Tykocin Synagogue

Tykocin Synagogue
Tykocin Synagogue
	The former synagogue, now museum, in 2019
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism (former)
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1642–1939); Profane use (1939–1960s); Jewish museum (since late 1970s);
Status	Abandoned (as a synagogue);; Repurposed;
Location
Location	2 Kozia Street, Tykocin, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Country	Poland
	Location of the former synagogue,; now museum, in Podlaskie Voivodeship
Geographic coordinates	53°12′24″N 22°46′02″E / 53.206722°N 22.767250°E
Architecture
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Baroque; Mannerist;
Completed	1642
Materials	Brick

The Tykocin Synagogue is an historic former Jewish synagogue building, located in Tykocin, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland.^[2] The synagogue was completed in 1643, in the Mannerist-early Baroque style.^[3]

Disused as a synagogue during World War II, the building was used for profane purposes, restored during the 1970s, and repurposed as a Jewish museum.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Great Synagogue in Tykocin". Historical synagogues in Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
^ Gruber, Samuel; Myers, Phyllis (November 1995). "Survey of Historic Jewish Monuments in Poland,". Report to the Presidents Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad. Jewish Heritage Council World Monuments Fund. pp. 44–5.
^ Dariusz Stankiewicz. "Tykocin-synagoga" (in Polish). bialystok.jewish.org.pl. Retrieved December 28, 2009.