Museo Sefardí de Granada
Small private museum in a typical house in El Realejo, the former Jewish quarter, dedicated to the culture and history of the Sephardic Jews of Granada.
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About the museum
The Museo Sefardí de Granada opened in 2013, the year in which Spanish nationality was granted to the descendants of the Sephardic Jews expelled after the Alhambra Decree, signed by the Catholic Monarchs in this very city. It is a private initiative of the Chevalier family, descended from conversos, and it occupies a typical house in El Realejo.
El Realejo was the Jewish quarter of Granada before the expulsion of 1492, known in Muslim times as Garnata al-Yahud. The Jewish community remained in the city for more than fifteen centuries and produced figures such as Samuel Ibn Nagrella, who gave the city a system of public baths, and Yehudá Ibn Tibón, physician, translator, vizier and poet.
The house displays objects of everyday life, city maps and a library specialising in Jewish subjects. Its route recreates, as a miniature visit, the places of worship, trade and crafts of the former Jewish quarter, and includes a collection of objects used in Jewish worship, a complete ceramic kitchen and a small patio in Sephardic style.
Highlights
- Typical house in El Realejo, the former Jewish quarter of Granada
- Collection of objects used in Jewish worship
- Complete ceramic kitchen and patio in Sephardic style
- City maps and a library on Jewish subjects
- Miniature tour of the synagogues, shops and trades of the former Jewish quarter
Permanent exhibition
- Exposición permanente sobre la cultura sefardí – Objects of everyday life and of Jewish worship, city maps, and a miniature recreation of the places of worship, trade and crafts of Granada's former Jewish quarter.
- Founded
- 2013
- Operated by
- Iniciativa privada (familia Chevalier)
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Getting there & parking
The museum is in Placeta Berrocal, in the Realejo district, at the foot of the Alhambra.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | It is advisable to call beforehand to confirm opening hours and to book a visit. |
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