The Joods Museum is a museum about past and present Jewish life in the Netherlands. It is housed in 4 monumental synagogues.
The Joods Museum is a museum about past and present Jewish life in the Netherlands. It is housed in 4 monumental synagogues.
One of the 4 synagogues in which the Joods Museum is housed
The Joods Museum opened its doors in 1932 and was inititally housed at De Waag on Nieuwmarkt square. Following the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands in World War II, the museum was forced to close and much of the collection was lost. The museum reopened its doors in 1955.
By the end of the 16th century, Jews fled from Spain and Portugal the Inquisition and settled in the upcoming Amsterdam. Jews from Germany and Eastern Europe followed. Amsterdam became their Mokum, a second Jerusalem.
Read more about the Jewish Community of Amsterdam.
The museum is housed in a group of 4 historical Ashkenazi synagogues at the heart of the Old Jewish Quarter (Jodenbuurt) in the centre of Amsterdam.
The Jewish Museum junior is a museum created especially for younger visitors inside the Jewish Museum.
Across the street is the magnificent Snoge or Portuguese Synagogue, which is still in use by Sephardi Jews.
Other nearby attractions are the Waterlooplein (flea market), Hortus Botanicus, National Holocaust Museum and the former Hollandsche Schouwburg theatre - which houses a monument to the Dutch Jewish victims of World War II -
Joods Museum
Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1
Amsterdam (Centrum)
tram 14 Waterlooplein
directions_subway 51 53 54 Waterlooplein
local_parking Stadhuis
| Opening hours | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 10:00 | - | 17:00 |
| Mon | 10:00 | - | 17:00 |
| Tue | 10:00 | - | 17:00 |
| Wed | 10:00 | - | 17:00 |
| Thu | 10:00 | - | 17:00 |
| Fri | 10:00 | - | 17:00 |
| Sat | 10:00 | - | 17:00 |
| Entrance fee* | |
|---|---|
| €20.00 | adults (18+) |
| €10.00 | students |
| € 8.00 | 13-17 years |
| € 6.00 | 6-12 years |
| free | 0-5 years |
* A ticket is valid for the Jewish Museum, Jewish Museum junior and Portuguese Synagogue
official website
www.jck.nl
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The permanent exhibition features the following themes: the role of religion and tradition, the links with Israel, the persecution of Jews during the Second World War, personal life stories and the mutual influence of Jewish and Dutch culture.
The museum also houses a temporary exhibition in which have been displayed works by artists such as Andy Warhol, Jozef Israëls and Marc Chagall.
temporary exhibition
30 October 2023 - 31 March 2024
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