Jewish Museum of Rome

Why go

The collection connects ancient presence, the papal ghetto and the modern community without separating religious objects from lived history. Furnishings rescued from the former ghetto synagogues and ceremonial textiles show continuity through displacement, while access to the Great and Spanish synagogues anchors the objects in worship spaces.

What to look for

• Examine Torah ornaments, silverwork and textiles made or preserved during the ghetto centuries.
• Look for furnishings saved when the building containing the five former synagogues was demolished.
• Connect casts and documents from ancient Jewish Rome with the Great Synagogue completed in 1904.

Useful to know

• Allow 90 minutes when the visit includes the synagogues.
• Plan it with the Portico d’Ottavia and former ghetto streets directly outside.
• Verify current access and tour arrangements with the museum.

Your next visit

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