Museum of Jewish Culture

The Museum of Jewish Culture (Slovak: Múzeum židovskej kultúry) is a museum in Bratislava, Slovakia, which focuses on the history of the Jews in Slovakia. Opened in 1993, it is a component of the Slovak National Museum, and its director is Pavol Mešťan.[1][2][3]

17 Židovská Street, where the museum is located

History

The Museum of Jewish Culture began to take shape on the grounds of the SNM Historical Museum as the Department of Jewish Culture. It became an independent SNM museum with nationwide operation in 1994.[4]

Expositions
  • Exposition of Jewish culture in Slovakia in the premises of the Zsigray Curia at Židovská 17 in Bratislava.[5]
  • Barkány's permanent collection of Judaica in the Prešov Synagogue.[5]
  • Synagogue in Nitra. In the women's gallery, the exhibition is dedicated to the fate of Jews in Slovakia.
  • The Sereď Holocaust Museum[6] (opened January 26, 2016[7]) is located in the authentic premises of the former Sereď Labor and Concentration Camp.

References
  1. "V Múzeu židovskej kultúry priblížia osobnosť šachového génia R. Rétiho". TERAZ.sk. TASR. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. "Múzeum židovskej kultúry oslavuje štvrťstoročie". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 21 May 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. "Táborom v Seredi prešlo 16 000 ľudí, po 10 rokov otvorili pripravovanú výstavu: Dôležitý odkaz". Nový Čas (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. "Kontakty, Slovenské národné múzeum". www.snm.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  5. múzeum, Slovenské národné. "Expozícia židovskej kultúry na Slovensku". www.snm.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  6. "Sídlo a ďalšie objekty múzea, Slovenské národné múzeum". www.snm.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  7. Teraz.sk (2018-01-31). "Múzeum holokaustu v Seredi dostane 850.000 eur z rezervy vlády". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-12-16.

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