Jewish History Museum

Contact details

Calle de la Força 8
17004 Gerona, Girona (Catalonia)
callgirona@ajgirona.org
http://www.girona.cat/call/esp/info.php
Tel.:+34 972216761
Fax.:+34 972214618

Location

Autonomous region: Catalonia
Province/Island: Girona

Description

A look at the history of the Jewish community in the Middle Ages.

The museum examines the life of Jews in the old Kingdom of Aragon from the 9th to 15th centuries. The exhibition is divided into different sections, and features a considerable amount of archaeological material, including particularly the largest collection of Jewish tombstones in Spain. Visitors can learn about everyday family life, how the Jewish communities were organised, their life cycle, calendar, festivities, customs and traditions, and the function of Synagogues.