Hagada Association (PT)

Your support will help establish the Jewish Museum of Lisbon

Association Hagada was created on July 25th 2019. Its objective is to promote and carry on the activities necessary for the creation, establishment and operation of an institution with museological functions in Lisbon - The Jewish Museum of Lisbon. Its objective is as well the enrichment and preservation of the associated cultural heritage, the disclosure of the Jewish experience and culture, telling the story of the participation of Portuguese Jews in the History of Lisbon and of Portugal as well as in the Diaspora. Association Hagada will perform the following main activities: - Creation and establishment of the Jewish Museum Lisbon; - Ensure that Jewish Museum Lisbon fulfils its role as a museum; - Promote, organize and publicise exhibitions, talks, debates and conferences; - Promote the collection and preservation of sources essential to the awareness of Portuguese Jewish history and of the Jewish cultural heritage existing in Portugal; - Promote actions intended to encourage citizenship and human rights; - Promote actions intended to combat all forms of discrimination, based in particular on race, ethnicity and religious intolerance and appreciating cultural and religious differences as the heritage of Humanity; - Promote actions intended to preserve the Jewish cultural heritage existing in Portugal; - Perform educational activities; - Support and encourage research and the development of Jewish studies in Portugal and about Portugal; - Promote publications related to Jewish cultural heritage.