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Jewish Museum

During the Communist era the Jewish Museum was controlled by the Government; later on, after the revolution, it was handed back to the Jewish community in 1994. In total, the museum is made up of six historic sites: The Maisel Synagogue, The Spanish Synagogue, The Pinkas Synagogue, The Old Jewish Cemetery, The Klausen Synagogue and The Ceremonial Hall, all giving visitors a real image of Jewish life and culture in Prague over the centuries - including the tragic years of Nazi occupation and World War II.

Jewish Museum (Židovskė Muzeum)
Location: U Staré školy 1, Praha 1, Old Town
Tel: +420 224 819 456, Fax: +420 224 819 458,
Metro: Staromestská/Tram: 17, 18,
Website: www.jewishmuseum.cz
Open: 1 Apr-31 Oct, 9am-6pm, 1 Nov-31 Mar, 9am-4.30pm,
Closed: Saturdays and on Jewish holidays
Admission: 300 CZK (reduced 200 CZK); under 6 year free

Franz Kafka’s Birthplace

Kafka was a Czech Jew who wrote in German, and was a citizen of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at birth, and a citizen of the newly-minted nation of Czechoslovakia. He was born in Prague on July 3, 1883, exactly above the Batalion Schnapps bar on the corner of Maiselova and Kaprova.

Jewish Museum in Prague

The Jewish Museum founded in 1906 is the largest of its kind in Europe and contains a huge collection of sacred Jewish artefacts. The expositions of the Jewish Museum in Prague are located in six historic sites. The Old-New Synagogue (Straronova synagoga) is still used for religious services but the others are converted into memorials and exhibition halls.

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