Samuel Bak Museum

Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History is a Lithuanian museum dedicated to the historical and cultural heritage of Lithuanian Jewry.
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday—Friday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Saturday—Sunday: 11:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Email: muziejus@jmuseum.lt
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Vilnius
  • Also known as: “Tolerancijos centras”, “Vilna Gaon Jewish Museum of Jewish History”, “Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum”, and “Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History”
  • Address: Naugarduko g. 10, Vilnius, 01309

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Choral Synagogue, Vilnius and MO Museum.

Synagogue
Photo: Kontis, Public domain.
The Choral Synagogue of Vilnius, officially, Taharat Ha-Kodesh Choral Synagogue in Vilnius, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 39 Pylimo Street, in the Old Town of , in the of . is situated 300 metres southeast of Samuel Bak Museum.

Museum
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The is a modern art museum in , Lithuania. As a private initiative of Lithuanian scientists and philanthropists Danguolė Butkienė and Viktoras Butkus, it functioned as an art museum without walls for about ten years. is situated 240 metres north of Samuel Bak Museum.

Manor estate
Photo: Хомелка, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former residential palace in , near the intersection of Trakų and Pylimo streets. There have been masonry buildings on the site since the 15th century. is situated 280 metres north of Samuel Bak Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vilnius Old Town and Naujamiestis.

Suburb
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The Old Town of Vilnius, one of the largest surviving medieval old towns in Northern Europe, as inscribed within UNESCO World Heritage Sites, has an area of 3.59 square kilometres.

Suburb
is an eldership in the Vilnius city municipality, . It occupies 4.9 km². According to the 2021 census, it had a population of 28,157, giving it a population density of 5,745 people per square kilometer.

Quarter
Photo: Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood in , the capital of , largely located in , a UNESCO World Heritage Site. means "beyond the river" or "the other side of the river" in the Lithuanian language and refers to the Vilnia River; the name Vilnius was derived from the Vilnia.

Samuel Bak Museum

Latitude
54.67719° or 54° 40′ 38″ north
Longitude
25.27724° or 25° 16′ 38″ east
Levels
3
Operator
Valstybinis Vilniaus Gaono žydų muziejus
Open location code
9G67M7GG+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 112958867
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q3013998
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Samuel Bak Museum” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Музэй габрэйскай гісторыі Віленскага гаона”
  • Catalan: “Museu estatal jueu Vilna Gaon”
  • Esperanto: “Vilna Gaono Juda Ŝtata Muzeo”
  • Esperanto: “Vilnogaona Juda Ŝtata Muzeo”
  • Finnish: “CAON JEWISH STATE MUSEUM”
  • French: “musée juif Gaon de Vilnius”
  • French: “Musée Juif Gaon de Vilnius”
  • German: “Jüdisches Gaon-von-Vilnius-Museum”
  • German: “Samuel Bak Museum”
  • German: “Staatliches Jüdisches Museum Gaon von Vilnius”
  • German: “Valstybinis Vilniaus Gaono žydų muziejus”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון הגאון מווילנה להיסטוריה יהודית”
  • Lithuanian: “Samuelio Bako muziejus”
  • Lithuanian: “Valstybinis Vilniaus Gaono žydų muziejus”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Historii Żydów im. Gaona Wileńskiego”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Historii Żydowskiej im. Gaona w Wilnie”
  • Russian: “Музей Самуэля Бака”
  • Spanish: “Museo estatal judío del Gaón de Vilna”
  • Spanish: “Museo estatal judío Vilna Gaon”
  • Ukrainian: “Valstybinis Vilniaus Gaono žydų muziejus”
  • Ukrainian: “Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum”
  • Ukrainian: “Державний єврейський музей Віленського Ґаона”
  • Ukrainian: “Єврейський державний музей Віленського ґаона”
  • Ukrainian: “מוזיאון בליטא”

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