Manchester Jewish Museum
Visit Us
We are open.
Following a £6 million redevelopment our new museum includes a new gallery, café, shop and learning studio & kitchen as well as complete restoration of our stunning Spanish and Portuguese synagogue.
We are open seven days a week and tickets for general admission are on sale now for timed entries and can be booked up to 4 weeks in advance. Our museum can be busy on weekdays when we often have schools visiting. If you would like a more peaceful visit we would recommend visiting at weekends or after 2.30pm.
In England, face coverings are no longer required by law but the government suggests that you continue to wear a face covering in crowded and enclosed spaces where you may come into contact with other people you do not normally meet. As such, we are still advising visitors to wear a face covering when moving around the museum.
We look forward to welcoming you to our new museum.
Coming Soon
Israel born singer-songwriter Noga Ritter and her trio bring their genre-blending music to Manchester for the first time, fusing Hebrew Jazz with global grooves for an electric and soulful musical experience.
A one-woman comedic show about relationships, inherited trauma and how much the past shapes the future.
Should you ever go back to someone, or something, that almost destroyed you? What if they're sorry? What if they say they've changed? What if they're offering an EU passport?
One of the greatest voices of the contemporary UK jazz scene. Her recent album, Meshuga Baby, is a nod to her Jewish heritage. The Yiddish word ‘Meshuge’ means ‘crazy’ - a judgment that Smith describes as “so often passed on brave ambitious women that are not afraid express their opinions and showcase their talent.”
A hilarious one-woman show about a young Jewish woman caught between two worlds.
The University of Manchester’s internationally-acclaimed string quartet-in-residence, Quatuor Danel, brings their lively repertoire to our historic synagogue with quartets written in memory of lost sisters.
Become an MJM Member
Connect closer to our museum.
Support Manchester Jewish Museum by becoming one of our MJM Members.
For just £35 a year you will support our beautiful historic synagogue and help us to bring communities together to celebrate our similarities and our differences, and to share stories of Jewish Manchester with the world.
To become a Member click the button below or call 0161 834 9879. You can pay a one off fee, or choose direct debit to renew your membership automatically each year and continue to give vital support to the museum.
Our new building
On Friday 2 July 2021 we reopened our new museum with a building twice the size as before. Our synagogue has also been repaired, refurbished and its original decorative features reinstated.
Thank you to the National Heritage Lottery Fund and all our capital supporters who helped us achieve our ambitions.
Designed by award-winning architects, Citizens Design Bureau, our extension includes a new gallery, learning studio & kitchen, collection store, shop and vegetarian Kosher-style café.
A new gallery, designed by All Things Studio, showcases our collection based around the universal themes of journeys, communities and identities.
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OURS AND YOURS
Our mission
We are a place to experience how we are different, together.
Here, you can bake, sing, laugh, dance, cook, cry, get messy and make friends.
Using our collection and synagogue we connect Jewish stories, culture and traditions to the wider world. In doing so, we bring people together, showing we have more in common than separates us.
We make connections to make things better.
Let Culture Set You Free
We are proud to be part of Manchester’s world-renowned culture scene. A city of artists, museums, galleries, theatres, music venues and spaces for making. Welcome back Manchester, we are open once more.
OUR GROUPS
We have a growing community of artists, song-writers, textile enthusiasts, local residents and cultural and community partners.
Our community groups are a great opportunity to meet other people to share stories and cultural traditions – and we are always looking for new members.
SCHOOLS & LEARNING
Our new museum includes a brand-new learning studio and educational gallery as well as complete restoration of our synagogue, providing the perfect hands-on environment for schools wishing to learn more about Jewish culture.
We are offering two half day workshops from September: Synagogue & Sabbath and Festivals & Feasts. These can also be booked together as one full day, giving your students the full Manchester Jewish Museum experience.