The Jewish Museum of Hohenems remembers the Jewish community of Hohenems and its various contributions to the development of Vorarlberg and the surrounding regions of the Alps.
The Jewish Museum in Hohenems, a museum with an international reputation, memorializes the earlier rural Jewish community in Hohenems, emphasizing its many-faceted contributions to the development of Vorarlberg and surrounding regions. By way of exemplary stories and documents, the museum tells about the diaspora, examines modern Jewish life in Europe, highlights current issues in Israel, deals with questions of coexistence and migration. Between its earlier history and modern times came the end of the Hohenems Jewish community, scarred by regional national socialist history, antisemitism, displacement and deportation.
The permanent exhibits in the Heimann-Rosenthal Villa, built in 1864, document the history of the Jewish community in Hohenems, placing individual experiences in the context of a European history of migration, cross-border relationships and networks. In addition, special exhibits, a separate children’s exhibit, a library, and a comprehensive program of events are offered. On-site research on the history and present state of the Hohenems diaspora can be carried out using a genealogical databank.
Walser Fotografie / Jüdisches Museum Hohenems
Archiv Albrecht Imanuel Schnabel / Vorarlberger Architekturinstitut und Vorarlberg Tourismus
Dietmar Walser / Hohenems Tourismus
CC BY 4.0 Cornelia Mathis-Rothmund / Amt der Vorarlberger Landesregierung Kulturabteilung
Opening hours
Tuesday to Sunday, Public holiday
10.00 am to 5.00 pm
