Jødisk Museum i Oslo
- Jewish Museum in Oslo
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History
Since January 2005, Oslo Jewish Museum (JMO) has rented large parts of the first floor of an old synagogue. It has been essential for the Museum to preserve traces of the old synagogue from pre-war Oslo.
Mandates/Sources of Authority
Oslo Jewish Museum´s (JMO) aim is to collect, keep, research and communicate reliable knowledge on Jewish immigration, life and integration into Norwegian society. The museum’s collections are the foundation on which everything else rests.
JMO aims to be an open and vibrant museum and cultural centre, visible in Norwegian cultural life and politics through publications, lectures, concerts, various exhibitions and further outreach activities. Topics to be covered are Jewish culture, tradition, history and Judaism.
Archival and Other Holdings
The Museum’s collections consist of documentation and artifacts which were either donated to the Museum or collected by its staff.
As of August 2012 close to 1000 artifacts (as of July 2016 around 2000) – consisting of about 500 units or museum numbers – are documented, registered and placed in the stacks. All are digitized.
The Oslo Jewish Museum is the holder of the correspondence of The Mosaic Congregation and the private archives of several Jewish organizations and individuals. The material is partly organized and cataloged.
Opening Times
Tuesday: 10 a.m.–3 a.m. Thursday: 2 p.m.–7 p.m. Sunday: 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Office hours: Weekdays from 09:00 - 16:00
Research Services
The library is open on Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., or by appointment. The Oslo Jewish Museum has a library with a wide range of books on Jewish issues, from old fiction to new non-fiction. Most of these books can be taken home.
Sources
Entry compiled by Neringa based on the information provided by http://oslojewishmuseum.no/ Information updated by Neringa on 14 July, 2016 based on the report of Dag Kopperud (the Oslo Jewish Museum's Collection Manager) regarding museum's collections. The report was presented on 29 July 2016 in the EHRI Summer Seminar in the Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum.