Jødisk Museum Trondheim

About the museum

Jødisk Museum Trondheim opened on 12 May 1997 and was given to Trondheim as a gift from the Jewish Community in Trondheim to mark the city's millennium anniversary. The museum is publicly supported and is responsible for collecting, documenting and presenting Jewish history, culture and cultural heritage in Nordenfjeldske Norge (Central Norway) and on Svalbard, with objects, pictures, archival material and oral sources.

The museum is housed in a protected building at Kalvskinnet, which also houses the Jewish Community in Trondheim and Europe's northernmost synagogue. The exhibitions on the ground floor, “Hjemkomst” (Homecoming) and “Hjemme. Borte. Holocaust i Trondheim” (Home. Away. The Holocaust in Trondheim), deal with Jewish history in the region before, during and after the Second World War. A further exhibition is shown in the basement, and the synagogue on the first floor can be visited on a guided tour.

The museum also serves as a competence centre for research and outreach and cooperates with, among others, NTNU, Falstadsenteret (Falstad Centre), HL-senteret (HL Centre) and Jødisk Museum Oslo. The collections and archives can be accessed via Arkivportalen and DigitaltMuseum, and there are educational programmes for schools and higher education.

Highlights

• Europe's northernmost synagogue
• The exhibition “Hjemkomst” (Homecoming)
• The exhibition “Hjemme. Borte. Holocaust i Trondheim” (Home. Away. The Holocaust in Trondheim)
• City walk through Trondheim's Jewish quarter
• Family guided tours in summer

Permanent exhibitions

• Hjemkomst – Exhibition on the ground floor about Jewish history in Nordenfjeldske Norge (Central Norway).
• Hjemme. Borte. Holocaust i Trondheim – Exhibition on the ground floor about the Holocaust in Trondheim.

Founded

1997

Operated by

Jødisk Museum Trondheim

Director

Ulf Ingemar Gustafsson

Admission & discounts

Tickets are bought at the entrance, with Vipps or card.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• 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

Good access on the ground floor, where the exhibitions “Hjemkomst” and “Hjemme. Borte. Holocaust i Trondheim” are. The synagogue on the first floor is reached by stairs and a lift; the lift only runs between the ground floor and the first floor. The exhibition in the basement has limited accessibility because of stairs, and the floor is partly cobbled and uneven. There is a hearing loop on the ground and first floors. The exhibitions have no sound installations, only text and pictures. Regular guided tours are not specially adapted for people who are hard of hearing or visually impaired; adapted tours can be arranged in advance.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Family guided tours suitable for both children and adults are held on Wednesdays at 10:15–11:00 and Sundays at 12:15–13:00 from 1 June to 31 August.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Museum shop with souvenirs, books and objects relating to Norwegian-Jewish culture and history.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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