Museo della Padova Ebraica
Museum in the former ghetto of Padua, housed in a 16th-century Ashkenazi synagogue, on the history and traditions of the city’s Jewish community.
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About the museum
The Museo della Padova Ebraica, active since 2015, tells the story of Padua’s Jewish community and offers insight into Jewish culture and traditions. It is located in the historic centre, in the area of the former ghetto near Piazza delle Erbe.
The seat is a 16th-century Ashkenazi synagogue, destroyed by an arson attack carried out by a group of fascists in the spring of 1943. It was restored at the end of the 1990s with particular attention to conservation: the arches of the original women’s galleries and the monumental 19th-century entrance staircase have survived.
The visit can be completed with the Sinagoga di rito italiano (Italian-rite synagogue), founded in 1548 and still in use, and with the Jewish cemetery. The museum also organises visits to the ghetto and to places of remembrance, such as the stumbling stones (pietre d’inciampo), cultural events and educational workshops for schools.
Highlights
- Restored 16th-century Ashkenazi synagogue
- Original women’s galleries and 19th-century staircase
- Italian-rite synagogue of 1548, still in use
- Jewish cemetery (visit by reservation)
- Routes on the ghetto and the stumbling stones (pietre d’inciampo)
- Founded
- 2015
- Operated by
- Comunità ebraica di Padova
- Visitors per year
- approx. 2,050
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €10 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €8Students up to 26 years |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 6 · Family: two adults with children under 12. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and their companions. |
| Students & apprentices | €8Up to 26 years. |
| Groups | –Booking required; groups of more than 20 people pay the reduced ticket. Private visit: €50 plus €10 per person (1 site), €80 plus €12 (2 sites), €150 plus €15 (3 sites). |
| Families | €30Two-site ticket: two adults with up to three children under 12. |
| Two-site ticket (for example museum and synagogue) | €12Reduced €10. |
| Three-site ticket with guided visit to the museum, synagogue and cemetery | €15Reduced €12. |
| Sunday: synagogue and stumbling stones (about one and a half hours, by reservation) | €15 |
| Sunday: museum, stumbling stones and synagogue (2 hours, by reservation) | €18 |
A ticket for one site is valid for the museum, the synagogue or the cemetery. Keeping your ticket gives a discount on admission to the Musei Civici di Padova, to be presented at the ticket office of the Museo agli Eremitani. Gift tickets are available.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The site does not provide information on accessibility; please contact the museum for clarification.
Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 60 min |
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| Kids’ admission | free up to age 6 |
| Family ticket | €30 · Two-site ticket: two adults with up to three children under 12. |
The museum offers visits and educational workshops for schools; family ticket for two sites.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
From the railway station take bus 3, 12, 16 or 22, or the tram towards Guizza; on foot it is about 20 minutes to the historic centre.
By car
Parking available
Prandina car park and other car parks of the Parcheggi Padova network; coaches can park in Piazza Rabin (near Prato della Valle) or in Piazzale Boschetti (near the Scrovegni Chapel), about a 10-minute walk from the museum.
Amenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 1.5 hrs |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided visits in Italian and English; for the cemetery, groups and private visits booking is required (form on the website, telephone or WhatsApp). Men must wear a head covering to enter the synagogue and the cemetery (single-use kippot are available at the entrance). Eating and drinking are not permitted in the museum or the synagogue. |
