Museo ebraico Carlo e Vera Wagner
Museum of the Jewish Community of Trieste, in the former Jewish hospital: sacred furnishings from the city’s synagogues, the history of the Community and a section on the Shoah.
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About the museum
The museum was opened in January 1993 on the initiative of the Jewish Community of Trieste, with the contribution of the Wagner-de Polo family. The building formerly housed a Jewish hospital and, until 1941, the Jewish Agency (Agenzia ebraica), which assisted refugees fleeing the Nazis who left Trieste for Palestine or the Americas. In the mid-1920s Polish Jews set up a small Ashkenazi prayer room (oratorio), active until 1987; today it is part of the display and is still occasionally used for worship.
The collection includes ritual objects, silverware, textiles and books from four city synagogues (1748–1825), dismantled in 1912 with the opening of the Tempio Maggiore (main synagogue), as well as private donations. The oldest piece dates from 1593. Notable objects include a 17th-century pledge book in Triestine dialect written in Hebrew characters, and two sovereign patents of Maria Teresa d’Austria of 1771.
The Shoah section displays personal objects confiscated from deported Jews of Trieste, returned to the Community only in 2000. On the ground floor spirituality and traditions, the history of the Community, the Shoah and the relationship with Eretz Israel are presented; on the first floor are the section on culture and a conference hall. Between 2014 and 2015 the museum was renewed with multimedia content and texts also in English.
Highlights
- Sacred furnishings from the four historic synagogues of Trieste
- Ashkenazi prayer room of the 1920s
- Shoah section with personal objects of the deportees
- 17th-century pledge book in Triestine dialect written in Hebrew characters
- Sovereign patents of Maria Teresa, 1771
Permanent exhibition
- Percorso permanente del museo – Spirituality and traditions, the history of the Jewish Community of Trieste, the Shoah and the relationship with Eretz Israel on the ground floor; the section on culture on the first floor.
- Founded
- 1993
- Operated by
- Comunità ebraica di Trieste
- Visitors per year
- approx. 3,110
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €7 |
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| Reduced | €4young people aged 10 to 18 and students |
| Children & teens | €4free up to age 9 · Free under 10 for individual visits. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and companions. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €4 per personGroups of at least 10 people: €4 per person; the guided visit by staff costs €50 for non-school groups and is free for schools; guides, teachers and people with disabilities do not pay. |
| Museum and synagogue, full price | €11 |
| Museum and synagogue, reduced | €7 |
| Museum and cemetery, full price (October to May) | €12 |
| Museum and cemetery, reduced (October to May) | €8 |
| Museum, synagogue and cemetery, full price (October to May) | €16 |
| Museum, synagogue and cemetery, reduced (October to May) | €11 |
Free admission also for holders of the FVGcard.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours in Italian, Hebrew, English and French for groups of at least 10 people, bookable by telephone or e-mail every day except Saturday and Sunday. The captions of the display are also available in English. |
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