Museo Ebraico di Roma
Museum in the Tempio Maggiore complex on the history of the Roman Jewish community, with liturgical furnishings, silverware, textiles and ghetto documents.
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About the museum
The Jewish Museum of Rome is located in the monumental complex of the Tempio Maggiore and reconstructs Jewish life in Rome from the first settlements, dating back to the 2nd century BC. The Jewish community has lived in Rome for over 2,200 years without interruption, one of the oldest outside the Land of Israel. The works on display date mainly from the ghetto period (1555–1870) and come entirely from the Palazzo delle Cinque Scole, the former synagogues of the ghetto.
Since 1960 the museum had displayed its treasures in a single room; the study and cataloguing of all the works required more space and a new display, inaugurated in 2005. Today the museum occupies about 700 square metres and is arranged in themed rooms: from the Middle Ages and the festivals of the year to the treasures of the Cinque Scole, from life in the ghetto to emancipation and the 20th century, with a room dedicated to Libyan Jewry, inaugurated on 8 December 2009, and a Sala degli Argenti.
The rich collection includes liturgical furnishings, manuscripts, incunabula, historical documents, registers, around 900 textiles and marble works. The route shows how Roman Jews integrated into the society and economy of the city while maintaining their identity; the ticket also includes the guided visit to the Tempio Maggiore.
Highlights
- Galleria dei Marmi Antichi with inscriptions of the 16th–19th centuries
- Guardaroba dei Tessuti with around 900 historical textiles
- Treasures of the Cinque Scole: silverware, textiles and polychrome marbles
- Life in the ghetto and the room on emancipation and the 20th century
- Room on Libyan Jewry
- Guided visit to the Tempio Maggiore included in the ticket
Permanent exhibitions
- Percorso del museo – Themed rooms on history, festivals, life in the ghetto, the treasures of the Cinque Scole, emancipation and the 20th century, with liturgical furnishings, silverware, textiles, manuscripts and marbles.
- Galleria dei Marmi Antichi – Inscriptions of the 16th–19th centuries recording bequests, land purchases for the cemetery and the activities of the confraternities.
- Sala dell'ebraismo libico – Room inaugurated in 2009 on the arrival in Rome of Jewish refugees from Libya in 1967.
- Founded
- 1960
- Operated by
- Fondazione per il Museo Ebraico di Roma
- Visitors per year
- approx. 97,000
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €12 |
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| Reduced | €6students up to the age of 25, with the enrolment document for the current year |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 9 · Free admission for children under 10; in guided visits for school groups the €6 student rate applies to the younger children too. |
| Visitors with disabilities | –Free admission for those with a disability certificate above 74%; if not self-sufficient, also for one companion. Free tickets are collected on presentation of the certificate and cannot be booked online. |
| Students & apprentices | €6Up to the age of 25, with the enrolment document for the current year. |
| Groups | –Guided visit of the museum and synagogues for families and adult groups of up to 25 people: €100 plus tickets; for schools and universities of up to 25 people: €50 plus student tickets. Guided visit of the Jewish quarter (former ghetto): €100 (1–4 people), €150 (5–15 people), €10 per person (16–35 people); schools and universities €90 (1–15 students) or €6 per student (16–35). |
| Agreement ticket | €10For holders of the agreements listed on the website |
The ticket includes the museum visit with a free audio guide and entry to the Tempio Maggiore with a guided tour. A service fee of €1 is added for online booking; tickets are not refundable. Free admission also for ICOM and ICOMOS members, members of the law enforcement agencies and accredited journalists. Guided tours for individuals, schools, universities and groups: online booking compulsory, at least 5 days in advance.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 9 |
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- Family tours & workshops
Educational workshops for primary school children (6–10 years) by reservation, with creative activities on Jewish festivals and traditions.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Circo Massimo · 1 km
Buses 23, 63 and 280 along the Lungotevere, a few tens of metres from the synagogue; tram 8 in via Arenula; lines C3, H, 40, 46, 62, 64, 70, 81, 87, 130, 190, 492 and 916 at largo Argentina. The nearest metro station, Circo Massimo, is just over 1 km away.
The museum is located in via Catalana (synagogue), near the Tiber Island and Trastevere.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
The museum has a Museum Shop.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes (IT, EN, HE, ES, DE, RU, FR) |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The audio guide is free and works with a QR code on mobile devices. Entry to the Tempio Maggiore is with a guided tour. The museum also offers an augmented and virtual reality experience about the ghetto of 1555 (about 30 minutes, 60 with the explanation from educators), in Italian and English with immersive headsets. |
