National Museum of the History of the Romanian Jewry and the Holocaust, Bucharest, Romania

In 2020, Berenbaum Jacobs Associates won an international competition for the design of the permanent exhibition and the auxiliary spaces of NMHRJH in the heart of Bucharest.

The purpose of the National Museum of the History of the Romanian Jewry and the Holocaust is to present and promote the history, culture, and traditions of the Jewish communities in Romania and to educate local and international audiences on this national minority’s contributions to the evolution and development of Romanian society over time.

Moreover, the activity of the future institution will include a major educational component, the central elements of which will be to protect the memory of the Holocaust victims and to promote non-discrimination.

Location: the museum will be set up in the downtown of Bucharest, in one of the most emblematic areas of the city, Calea Victoriei street, in the Banloc-Goodrich building, projected by the architect Octav Doicescu, during the 1940s.
The winning project team included 1722 Studio Lab, as well as internationally acclaimed Westfourth Architecture led by Mr. Vladimir Arsene AIA,OAR and Popp & Asociații, the leading Romanian construction design and consulting company.

ServicesInterpretive Planning, Conceptual Design, Content Development, Exhibition Design, Media and FilmLocationBucharest, RomaniaYear2025 (est.)ArchitectWestfourth Architecture. Engineering by Popp & Asociații