Museum Judenplatz Wien, Jewish history museum in Innere Stadt, Austria
Museum Judenplatz Wien occupies a baroque building with medieval foundations in the Innere Stadt and presents permanent exhibitions about Jewish history in Vienna. The house also contains an active community center with a synagogue for the Misrachi congregation.
The building was seized following the 1421 pogrom and remained under non-Jewish control for centuries until returning to Jewish ownership in 1862. Archaeological finds show that the site's origins trace back to the 13th century.
The square itself still carries traces of its medieval Jewish past, and visitors can see how the location fits into the modern city. The museum makes this history tangible and shows how an entire community lived here.
The building is easily accessible on foot and located centrally in the Old Town, directly on the square bearing its name. Visitors should note that it functions as an active community space and may have varying access rules.
Excavations between 1995 and 1998 uncovered impressive remains of walls from the 13th and 14th centuries hidden beneath the current building. These findings show concretely how the medieval Jewish settlement was structured.
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