Attraction
Old Synagogue
Built between 1911 and 1913, the Essen Synagogue was one of the most beautiful and largest in Germany.
During the 1938 pogrom, the interior was largely destroyed. In 1980, the ALTE SYNAGOGE was established as a memorial and a political and historical documentation forum.
Since 2010, the ALTE SYNAGOGE has been expanded into a centre for Jewish culture, with five exhibitions on the history of Essen’s Jewish community, the history of the building, the sources of Jewish traditions, Jewish festivals and the Jewish way of life.
Good to know
- Address
- Edmund-Körner-Platz 1Show on map
45127 Essen - Admission
- Overview tour
An overview tour can be booked through the office.
Duration: approx. 1½ hours
Cost: €45 per group of up to 25 people.
Tours for school classes, apprentices and students are free of charge.
Public tours
Public tours of the exhibition areas take place on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month at 3:00 p.m.
Cost: €3.00 / reduced rate €2.00 per person.
No advance booking is required. - Getting there
- Edmund-Körner-Platz 1
45127 Essen
Location & directions
Edmund-Körner-Platz 1 / 45127 Essen
