Jewish Museum in Prague | Jewish Town Ticket

Together with the Old-New Synagogue, these sites represent the most important historic monuments in Prague's Jewish Quarter and form the best-preserved complex of Jewish monuments in Europe.

Admission to the sites of the Jewish Museum and the Old-New Synagogue requires a Jewish Town Ticket. It is not possible to purchase admission to an individual site, although you can visit certain synagogues individually by attending an evening concert (see below).

Jewish Town Tickets can be purchased on the day. However, for a guided Jewish Quarter Tour, which includes admission, we recommend booking in advance, as places are limited.

HISTORIC SITES IN THE JEWISH MUSEUM IN PRAGUE

Maisel Synagogue
Founded in 1592, Maisel Synagogue houses an exhibition tracing the history of Jews in the Bohemian Lands, from the establishment of the earliest Jewish communities in the 10th century to emancipation in the late 18th century.

Spanish Synagogue
The Spanish Synagogue is often described as the most beautiful synagogue in Europe. Its exhibition follows chronologically from the displays in the Maisel Synagogue, tracing the history of Jews in the Bohemian Lands during the 19th and 20th centuries, a momentous period for Prague's Jewish community.

Pinkas Synagogue
Dating from 1535, the Pinkas Synagogue was built by the Horowitz family. After the Second World War, it became the Memorial to the Victims of the Shoah from the Czech Lands. Its walls are inscribed with the names of around 80,000 Jewish victims from Bohemia and Moravia, together with their personal details and communities of origin.

Klausen Synagogue
(partially open for temporary exhibitions only; full reopening planned by 2028)
Located beside the Old Jewish Cemetery, the Klausen Synagogue is the largest surviving synagogue of the former Jewish ghetto. It was also used as a place of prayer by the Prague Burial Society. Before closing for renovation, it housed the permanent exhibition 'Jewish Customs and Traditions'. The synagogue is currently used for temporary exhibitions and special events.

Old Jewish Cemetery
Founded in the 15th century, the Old Jewish Cemetery is among the oldest surviving Jewish burial grounds in the world. It is also one of the most evocative. Because of restricted space in the ghetto and the prohibition against disturbing existing graves, new layers of soil were added and later burials placed above earlier ones, in some places creating up to ten burial layers.

Ceremonial Hall
(closed until 2027 for renovation)
The Ceremonial Hall of the Prague Burial Society, beside the Old Jewish Cemetery, was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1906-08. Before closing for renovation, it housed part of the exhibition 'Jewish Customs and Traditions', focusing on customs and ceremonies associated with illness, death and burial.

ARTSCHUL Gallery (formerly the Robert Guttmann Gallery)
The ARTSCHUL Gallery hosts temporary exhibitions focusing on Jewish life, the persecution of Bohemian and Moravian Jews during the Second World War, Jewish monuments in Czechia and the Jewish presence in contemporary visual art.

Following major renovation, it reopened in October 2026 with a temporary exhibition entitled 'Lost and Found', featuring Jewish ritual objects and books that were lost and only recently rediscovered.

The name ARTSCHUL is a play on words combining 'art' with Altschul, the name of the oldest documented synagogue in Prague, which stood on the site from the 13th century until 1686.

OLD-NEW SYNAGOGUE

The Old-New Synagogue in Prague, completed around 1270, is the oldest surviving building in the Jewish Quarter and the oldest active synagogue in Europe. It has served as the main place of worship for Prague's Jewish community for over 700 years, and regular services are still held there today.

HOW TO VISIT THE JEWISH MUSEUM IN PRAGUE & OLD-NEW SYNAGOGUE

Jewish Town Ticket: Entry to the historic sites requires a Jewish Town Ticket. Allow at least 2-3 hours for your visit.

Purchase a Jewish Town Ticket on the day of your visit from the Jewish Museum Information Centre at Maiselova 15, Prague 1.

The sites are open year-round from Sunday to Friday, except on Jewish holidays. They are closed on Saturdays (Shabbat).

Guided Tour (recommended): The best way to visit the Jewish Quarter is to take a Jewish Quarter Tour (includes Jewish Town Ticket). This offers excellent value and a more informative experience than visiting the sites independently.

Tour availability is limited due to the small number of certified guides, so booking in advance is strongly recommended.

Concert: An alternative way to visit one of the Jewish Museum's most impressive sites is to attend a concert at the Spanish Synagogue.

Other ways to explore the Jewish Quarter:

The following Prague city tours include a walk through the Jewish Quarter, with external views of the historic sites:

Old Town & Jewish Quarter Tour
Historic Centre Tour
Historic Centre & Castle Tour + Boat Trip
Prague Explorer Tour + Boat Trip
Prague City & Castle Tour + Boat Trip

HISTORY OF THE JEWISH MUSEUM IN PRAGUE

The Jewish Museum in Prague was established in 1906 to preserve valuable artefacts from synagogues and other historic buildings demolished during the redevelopment of the Jewish Quarter at the turn of the 20th century.

Following the Nazi occupation in 1939, the museum association was dissolved. In 1942, the museum was re-established as the Central Jewish Museum, with Nazi approval, to receive Jewish ceremonial objects, books and archival documents confiscated from Jewish communities in Bohemia and Moravia.

In 1950, the communist state took control of the museum, severely restricting its research and preservation work and limiting the extent of its exhibitions.

On 1 October 1994, the Jewish Museum in Prague became an independent organisation once more. Soon afterwards, it began an extensive programme to restore the monuments under its care, which is ongoing.

TEREZÍN CONCENTRATION CAMP & GHETTO

During the Second World War, thousands of Jewish people from Prague were deported to the Terezín Ghetto, located approximately 60 km from the city. The Terezín Tour, which departs from Prague, tells the story of this dark chapter in human history.