Det Jødiske Museet i Trondheim
- The Jewish Museum
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History
Jewish Museum Trondheim is a publicly supported cultural history museum with a focus on the Jewish history of Mid and Northern Norway. The Museum opened on the 12thMay 1997 and was a gift to Trondheim for the 1000th anniversary of the city. The museum’s exhibitions share Jewish history and culture in the northern regions from before, during and after the Second World War.
Mandates/Sources of Authority
The aim of Jewish Museum Trondheim is to preserve, further and impart knowledge of Jewish tradition, culture and history in Mid and Northern Norway.
Building(s)
Jewish Museum Trondheim is located in the same building as the Jewish Society in Trondheim and Europe’s northernmost synagogue. Read more...
Opening Times
Opening hours (low season) [August 16th to June 14th] - Sunday: 12.00-16.00
- Guided tour (Norwegian): 13.00
The museum is closed on the following dates: March 5th, April 2nd, April 9th, May 28th
Visits to the museum outside regular opening hours must be booked well in advance by e-mail or phone. NB! This does not apply to city walks or visits during opening hours.Opening hours (high season)[June 15th to August 15th]
- Monday-Friday: 10.00-16.00
- Sunday: 12.00-16.00
- Guided tour (Norwegian): 13.00
- Between 13.00-14.00 the synagogue will only be accessible with the tour
City walks (Norwegian): Wednesday at 11.00 (high season only). Tickets are bought at the reception. Max 30 people. Please note that it lasts 90 minutes, and the route is just over 2 km long. Allow for some standing and walking, as well as walking on cobblestones.
Accessibility
The synagogue on the second floor is accessible via stairs and a lift, the exhibition in the basement has limited accessibility due to stairs. The elevator only goes from the first to the second floor. Good accessibility on the ground floor, where the exhibitions "Homecoming" and "Home. Away. Holocaust in Trondheim" are located. There is also od accessibility on the second floor with the synagogue.
There are no sound effects in the exhibitions – only written and visual material. The fixed guided tours are not adapted for hearing impaired people. There are teleloop in the ground and first floor of the building.
The exhibitions are not adapted for visually impaired people. Contact the museum in advance for an adapted guided tour.
Be aware that the floor in the basement exhibition is partly cobbled, and therefore particularly uneven.