The exhibition takes you from the first sketches and construction drawings to the festive inauguration in 1906. It also explores the building's continued significance today as a place of culture, celebration, and remembrance. Step by step, it reveals how the synagogue evolved into an iconic building: Jewish in symbolism and orientation, Eastern in its arches and patterns, Christian in its spatial structure, and unmistakably Groningen in its materials and craftsmanship.

You'll see historical photographs and original drawings, as well as the story of the journey the master builders made in search of fitting inspiration. Thus, a narrative unfolds in which architecture, history, and identity converge. The exhibition reveals how a building can be more than just stone and glass: a place where generations meet, where memories are preserved, and where meaning is constantly rediscovered.