Spiegelgasse Active Museum, Jewish history museum in Spiegelgasse, Wiesbaden, Germany.
The Spiegelgasse Active Museum occupies two connected buildings at numbers 9 and 11 on the street of the same name and documents the Jewish history of Wiesbaden. Building number 11 is one of the oldest residential structures in the city and houses a library with archives and rotating exhibitions.
The museum was founded in 1999 from a citizen movement that started in 1987 to prevent the demolition of building number 11. Historian Lothar Bembenek led that initiative to save this important structure from being torn down.
The place takes its name from the street where it sits and shows how Jewish families shaped daily life in the city over centuries. The exhibitions and archives tell stories of their crafts, businesses, and everyday routines in Wiesbaden.
The museum is open Thursday and Friday from 4 PM to 6 PM, and on Saturdays from 11 AM to 1 PM. The two connected buildings are easy to access and the exhibitions are laid out in a clear and straightforward way.
About 784 memorial stones have been placed in front of 427 houses across Wiesbaden under the museum's supervision. These brass plaques honor individual Holocaust victims and make their stories visible throughout the city.
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