Maribor Synagogue to Host Exhibition on Vienna Jews

Maribor, 08 August

A holographic exhibition on the life of Vienna Jews opened on Tuesday evening at the mediaeval synagogue in Maribor. The historical exhibition, conceived by the curator of Jewish Museum Vienna Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek, is showing the history of Jews living in the Austrian capital.

The visiting exhibition is designed as a place of memory, a historical and cultural monument. Using the holographs fulfills the idea that memories of the past in a way present a conversation with the present, the synagogue said.
The 21 transmission holographs give the visitor a three dimensional view of objects, yet at the same time remain unaccessible. They are also unique in allowing certain objects in them to be seen only from a specific distance, angle and under a certain light.
The synagogue used to be a religious and cultural centre of the mediaeval Jewish community in Maribor. The building was first mentioned in 1429, although it is believed to have existed before.
When the Jews were expelled from the region in 1497 under a decree by the emperor, the synagogue was turned into a Catholic church. It served many different purposes before it was thoroughly refurbished in the 1990s to become a cultural centre.

Maribor Synagogue to Host Exhibition on Vienna Jews

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