The Jewish Museum of Rome is part of the monumental complex of the Tempio Maggiore. The museum itinerary allows, through the visit of the different rooms, the reconstruction of Jewish life in Rome since the first settlements, in the 2nd century. Before the Common Era.
The Jewish Community has lived in Rome continuously for 2200 years: this characteristic makes it among the oldest communities present outside the Land of Israel. The works exhibited in the Museum mainly date back to the Ghetto period (1555-1870) and come entirely from the Palazzo delle Cinque Scole or Synagogues.
The very rich collection includes liturgical furnishings, manuscripts, incunabula, historical documents, registers and marble works. Since 1960 the Museum has exhibited its treasures in a single room, but the study and cataloging of all the works required a larger exhibition area and a new layout, inaugurated in 2005.
The Museum covers an area of 700 square meters and is divided into seven rooms with different themes. Within the museum itinerary it is possible to visit two synagogues: the Tempio Maggiore and the Spanish Synagogue, located inside the rooms of the Museum. The rooms, divided by theme, offer visitors the reconstruction of the life of the Jewish population in Rome, showing how they managed to integrate into the socio-economic structure of the City, while maintaining their religious and cultural identity.
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Adult ticket + 18 years € 16,00
Reduced ticket 10/17 years € 12,00
The visit includes: Free tour to the Jewish quarter with the support of a multilingual audio guide Audio guide available in the following languages: Italian, English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese
From Termini Station:
From St. Peter's
