One year later he obtained from the emperor Rudolf II, the current sovereign of the country, a privilege to build his own synagogue.

Then the synagogue was closed because of deplorable technical conditions, which could not be improved because of lack of financial means.

Velvet revolution made necessary reconstruction possible and the synagogue]was then opened for visitors in 1996,[3] showing an exposition of Jewish history in the Czech lands from the beginning (9th century) till the age of Enlightenment which meant a turning point in Jewish social status.

After the recent restoration of Maisel Synagogue, this exposition has been updated (modern and interactive elements added), its topic, however, has remained the same.

In opposite to previous unified white colour of outside and inside, the decorative elements were accentuated so the synagogue looks the same as at the beginning of the 20th century.