The project
The National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah was born with the mission of recounting over two thousand years of Jewish history in Italy.
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The exibition

Shabbat Shalom

Shabbat Shalom

Temporary exhibition23.10.2026—07.02.2027
The 20th century in one room

The 20th century in one room

Educational and exhibition space
1938. Humanity denied

1938. Humanity denied

Permanent Exhibition
Jews, an Italian story

Jews, an Italian story

Permanent Exibition

Call for applications for the “Clotilde and Maurizio Pontecorvo” research fellowship

Publication date: 10 November 2026

Application deadline: 8 February 2027, 1:00 p.m. (Italian time)

Call for applications: For further information on the call for applications, the activities envisaged and the application procedures, please refer to the link provided below.

Call for applications;

Application form;

Information notice on the processing of personal data;

and at point 18.4.1. Additional Transparent Administration data of the MEIS website available at the following page

Transparent Administration data of the MEIS website available at the following page Please note that no telephone enquiries seeking clarification and/or further information will be answered. All such enquiries must be submitted by email to the following address: bando_pontecorvo_2026@meisweb.it, stating “Request for clarification – Clotilde and Maurizio Pontecorvo Research Fellowship Call for Applications” in the subject line.

Online event, April 27

Are you ready to travel back in time and uncover the vibrant world of early 20th-century Jewish Italy?

Follow us online on Zoom on Monday, April 27 at 12.30 PM (ET)/ 6:30 PM (CET. Italian Time).
Join us for a captivating virtual experience with Sharon Reichel, co-curator alongside Valeria Rainoldi of the exhibition “An Italian Journey. Discovering the Jewish Cultural Heritage ”.
Through a remarkable collection of historical photographs, she will guide you on an immersive tour of Jewish quarters, synagogues, and cemeteries in cities such as Venice, Rome, Florence, Padua, and Mantua.

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