The Jewish Museum of Greece was founded in 1977 with the aim to preserve the memory and reconstruct the history of Jewish culture in Greece. Twenty years later, in March 1998, the museum acquired its own building which houses a permanent collection of objects and documents reflecting the everyday life, customs and traditions of the Greek Jews.

The collection of the Jewish Museum of Greece is constantly enriched with new acquisition. It consists of more than 7000 artifacts of rare religious value and historical importance. These items depict the lifestyle and activities of both the Romaniote and the Sephardic Jews of Greece. The Jewish Museum of Greece is rated today as one of the four most important Jewish museums in Europe.

The Jewish Museum of Greece has a rich library and extensive photographic archive, which have been at the disposal of the public for the synthesis of important documented studies such as the collection of Sephardic proverbs, the collection and recording of Romaniote religious and popular music, as well as the collection of recipes and gastronomic traditions of the local Jewish cuisine.

The museum also organises periodic special exhibitions, collaborates with Greek and foreign museums, institutions and organisations, undertakes the recording and photographing of Jewish monuments, synagogues and cemeteries threatened by the ravages of time and the decimation of Greek Jewish communities.

Prisma

Prisma is a heritage management consultancy groups which works closely with the Greek Ministry of Culture, developing and advising on heritage and cultural programmes.

The Hellenic Ministry of Culture

The Hellenic Ministry of Culture curates historic monuments, archaeological sites, antiquities conservation, museums and folk culture throughout Greece, providing visitor management, education programmes and publications.

Thanks also to the General Secretariat for Adult Education, for providing documentation material.