Židovské muzeum v Praze

Over het museum

The Jewish Museum in Prague is one of the oldest Jewish museums in Europe and was founded in 1906. Its origins are linked to the historian and Hebraist Salomon Hugo Lieben and the municipal councillor August Stein. The collection was based on objects from synagogues and prayer houses that were lost during the clearance of the Prague Jewish Ghetto.

After the Nazi occupation the museum society was dissolved in autumn 1939, and the collection was taken over by the Prague Jewish community. In 1942, on its initiative, the Central Jewish Museum was established, which served as a cover name and a safe storage place for liturgical objects, books and archival materials. After the war the museum was placed under national administration, and in 1950 it was nationalised together with its collections. Independent professional work became possible again only in 1994, when the museum buildings were returned to the Prague Jewish community and the museum was established from 1 October as a non-state institution.

The museum today consists not of one building but of several monuments in Josefov, the former Jewish Town of Prague: the Maisel, Pinkas, Klausen and Spanish Synagogues, the Ceremonial Hall and the Old Jewish Cemetery with more than 12,000 tombstones from the years 1439 to 1787. One ticket covers all these sites; the Old-New Synagogue is administered by the Jewish Community in Prague and has its own admission fee.

Hoogtepunten

• Memorial to the Victims of the Shoah from the Czech lands in the Pinkas Synagogue, with names on the walls
• Old Jewish Cemetery with more than 12,000 tombstones from 1439–1787
• Spanish Synagogue with an interior in the Moorish style
• Maisel Synagogue with an exhibition on the history of Jews in the Czech lands from the 10th to the 18th century
• Children's drawings from Terezín, 1942–1944

Vaste collectie

• Židé v českých zemích, 10.–18. století – The exhibition in the Maisel Synagogue presents the inner life of Jewish communities and their relationship with the surrounding society, including the Renaissance golden age of Prague's Jews and the legend of the Golem.
• Židé v českých zemích, 19.–20. století – The exhibition in the Spanish Synagogue follows the changes in Jewish life from the Josephine reforms to emancipation in 1867 and into the 20th century.
• Památník obětí šoa z českých zemí – In the Pinkas Synagogue, the names of the victims of the Shoah from the Czech lands are handwritten on the walls, including dates of birth and deportation.

Opgericht

1906

Beheerder

Židovské muzeum v Praze (nestátní organizace)

Directie

Pavla Niklová

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

One ticket covers the Maisel, Pinkas, Klausen and Spanish Synagogues, the Ceremonial Hall and the Old Jewish Cemetery, and also short-term exhibitions in the Klausen Synagogue; the Old-New Synagogue is administered by the Jewish Community and has its own admission fee. Tickets for individuals and families are valid for 3 opening days, and each site may be visited only once. The Prague Visitor Pass and Cool Pass (formerly Prague Card) give free admission (once during the card's validity); holders of AMG, ICOM and other museum association cards enter free; holders of the annual Lítačka coupon receive a 30% discount. Payment is accepted in CZK and EUR and by card.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

These are historic buildings, which offer limited possibilities for visitors with physical disabilities. The Maisel Synagogue, the Spanish Synagogue (platform lift), the Old Jewish Cemetery (entrance through the visitors' exit), the Robert Guttmann Gallery and the Visitor Centre are step-free. In the Klausen Synagogue the ground floor is accessible, and assistance is needed at three flights of stairs. The Pinkas Synagogue is not accessible; on request, only the outdoor exhibition Cesta bez návratu in Pinkas Lane is made accessible. Guide dogs and assistance dogs with a valid ticket may enter all exhibition spaces.

Kinderen & gezin

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Verschoonruimte

Children under 6 enter free. A changing table is in the Visitor Centre. The Department of Education and Culture runs programmes for parents with children.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum recommends leaving the car outside the centre and coming by public transport or on foot. Tickets are sold at the Visitor Centre at Maiselova 15 and at the Jewish Museum (ŽMP) ticket offices at the synagogues.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel
• Garderobe: niet aanwezig

The Visitor Centre has a café where kosher food can be bought, as well as toilets and a changing table. The museum shops are run by Museum Boutiques. The museum has no left-luggage facility; luggage over 30 litres is not permitted in the buildings.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur

The museum offers private tours after closing time and sublets its premises; the conditions are on the website in the Services section.

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