We are open again!
The JCK reopened its doors on Monday 1 June. We are very pleased to receive you again and you are very welcome. Our opening hours are as before and can be found below.
Note: Ticket sales only online
For the time being, ticket sales are only possible online through booking a timeslot. Order tickets via this link!
All locations of the Jewish Cultural Quarter, except for the Portuguese Synagogue, are open every day of the week. Different opening hours apply on some public holidays.
Jewish Historical Museum & Childrens Museum & National Holocaust Memorial (Hollandsche Schouwburg)
Open seven days a week from 11 AM to 5 PM. The ticket desk closes half an hour before closing time. No new visitors are admitted in the last 15 minutes before closing time.
CONSTRUCTION NATIONAL HOLOCAUST MUSEUM AND HOLLANDSCHE SCHOUWBURG
Please note: On 2 February 2020 the National Holocaust Museum temporarily closed its doors for renovation. The Hollandsche Schouwburg will also close from 1 January 2021. In 2022 we hope to open a new National Holocaust Museum in these two opposite buildings.
Exceptions in 2020 for the locations mentioned above
| Date | Event | Opening hours |
| 1 January | New Year's Day | 12 AM - 5 PM |
| 27 April | King's Day | Closed |
| 1 June | Whit Monday | Open from 12 AM |
| 19 September | Rosh Hashanah | Closed |
| 20 September | Rosh Hashanah | Closed |
| 28 September | Yom Kippur | Closed |
| 5 December | Sinterklaas | 11 AM - 4 PM |
| 24 December | Christmas Eve | 11 AM - 4 PM |
| 25 December | Christmas | 11 AM - 4 PM |
| 26 December | Christmas | 11 AM - 5 PM |
| 31 December | New Year's Eve | 11 AM - 4 PM |
| 1 January | New Year's Day | 12 AM - 5 PM |
Resource Centre
Location: Jewish Historical Museum
Open, on appointment only, from Tuesday to Friday from 1 to 5 PM.
Closed at December 27.
Portuguese Synagogue Open from Sunday till Friday. See schedule below for the exact opening hours.
| Sunday - Thursday | Friday | |
| January | 10 AM - 4 PM | 10 AM - 2 PM |
| February | 10 AM - 5 PM | 10 AM - 2 PM |
| March | 10 AM - 5 PM | 10 AM - 4 PM |
| April | 10 AM - 5 PM | 10 AM - 4 PM |
| May | 10 AM - 5 PM | 10 AM - 5 PM |
| June | 10 AM - 5 PM | 10 AM - 5 PM |
| July | 10 AM - 5 PM | 10 AM - 5 PM |
| August | 10 AM - 5 PM | 10 AM - 5 PM |
| September | 10 AM - 5 PM | 10 AM - 4 PM |
| October | 10 AM - 5 PM | 10 AM - 4 PM |
| November | 10 AM - 5 PM | 10 AM - 2 PM |
| December | 10 AM - 4 PM | 10 AM - 2 PM |
The ticket desk closes half an hour before closing time. No new visitors are admitted in the last 15 minutes before closing time.
Exceptions in 2020 for the Portuguese Synagogue
| Date | Event | Opening hours |
| 1 January | New Year's Day | Open from 12 AM - 5 PM |
| 10 March | Purim | Open from 10 AM - 5 PM |
| 8 April | Day before Passover/Pesach | Closed from 1 PM |
| 9 April | First day of Passover/Pesach | Closed |
| 10 April | Second day of Passover/Pesach | Closed |
| 15 April | Seventh day of Passover/Pesach | Closed |
| 16 April | Eighth day of Passover/Pesach | Closed |
| 27 April | King's day | Closed |
| 29 May | Shavuot 1 | Closed |
| 30 May | Shavuot 2 | Closed |
| 1 June | Whit Monday | Open from 12 AM |
| 30 July | Tisha b'Av | Open from 12 AM - 5 PM |
| 18 September | Day before Rosh Hashanah | Closed from 1 PM |
| 19 September | Rosh Hashanah 1 | Closed |
| 20 September | Rosh Hashanah 2 | Closed |
| 27 September | Day before Yom Kippur | Closed from 1 PM |
| 28 September | Yom Kippur | Closed |
| 2 October | Day before Sukkot | Closed from 4 PM |
| 3 October | Sukkot 1 | Closed |
| 4 October | Sukkot 2 | Closed |
| 9 October | Day before Shmini Atzeret | Closed from 4 PM |
| 10 October | Shmini Atzeret | Closed |
| 11 October | Simchat Tora | Closed |
| 25 December | First Christmas day | Closed from 2 PM |
| 26 December | Second Christmas day | Closed |
| 1 January | New Year's day | Closed |
Ets Haim
Ets Haim is open from Monday until Tuesday from 10 AM to 4 PM.
Please note: Ets Haim can only be visited by appointment.
Because Ets Haim is part of the Portuguese Municipality, the adjusted opening hours of the Portuguese Synagogue also apply to Ets Haim.
Adjusted opening hours Ets Haim
Closed from 14/05/2020 to 24/05/2020
Closed from 08/05/2020 to 08/23/2020
Closed from 14/09/2020 to 20/09/2020
Closed from 14/12/2020 to 03/01/2021