Muzeum Żydowskie Oszpicin
Museum on the market square of old Oświęcim telling the history of the town’s Jewish inhabitants, combined with a historic synagogue and a café.
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About the museum
The Museum Oszpicin is run by the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation. Its task is to preserve the memory of the Jewish inhabitants of Oświęcim and to educate against hatred. Jews settled in the town in the 16th century and called it Oszpicin, from a Yiddish word meaning guests.
The museum is located at Plac ks. J. Skarbka in the centre of the old town and forms a complex with the historic synagogue Chewra Lomdej Misznajot, the only surviving Jewish house of prayer in Oświęcim, and the Café Bergson. The museum and the synagogue are entered through the café.
The permanent exhibition “Oszpicin. History of Jewish Oświęcim” presents nearly 400 years of the history of the local community, up to the Holocaust, in which almost the entire Jewish population of the town perished. The story is based on objects, documents and photographs. The collections can also be viewed in an online catalogue, and a phone application guides visitors around the town.
Highlights
- Permanent exhibition on the history of Jewish Oświęcim
- Historic synagogue Chewra Lomdej Misznajot
- Guided tours of the museum, the town and the cemetery
- Café Bergson in the museum complex
Permanent exhibition
- Oszpicin. Historia żydowskiego Oświęcimia – The permanent exhibition presents nearly 400 years of the history of the Jewish inhabitants of Oświęcim through objects, documents and photographs.
- Founded
- 2000
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 25 zł |
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| Reduced | 20 złpupils, students and people up to 26 years of age |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 · Children under 6 enter free. |
| Students & apprentices | 20 zł |
| Families | 50 zł |
| Guided tour for a small group (up to 5 people) | 200 złPrice of the guided tour; admission tickets are payable in addition. |
| Guided tour of the town and cemetery (up to 25 people) | 300 zł |
| Educational workshops (price per participant) | 25 zł |
The ticket covers the museum, the synagogue and the cemetery.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
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| Family ticket | 50 zł |
A family ticket is available; the museum organises, among other things, art workshops for children.
Getting there & parking
The museum is in the centre of the old town at Plac ks. J. Skarbka 5.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
Café Bergson (tel. 512 010 199, cafe@ajcf.pl) operates in the museum complex; the museum is entered through the café. The shop sells, among other things, T-shirts and magnets.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours of the museum and synagogue, of the town and of the cemetery, and workshops for young people can be booked through the form on the website; guides speak Polish, English, German and Hebrew. Prayer in the synagogue is also available. |
