Jewish Museum of Greece was founded in 1977, in order to collect, maintain and display the civilization material connected to the 2300 years of presence of the jewish community in Greece.

Jewish Museum of Greece was founded in 1977, in order to collect, maintain and display the civilization material connected to the 2300 years of presence of the jewish community in Greece.

Its collection is comprised of 7500 prototype objects, photographs and files, and contains varied material from the everyday and religious life and historic course of the Greek Jews.

The new Museum building houses the rich collection and the infrastructure to offer services to the public. The entire area of the Museum has been organized in spaces of permanent exhibition of the collection, modern art exhibitions, temporary exhibitions, video projections, training programmes room, library, photo archives and workshop, maintenance laboratory and gift shop.

In the museum, temporary exhibitions and events about modern arts, literature, poetry, music and in general every form of human expression are frequently organized. Also, the Museum plans to study the timeless and versatile character of the greek jewism. As a place of discovery, meeting and positive dialog between memories and history, between personal and collective identity, it attempts to be an active cultural spot for the continuity of history and collective memory.

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