Jewish Museum

The Jewish Museum in Prague is a of Jewish heritage in the and one of the most visited museums in . Its collection of Judaica is one of the largest in the world, about 40,000 objects, 100,000 books, and a copious archive of Czech Jewish community histories.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Czechia
  • Also known as: “Jewish Museum in Prague” and “Židovské muzeum”
  • Address: U staré školy 141/1, 141 Josefov, Praha 1, Praha, 11000
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Spanish Synagogue and Old Jewish Cemetery.

Museum
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The is a former Reform Jewish synagogue, located in the area of the so-called , , in the . The synagogue was completed in 1868 in the Moorish Revival style on the site of the presumably oldest synagogue, Old School.

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The is a Jewish cemetery in , Czech Republic, which is one of the largest of its kind in Europe and one of the most important Jewish historical monuments in . is situated 270 metres west of Jewish Museum.

Synagogue
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The , also called the Altneuschul, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Josefov, , in the . is situated 180 metres west of Jewish Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jewish Town and Stalin Monument.

Suburb
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The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of and the .

Locality
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Stalin's Monument was a 15.5 m granite statue honoring Joseph Stalin in , Czechoslovakia. It was unveiled on 1 May 1955 after more than 5+1⁄2 years of work, and was the world's largest representation of Stalin. The sculpture was demolished in late 1962.

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The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of and the Jewish Town.

Jewish Museum

Latitude
50.09029° or 50° 5′ 25″ north
Longitude
14.4211° or 14° 25′ 16″ east
Operator
Židovské muzeum v Praze
Open location code
9F2P3CRC+4C
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node 1269502274
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q707850
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Jewish Museum” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “犹太人博物馆”
  • Czech: “Židovské muzeum v Praze”
  • Czech: “ŽMP”
  • Dutch: “Joods Museum”
  • Esperanto: “Juda Muzeo de Prago”
  • Esperanto: “Juda Muzeo en Prago”
  • French: “Musee juif de Prague”
  • French: “musée juif de Prague”
  • French: “Musée juif de Prague”
  • Galician: “Museo Xudeu de Praga”
  • German: “Jüdisches Museum in Prag”
  • German: “Jüdisches Zentralmuseum”
  • German: “Židovské muzeum v Praze”
  • Greek: “Εβραϊκό Μουσείο της Πράγας”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון היהודי בפראג”
  • Japanese: “プラハのユダヤ博物館”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Żydowskie w Pradze”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Judeu de Praga”
  • Russian: “Еврейский музей”
  • Slovak: “Židovské múzeum v Prahe”
  • Spanish: “Museo Judío de Praga”
  • Ukrainian: “Єврейський музей у Празі”

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