[4] It is located in the historic Jewish community building that dates from 1421 , which once housed two other synagogues, destroyed by fascists during World War II.

The barrel-vaulted ceiling and walls are decorated in the Regency/Empire style fashionable when the room was renovated in 1820.

They feature Jewish motifs such as the Torah ark carried by the Jews during their Exodus from Egypt, and the vestments of the High Priest in the Temple at Jerusalem.

The synagogue retains its 18th-century bimah and Torah ark in dark wood, set off by a white marble balustrade.

[4] The museum displays the Torah Ark of the Scola Italiana, Italian rite synagogue, once located in a large room in the same building.