Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, Jewish museum in Obraztsova Street, Moscow, Russia.
The center sits on Obraztsova Street and spreads across several floors with exhibition rooms, educational facilities, and an archive section. The interiors combine exposed concrete structures with digital installations presenting documents, photographs, and personal memorabilia.
The institution opened in 2012 after the old garage was adapted to preserve materials about Jewish life in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union. Collections document communities from the 18th century to the present, focusing on everyday experiences and family memories.
The constructivist building originally served as a bus garage before being converted for this purpose, preserving its architectural identity. Visitors today see how industrial forms from the 1920s combine with modern exhibition spaces.
The center sits near Maryina Roshcha metro station, from where most visitors walk. Exhibition floors are accessible by lift, and the entire route is designed for wheelchair access.
One room holds a reconstructed synagogue where visitors can sit on benches and experience the feel of a service through projections on the walls. Another section uses preserved audio recordings of family stories, played through speakers in dimmed corridors.
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