Jewish Museum (Zidovske Muzeum)

The Jewish Museum (or Židovské muzeum) operates over several sites, including the Old Jewish Cemetery, the Spanish Synagogue and the Maisel Synagogue. Together this cluster of sites - which you can visit as a tour with an English-speaking guide - gives you a rounded picture of the history of the Jewish people in Prague.

The various exhibitions center on Jewish customs, artifacts such as Torah covers and synagogue silver, and memorials to those lost in the Holocaust. The Old Jewish Cemetery, with its ancient tombstones all packed in together, is a reminder of the ghettoization of Jews in the medieval city.

Practical Info

The Jewish Museum includes the Old Jewish Cemetery, the Maisel Synagogue, the Spanish Synagogue, the Ceremonial Hall, the Pinkas Synagogue and the Klausen Synagogue. These sites are all in the Josefov area of Prague.