Jødisk Museum in Oslo
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The Jewish Museum in Oslo (Norwegian: Jødisk Museum i Oslo) aims to provide information about Jews in Norway . It was established in 2003 as a foundation , supported by Det mosaiske trossamfunn and the Oslo City Museum.
In 2006 the museum was established as an independent foundation. The museum opened in 2008 with its first exhibition, “Freedom Not Only Won”, about Jewish artists in Norway and the Jews who took part in the fight against National Socialism in World War II.
The museum at Calmeyers Strasse 15B in Oslo was opened by Crown Prince Haakon 8 in September 2008. The premises of the annex originally housed a synagogue from 1921 to 1942, and many of the Jews who immigrated to Norway in the mid-19th century lived in the area where Calmeyers Gate is and the adjacent area Grünerløkka district.
The museum aims to collect, preserve, research and convey reliable knowledge about the history of the Jews in Norway, knowledge of Jewish culture, daily life, religious practices and integration into Norwegian society . The museum aims to build a bridge between the Jewish communities and the larger community. The Jewish Museum in Oslo holds lectures, concerts, rotating exhibitions and other outward-looking cultural activities. The museum covers Jewish culture, tradition and history, as well as Judaism in general.
From spring 2017 the museum will show three exhibits: “The Jewish year - all in their time”, about the Jewish sanctuary and festivals, “Remember life - Jewish fates 1940–1945” and “Jewish health” Sports as a performance and Integration arena for the Jewish minority.
The museum is financed by funds from the Oslo municipality, the state, project funding from various foundations, the museum's friendship association and private donations.
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Coordinates: 59 ° 54 ′ 58.8 ″ N , 10 ° 45 ′ 19.5 ″ E