Jewish Museum of Florence

Entrance inscription, Jewish Museum of Florence

The Jewish Museum of Florence (Italian: Museo Ebraico di Firenze) is a museum of Jewish history located in the Great Synagogue of Florence, Italy.[1] The museum, which covers two spaces of the building, gathers an important collection of ancient objects of Jewish ceremonial art,[2] evidence of the high artistic level achieved by the Jewish-Italian communities in the field of applied arts. Exhibitions illustrate the history of Florentine Jews from the first settlements to the post-war reconstruction, featuring old photographs, films and a large number of objects of daily and commemorative use.[3]

  1. ^ "Open House at the Synagogue". Tuscan Traveler’s Tales. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sinagoga e Cimitero ebraico di Pisa - Firenze, Pisa, Siena". www.coopculture.it (in Italian). Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Synagogue of Florence and Museum of Hebraic art and culture - Florence". Museums in Florence. Retrieved June 30, 2021.