Jewish Museum of the City of Vienna, History museum in Innere Stadt, Austria.
The Jewish Museum of the City of Vienna operates from two central locations: Palais Eskeles and Judenplatz. The collection includes artworks, documents, and objects that tell stories from different periods in the city's history.
The museum was founded in 1896 as the world's first of its kind. It closed during the Nazi period and its collections were scattered, until the institution reopened in the 1990s.
The Judenplatz name reflects the long Jewish presence in this district, where people built their community for centuries. Visitors can feel these historical connections directly when they walk through the square today.
The museum is easily walkable from central Vienna, with both locations close to each other. The exhibitions are arranged clearly, making it simple for visitors to move between the two sites.
Beneath Judenplatz lie archaeological remains of a medieval synagogue destroyed in 1421. These findings offer insights into a period long before the modern history the museum presents.
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