Baroque Synagogues in the Czech Lands

This exhibition features the oldest and most valuable synagogues in Bohemia and Moravia from the 17th and 18th centuries.
 

Synagogue in Janovice nad Úhlavou, ca. 1915, JMP Photo Archive, ©Jewish Museum in Prague

  • LANGUAGE VERSIONS: CZE, ENG
  • EXHIBITION CURATORS: Arno Pařík, Jewish Museum in Prague
  • FIRST SHOWN: 2011

This exhibition charts in more detail than ever before a group of lesser-known synagogues in Bohemia and Moravia, which uniquely reflect the history and culture of the traditional Jewish communities in this region. Synagogues were the main and usually the only centre of religious, social and educational life for these communities. These old monuments, few of which have been preserved, are also valuable examples of local building traditions and form an integral part of the Czech Republic’s architectural heritage. This exhibition features the oldest synagogues of greatest historical and artistic value from the 17th and 18th centuries, which provide unique evidence of the history and culture of Jewish communities in the pre-Emancipation period and are interesting examples of the influence of local artistic styles, builders and craftsmen on their formation and decoration.

ACCOMPANYING PROGRAMME

Related lectures can be organized at your institution through the Jewish Museum’s Department for Education and Culture.

TECHNICAL PARAMETERS

  • 15 framed plastic panels for hanging (height: 167 cm, width: 106 cm)
  • ​2 transport cases (height: 140 cm, width: 190 cm)

CONTACT

Zuzana Pavlovská

LOAN CONDITIONS

This exhibition is available on loan, free of charge, to any institution. Transportation will be arranged and paid for by the borrower.

Exhibition: Baroque Synagogues in the Czech Lands in the Robert Guttmann Gallery – Jewish Museum in Prague, 2011, ©Jewish Museum in Prague

Exhibition: Baroque Synagogues in the Czech Lands in the Robert Guttmann Gallery – Jewish Museum in Prague, 2011, ©Jewish Museum in Prague

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