenti, designed by the architect Giulio Bourbon as part of the project to reopen the complex in 1969, holds one of the most important collections of Jewish art and historical objects in Europe, with ritual silverware and embroidered textiles.

The Museo dei Lumi, created from the 2000s in the premises of the former matzah bakery, houses more than 250 artist-made chanukkiot. The route also includes the entrance hall with the Shoah Memorial by Antonio Recalcati, the courtyard with contemporary works of art and the historical archive of the Community.

Highlights

• Baroque-Rococo synagogue of 1595
• Museo degli Argenti with ritual objects and embroidered textiles
• Museo dei Lumi with more than 250 artist-made chanukkiot
• Micrographic portraits of Moses, Solomon and King David
• Memoriale della Shoah by Antonio Recalcati

Operated by

Comunità ebraica di Casale Monferrato / Fondazione Casale Ebraica

Visitors per year

approx. 16,545

Admission & discounts

Free admission with the Abbonamento Musei Piemonte Valle d'Aosta and for accompanying teachers.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours
• Easy-to-read materials
• Audio description

The complex is accessible without architectural barriers on 3 of its 4 levels; the lift serves the ground floor, the basement and the first floor, while the second floor cannot be reached for structural reasons. Accessible WC on the ground floor. Through the “Casale Ebraica” app, a tactile route (in Italian and English), a route in LIS and International Sign, guides in Easy to Read and in AAC are available.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Bookshop.

Events & venue rental

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