Jewish Museum

This museum exerts great fascination and surprise on its visitors, both for the quality of the exhibitions, which were recently renovated, and for its architecture.

The history of Jews in Germany is conveyed in a surprising and moving way, not only by the objects and media presentations, which are beautifully displayed, but also by the architecture of the main building.

In such an unprecedented way, the environments are created through the combination of elements such as light, temperature, the slope of the floor, the ceiling height and the texture of the walls, carefully chosen to awaken impressions and feelings in their visitors. relation to the passages and facts that marked the trajectory of the Jews in Germany.

The current museum consists of a set of three buildings: the baroque Kollegienhaus (former Court of Appeal), built in 1735; the zigzag-shaped building, designed by the architect Daniel Libeskind, opened in 2001 and, on the opposite side of the street where these two buildings are located, the building was built, also designed by Libeskind, which houses the Werner Michael Blumenthal Academy and the Children's Museum, which houses the »Arche Noah« exhibition,

This tour, full of emotions, lasts approximately an hour and a half and can be done in Portuguese and Spanish.

Foto: Maristela Pimentel Alves