Slovenské národné múzeum – Múzeum židovskej kultúry v Bratislave

About the museum

The Museum of Jewish Culture began to take shape within the Historical Museum of the Slovak National Museum as a department of Jewish culture. It became an independent specialised SNM museum with nationwide scope in 1994. Its mission is to preserve and present Jewish spiritual and material culture in Slovakia and to document the Holocaust.

The museum strives to rescue from destruction, oblivion or export abroad three-dimensional Judaica, documents, paintings and memorial objects. At its opening its own objects made up only a small part of the collection, and most of it was on loan from Jewish religious communities. Today the loans comprise only a few items, and about half of the collection consists of donations.

The permanent exhibition, open since May 1993, is installed in the Zsigray Curia on Židovská street. It presents the history and culture of Jews on the territory of Slovakia, their everyday life, holidays, the interior of a synagogue and prominent personalities. The exhibition concludes with a tribute to around 70,000 Holocaust victims from Slovakia. The Holocaust Museum in Sereď also belongs to the museum.

Highlights

• Exhibition on the history and culture of Jews in Slovakia
• Objects from synagogue life and domestic ritual life
• Memorial to around 70,000 Holocaust victims from Slovakia
• Seat in the Zsigray Curia in Old Bratislava

Permanent exhibition

• Expozícia židovskej kultúry na Slovensku – The permanent exhibition, open since May 1993, presents the history and culture of Jews in Slovakia, Jewish holidays, the interior of a synagogue and prominent personalities; it concludes with a tribute to the Holocaust victims.

Operated by

Slovenské národné múzeum

Admission & discounts

Free admission for supervising teachers (2 people per group), holders of ICOM, ICOMOS, UNESCO and SNM VIP cards, employees of museums and galleries in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, members of Parliament and staff of the Chancellery of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, employees of the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, and journalists.

Accessibility

• 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

The building has a lift to the individual floors, and the exhibition is also accessible for wheelchair users. At the entrance to the exhibition space there is a small step; assistance is provided.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

You can walk to the Zsigray Curia from Most SNP past the House At the Good Shepherd (Clock Museum) to Židovská street, or from the city centre along Kapucínska street – before the tunnel entrance, turn left into the street.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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