Villa Seligmann
01.01.2026 bis 31.12.2026
“Shalom” – Synagogues Through the Ages
The New Synagogue in Hanover
The exhibitions are open every Monday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is 5 euros. Admission is free for schoolchildren, college students, and those with a disability ID card or a HannoverAktiv Pass.
Any changes will be announced here. For group visits, please register in advance.
Duration: November 10, 2026 – April 4, 2027
With the synagogues destroyed during Kristallnacht, visible sites of a Jewish-European culture that had developed over centuries disappeared. Researchers at “Bet Tfila—Research Center for Jewish Architecture in Europe” at the Technical University of Braunschweig are now bringing these destroyed sites of Jewish life back to life: Their architectural models reconstruct what Nazi terror once destroyed. Integrated into the “Worlds of Art and People” exhibitions at the State Museum and into the exhibition on the New Synagogue at Villa Seligmann, the wooden models open up new perspectives and demonstrate that Jewish culture has been part of European history since late antiquity.
Tours
January 26, 6:00 p.m. | Tickets
February 9, 6:00 p.m. | Tickets
March 23, 6:00 p.m. | Tickets
Dr. Ulrich Knufinke (Bet Tfila – Research Center for Jewish Architecture in Europe at the Technical University of Braunschweig) will lead a tour of the exhibition and provide detailed insights into the architecture and history of the five synagogues on display. Afterward, visitors will have the opportunity to explore the exhibition on the New Synagogue in Hanover and tour the premises of Villa Seligmann.
Tickets: 10 euros / reduced: 5 euros. Available in the online store at karten@villa-seligmann.de or by calling 0511 844887-200.
© Heiner Schlote
Term expires on April 4, 2027
The exhibition is a production of the Hanoverian historian Dr. Peter Schulze. It shows plans and pictures of the New Synagogue, documents the building designs by the architect Edwin Oppler, the interior design and the exterior exposure as well as the positive response from the public and commemorates the destruction by the National Socialists on November 9, 1938.
„Ma towu – Wie gut sind deine Zelte, Jakob“ – mit einem Gebet beginnt die feierliche Einweihung der Neuen Synagoge in Hannover am 15. September 1870. Die jüdische Gemeinde übernimmt ihr neues Bethaus in der stolzen Überzeugung, „dass wir jetzt eine der schönsten Synagogen Deutschlands besitzen.“
Die Geschichte der Neuen Synagoge ist auf vielfältige Weise mit dem Leben und Schicksal der Juden verknüpft. Mehrere Generationen versammeln sich hier zum Gebet und zur Verkündung von Gottes Wort, tragen Freuden und Leiden von der Geburt bis zum Tod hierher. In der Synagoge wirken die Rabbiner Samuel Ephraim Meyer, Selig Gronemann, Samuel Freund und Emil Schorsch sowie die Kantoren Heinrich Berggrün, Adolf Lazarus, Gerson Linhardt und Israel Alter.
Die Ausstellung ist eine Produktion des hannoverschen Historikers Dr. Peter Schulze. Sie zeigt Pläne und Bilder der Neuen Synagoge, dokumentiert die Bauentwürfe des Architekten Edwin Oppler, die Gestaltung im Innern und die Freistellung nach außen sowie die positive Resonanz in der Öffentlichkeit und erinnert an die Zerstörung durch die Nationalsozialisten am 9. November 1938.
Die Ausstellung findet in Kooperation mit dem Historischen Museum Hannover statt.
We kindly point out that photos and videos may be taken during these exhibitions, which will be published on our website and/or social media channels and used for press work. By participating, visitors to this event agree to this.
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