Preparing to guide a group

As an intermediary in the social field or for audiences with disabilities, you can guide a group through the collection yourself.
Here are a few tips on how to obtain the right to speak.

Observez le chandelier !

We strongly recommend choosing activities guided by mahJ guides. The mahJ's guides are used to meeting the specific needs of all audiences. And they have the art of bringing the collection and exhibitions to life!

Preparing to guide your group

If you would like to speak at the museum, take part in a training visit (for social workers) or get some training. Submit your request for the right to speak to the social or disability correspondent. You will be granted the right to speak on the basis of this prior preparation. Here are our suggestions for training.

Come and see the mahJ by yourself!

> Use the audio guide to the permanent collection, available free of charge from reception.

> On the 1^st Saturday of the month from October to June, the collection is free. The Shabbat is a Festival tour (in French language) at 3pm is available without reservation. It's the ideal way to get to know the museum for the first time.

> Discover the visit aids, the game booklets, the discovery trail for all ages, the family pack (3 - 10 years) for the collection or exhibitions by requesting the presentation of these tools at the ticket office.

This approach allows you to build your bearings in the space and define a few objects on which to focus your visit.

Choose from a wide range of online resources

> Find out in advance about the visitors assistance tools

Various aids for families and a visit guide avalaible on Bloomberg connects.
Discover the Marais juif leaflet.

> Visit the mahj.org website . The ‘Resources’ menu at the top of the site gives you access to the key works. There is a lot to discover in French educational packs and filmed portraits or the media library, where you will find recordings of meetings and symposia.

> Consult the library. Books can be consulted on site from Monday to Friday. Access is free by appointment.

To make your visit as comfortable as possible

> Use :

lockers (with key) in the self-service cloakroom
lifts
baby carriers (and good to know: changing tables in several toilets)
portable chairs on free access
wheelchairs
inductive loop at the reception desks.

> Around the visit :

A convivial area with a coffee machine in the bookshop
benches and tables in the main courtyard
Behind the museum: the Anne Frank public garden is accessible via the impasse Berthaud (see green spaces on the map below). There is also a children's play area
numerous restaurants and cafés close to the mahJ.

Getting to the museum

The mahJ is located in the Marais district, at 71 rue du Temple, in the ^3rd arrondissement. The museum is 300 metres from the Centre Georges Pompidou. The streets in the Marais district are narrow.