Sabbioneta Jewish community knew an economical and cultural splendour and a great printing flowering with duke Vespasiano Gonzaga, in XVI century. Still, in XVIII and XIX centuries they developed the textile sector in the area.
Present synagogue – which is the property of Mantuan Jewish community – was designed by architect Carlo Visioli (1824), and it still hosts XVI century furniture from the previous temple. In 1840 Swiss Pietro Bolla stuccoed the vault.
They do not know where the previous temple stood. Salomone Foà gave the building to host the present one.
After a long period of decline, the synagogue was restored in 1994; today it is possible to visit it again, but it is no more a place of worship. In 1970 they brought the Holy Ark to Jerusalem.

There never were a ghetto in Sabbioneta. They built present temple on the upper floor of the building to respect the precept that any synagogue must be under the vault of heavens. An atrium takes to the main hall.
The interior is still solemn: the bimah (temah) is on the eastern wall, and you can still see the ancient furniture. A small wrought steel gate takes to the Ark, which is surrounded by two chandeliers and two Corinthian columns; a tympanum with Hebrew letters stands over it. On the opposite side, other columns hold the loggia for women up, over the entrance and behind a wooden grating. The walls are stuccoed. There are three doors on each longer side: one is real, while two are  blank. The windows on the left side give onto an inner courtyard, while the others are blank. The ceiling too is stuccoed.
Several pilasters hold the vault up, while four columns reminds of Salomon’s temple.