National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah
The Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah is a public history museum in Ferrara, Italy. It opened in 2017, and traces the history of the Jewish people in Italy starting from the Roman empire through the Holocaust of the 20th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: Friday—Sunday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Email: info@meisweb.it
- Type: Museum
- Description: history museum in Ferrara, Italy
- Also known as: “MEIS”, “MEIS - Museo nazionale dell’Ebraismo Italiano e della Shoah”, and “Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah”
- Address: Via Piangipane 79, Ferrara, 44121
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ferrara Cathedral and Stadio Paolo Mazza.
Ferrara Cathedral
Church
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 2.5.
Ferrara Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in Ferrara, Northern Italy. Dedicated to Saint George, the patron saint of the city, it is the seat of the Archbishop of Ferrara and the largest religious building in the city. Ferrara Cathedral is situated 550 metres east of National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah.
Stadio Paolo Mazza
Stadium
Photo: Lungoleno, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stadio Paolo Mazza is a multi-use stadium in Ferrara, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SPAL. Located in the Rione Giardino, west of Ferrara within the city walls, it was built in the immediate vicinity of the area where the former playground of SPAL, Campo di Piazza d'Armi, stood since 1919. Stadio Paolo Mazza is situated 670 metres northwest of National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah.
Palazzo Bentivoglio
Photo: Defk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palazzo Bentivoglio is a late-Renaissance palace located on Via Garibaldi in central Ferrara, Region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy… Palazzo Bentivoglio is situated 300 metres northeast of National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malborghetto di Boara and Cassana.
Malborghetto di Boara
Village
Photo: Nicola Quirico, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Malborghetto di Boara is a village, which is situated 4 km northeast of National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah.
Cassana
Village
Photo: Paolo Monti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cassana is a village, which is situated 4½ km west of National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah.
Pontelagoscuro
Village
Photo: Rapallo80, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ferrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, capital of the province of Ferrara. As of 2016, it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated 44 kilometres northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north. Pontelagoscuro is situated 5 km north of National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah.
National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah
- Categories: Jewish museum, history museum, ethnographic museum, historic house museum, private museum, specialized museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Ferrara, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
44.83547° or 44° 50′ 8″ northLongitude
11.6134° or 11° 36′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8FPHRJP7+59OpenStreetMap ID
node 6397347747OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q20744415
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Spanish—“National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “MEIS”
- Esperanto: “Nacia Muzeo de Itala Judismo kaj la Ŝoaho”
- French: “musée national du judaïsme italien et de la Shoah”
- French: “Musée national du judaïsme italien et de la Shoah”
- German: “Museo Nazionale dell’Ebraismo Italiano e della Shoah”
- Hebrew: “MEIS”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון יהדות איטליה והשואה”
- Italian: “MEIS”
- Italian: “Museo nazionale dell’ebraismo italiano e della Shoah”
- Spanish: “Museo del Judaísmo Italiano y el Holocausto”
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