Jewish Museum Munich

The Jewish Museum Munich, provides an overview of Munich’s Jewish history and is part of the city's new Jewish Center located at Sankt-Jakobs-Platz in , .
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Munich, Germany dedicated to Jewish history and culture
  • Also known as: “Jewish Museum of Munich” and “JMM”
  • Address: Sankt-Jakobs-Platz 16, München, 80331
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ohel Jakob synagogue and Munich Stadtmuseum.

Synagogue
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is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at the Sankt-Jakobs-Platz in , . It was built between 2004 and 2006 as the new main synagogue for the Jewish community in Munich.

Museum
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The or Munich City Museum, is the city museum of . It was founded in 1888 by Ernst von Destouches. It is located in the former municipal arsenal and stables, both buildings of the late Gothic period. is situated 100 metres northeast of Jewish Museum Munich.

Church
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Saint James's Church, is a church in . It serves the School Sisters of Our Blessed Lady as a monastery church. The church contains the grave of Blessed Maria Theresia Gerhardinger.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altstadt and Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt.

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meaning "old city" is the very heart of Munich. Three gates are all that remain of the medieval defensive walls, but within is a well-preserved district with many of Munich's iconic sights: twin-towered Frauenkirche, New City Hall with clockwork figures dancing to the chimes of its Glockenspiel, and Hofbräuhaus that temple to drinking and gorging.

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is the district of immediately south and west of , which is the historic centre. It's where most visitors arrive, as it's the transport hub, with trains from all parts of Germany, S-Bahn commuter lines from the airport and elsewhere in the city, and the central bus station.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Jewish Museum Munich

Latitude
48.13433° or 48° 8′ 4″ north
Longitude
11.57231° or 11° 34′ 20″ east
Open location code
8FWH4HMC+PW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24164434
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q320903
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“Jewish Museum Munich” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Հրեական թանգարան (Մյունխեն)”
  • Armenian: “Հրեական թանգարան”
  • Chinese: “慕尼黑犹太博物馆”
  • Dutch: “Jewish Museum Munich”
  • Esperanto: “MünJüdisches Museum Münchenchen”
  • Esperanto: “המוזיאון היהודי במינכן”
  • French: “musée juif de Munich”
  • French: “Musée juif de Munich”
  • Georgian: “მიუნხენის ებრაული მუზეუმი”
  • German: “JMM”
  • German: “Jüdisches Museum München”
  • German: “Jüdisches Museum”
  • Greek: “Εβραϊκό Μουσείο του Μονάχου”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון היהודי במינכן”
  • Italian: “Jüdisches Museum München”
  • Italian: “Museo ebraico di Monaco di Baviera”
  • Italian: “Museo ebraico”
  • Romanian: “Jüdisches Museum München”
  • Romanian: “המוזיאון היהודי במינכן”
  • Russian: “Еврейский музей в Мюнхене”
  • Spanish: “Museo Judío de Múnich”
  • Spanish: “Museo Judio”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Israelitische Kultusgemeinde (Gemeindezentrum) and Klangsteine.

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