Welcome

Welcome to our virtual museum.

The Museum aims to be a vital component in the cultural life of Lisbon. The MPJH invites a broad audience to explore Portuguese Jewish identity through online exhibitions, live tours, resources, books and videos. The Museum displays special exhibitions online, and will aim to become the largest consolidated resource for Jewish Portuguese artifacts and information in the world. MPJH has developed extensive institutional experience in preservation, conservation and collections management, supporting the fulfillment of its mission to present and preserve the material culture of Portuguese Jews.

Check out our special exhibition

The sumptuous decorations were created by a team of skilled artists. Completed in 1482, the Lisbon Bible is a testimony to the rich cultural life of Portuguese Jews. Click here to learn more.

Based out of historic Lisbon, Portugal, the Museum of Portuguese Jewish History is the only museum and cultural point anywhere dedicated to chronicling the global Portuguese Jewish experience.

We are grateful for your interest and hope that your involvement will help us reach our goal of establishing this virtual museum as a physical space with four walls. We encourage you to visit Lisbon and to learn more about Jewish history throughout Portugal.

We look forward to welcoming you.