Jewish Museum of Venice

The Jewish Museum of Venice is a widespread museum or an architectural and museum urban complex that includes exhibition spaces and synagogues present inside and outside the museum itself.

The Ghetto was the district of Venice where Jews were forced to reside during the period of the Republic of Venice.

It is located in the heart of the Cannaregio district and is accessed from the Campo del Ghetto Novo, in the corner between the two oldest synagogues in Venice.

Established in 1954 by the Jewish Community of Venice, since 1990 it has been regularly open to the public with guided tours, permanent and temporary exhibitions.

The museum's permanent collection includes ritual and household objects linked to Jewish holidays, decorative fabrics from the Torah and the synagogue. a collection of ketubboth (marriage contracts), a collection of ancient books including one of the first Talmud printed by Daniel Bomberg in 1500.

Map: Jewish Museum of Venice

vCard Info:

Address: Campo di Ghetto Nuovo, 2902/b, 30121
Venezia (VE) Veneto
Latitude: 45.44508562910107
Longitude: 12.32717514038086
Site: http://www.museoebraico.it/...

vCard created by: Tesori del Ghetto
Currently owned by: Tesori del Ghetto

Type: Building
Function: Museum
Creation date: 17-02-2020 03:55
Last update: 13/01/2021