Jewish Museum in Prague

The Jewish Museum in Prague is a collection of historic synagogues and monuments in the former Jewish Quarter, Josefov, offering insights into Jewish history and culture.

Planning your visit

The Jewish Museum in Prague is not one building but a route through Josefov, the former Jewish quarter, and its collection exists for a terrible reason: during the occupation, Jewish objects confiscated from communities across Bohemia and Moravia were brought to Prague and catalogued by Jewish scholars, most of whom were later murdered. The result is one of the largest collections of Judaica in the world, assembled under the worst possible circumstances.

The ticket covers several sites. The Pinkas Synagogue carries the names of some 78,000 Czech Jewish victims of the Holocaust hand-painted on its walls, and upstairs holds drawings made by children in Terezín. The Old Jewish Cemetery, used from the fifteenth century when Jews were forbidden to bury elsewhere, holds some 12,000 visible headstones tilted against each other over graves stacked twelve deep. The Spanish, Maisel and Klausen synagogues house the collections and historical exhibitions. The Old-New Synagogue, from around 1270 and still in use, is Europe's oldest active synagogue.

Head covering is required in the synagogues. Allow three hours. Bookable options include private after-hours tours. Current availability is listed below.