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The Jewish Museum is the only museum in the Netherlands to focus on Jewish history, religion and culture. The museum is located in a group of four historical Ashkenazi synagogues at the heart of the former Jewish quarter in the centre of Amsterdam.
Come and find out at the Jewish Museum. Through personal stories, unique objects and art you’ll find out everything you ever wanted to know about Jewish religion, history and culture. You’ll learn about Jewish customs, rituals and festivals and you’ll see how Jews keep those traditions alive today.
The Joods Museum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌjoːts ɦɪsˈtoːris myˈzeːjʏm]; English: Jewish Museum), part of the Jewish Cultural Quarter, is a museum in Amsterdam dedicated to Jewish history, culture and religion, in the Netherlands and worldwide.
Four centuries of Jewish culture spread over four venues, all within a single square kilometre. Find out what being Jewish is all about in the heart of Amsterdam’s old Jewish area. Wander amid the history, learn about the religion and discover typical Jewish traditions.
Explore Jewish life in the Netherlands in these four superbly preserved monumental synagogues. From contemporary art to modern history: paintings, ceremonial objects, films and 3D presentations provide a full, up-to-date survey of Jewish religion and culture in the Netherlands over the centuries.
Table of Contents. The Jewish Quarter’s cultural and historic highlights. Jewish Historical Museum. Portuguese Synagogue (Esnoga) Hollandsche Schouwburg. National Holocaust Museum. Resistance Museum. Holocaust Names Monument. Jerusalem of the west: Origins of Amsterdam’s Jewish community.
Plan your visit to the Jewish Cultural Quarter. Here you will find all practical information such as opening hours, ticket prices and addresses.