Art, Theaters and Museums

Jewish Museum of Rome

The Jewish Museum of Rome is housed in the monumental complex of the Tempio Maggiore. It preserves the collections of the Jewish Community of Rome: Roman silverware from the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, precious fabrics from all over Europe, illuminated parchments, marble that escaped the destruction of the Five Schools, the five synagogues of the ghetto. Seven exhibition rooms with an educational path designed to highlight the magnificent art objects and precious documents, which tell the bi-millennial story of the Jews of Rome, the relations between Jews and the city, the festivals of the year and those of life. A unique reference point to discover the traditions, religion and history of the Roman Jews, belonging to one of the oldest communities in the world.

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