Jewish Museum of Rome, Jewish and art museum in Great Synagogue complex, Rome, Italy
The Jewish Museum of Rome sits within the Great Synagogue complex and displays more than nine hundred liturgical textiles, illuminated parchments, marble pieces, and silver artifacts. The collection spreads across seven thematic rooms that cover seven centuries of the community's presence in the city.
The collection originates from Rome's Jewish ghetto period between 1555 and 1870, when the community lived under strict papal rules confined to a defined area. The items on display were shaped by this challenging era of the community's history.
The collection reflects how Rome's Jewish community kept their faith alive while becoming woven into city life. The objects on display show both religious devotion and the ways people adapted their customs to their surroundings.
The museum occupies the basement of the Great Synagogue, and admission includes a guided tour of the Great Synagogue and the smaller Spanish Synagogue in the same complex. The staircase down to the rooms was decorated with stained glass by Eva Fischer in 1980.
The collection includes items from the original Five Synagogues building that once stood on this site. These artifacts document an unbroken Jewish presence in Rome dating back to the second century BCE.
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