The museum contains a substantial collection of memorabilia relating to the Irish Jewish communities and their various associations and contributions to present day Ireland.

The material relates to the last 150 years and is associated with the communities of Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Derry, Drogheda, Limerick and Waterford.

A special feature adjoining the area is the kitchen depicting a typical Sabbath/Festival meal setting in a Jewish home in the late 19th/early 20th century in the neighbourhood.

Upstairs, the original Synagogue, with all its ritual fittings, is on view and also the Harold Smerling gallery containing Jewish religious objects.

25 formal objections were submitted, citing facadism, destruction of the original synagogue, and lack of public engagement as the main reasons for opposition.