Jewish Museum in Stockholm
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The Jewish Museum in Stockholm, located in the city’s oldest preserved synagogue, showcases the history and culture of Swedish-Jewish heritage through permanent and temporary exhibitions.
Planning your visit
The Jewish Museum in Stockholm moved in 2019 into the Great Synagogue on Själagårdsgatan — the oldest preserved synagogue in the city, built in 1795 in a courtyard because Jews were then permitted to worship only out of public view. The building itself is the primary exhibit, and the museum was designed around it rather than into a neutral space.
Swedish Jewish history is distinctive. Jews were first permitted to settle in 1775 under restrictions, and Sweden's neutrality in the Second World War produced a complicated record: initially restrictive refugee policy, then the rescue of almost the entire Danish Jewish population across the sound in 1943, and Raoul Wallenberg's work in Budapest. The museum covers all of it, alongside religious practice, Jewish life in Sweden today, and postwar immigration.
Personal objects and family stories carry the display, and the scale is intimate.
It sits in Gamla Stan, Stockholm's old town. Allow ninety minutes. Bookable options include private tours combining the museum with Jewish Gamla Stan. Current availability is shown below.
Before you book
Where is Jewish Museum in Stockholm?
Jewish Museum in Stockholm is in Stockholm, Sweden.
How long should I allow for Jewish Museum in Stockholm?
Allow ninety minutes. That is the time the collection itself takes at an unhurried pace, before any queue.
Do I need to book Jewish Museum in Stockholm in advance?
Private tours are arranged for a set date and time, so they need booking in advance.
