T
he building
housing the fomer Ceremonial Hall and mortuary of the Old Jewish Cemetery
was built in a pseudo-Romanesque style in 1911-12 to a design by architect
J. Gerstl. As part of the Jewish Museum, the Ceremonial Hall of the
Prague Burial Society Hevrah Kaddishah (founded in 1564) later became
an exhibition venue.
EXHIBITION:
On the ground and upper floors of the Hall is housed the part
section of the permanent exhibition,
Jewish Customs and Traditions
.