The Jewish Museum of Rome, housed in the monumental complex of the Great Temple, has been open since 1960 to showcase the collections of the Jewish Community of Rome: Roman silverware from the 17th and 18th centuries, precious textiles from all over Europe, illuminated parchments, marbles saved from the demolition of the Five Synagogues of the ghetto.
On November 22, 2005, the museum reopened after renovation work: seven completely new exhibition rooms, with an educational path designed to highlight the magnificent art objects and precious documents that tell the two-thousand-year history of the Jews of Rome, the relations between the Jews and the city, the festivals of the year, and those of life.
A unique reference point to discover the traditions, religion, and history of Roman Jews, belonging to one of the oldest communities in the world.
Today the museum features:
- A magnificent collection mainly dating back to the ghetto centuries (1555-1870), including about 400 silver items, 900 textiles, 100 marbles, in addition to casts, documents, parchments.
- 600 sq.m. of covered area, accessible to people with disabilities, air-conditioned.
- 7 exhibition rooms.
- Showcases and supports for the works designed according to the latest museological criteria.
- Captions and panels in Italian, English, Hebrew.
- A 35-minute video, “A Star on the Tiber,” the Jews of Rome from Emancipation to today, in Italian and English.
- The Garden with the Gallery of Ancient Marbles. Two synagogues, the Great Temple and the Spanish Temple, included in the visit route.
