The Burnt House Museum (aka Katros House) is a museum presenting an excavated house from the Second Temple period. It is situated 6 m (20 ft) below current street level in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem .

The "Burnt House" is a residential building from the Second Temple period that was discovered in our ruin during the restoration of the Jewish Quarter.

Currently existing under modern Jerusalem buildings, the Burnt House is an excellent peek into the destruction of the Second Temple and Jerusalem in 70 C.E. The Burnt House is located at 2 Hakaraim Street, Jerusalem. Hours of Admission: Sunday, 10am-5pm; Monday through Thursday, 9am-5pm; Friday, 9am-1pm. There is an entrance fee of 8 Shekels.

The “Burnt House” Katros family home is today open to the public as a museum, just steps from the Western Wall. Standing in its small rooms gives a fascinating glimpse into Jewish history. Here were the rooms where generations of a priestly Jewish family lived and died.

But the Old City's Jewish Quarter is also home to the Burnt House, the once-stately manor of an upper class Jewish family of the priestly caste in Second Temple Jerusalem. Inside you'll find a small collection of period antiquities within the visible remnants of the house itself, including earthenware inscribed with the family's name.

Yesterday we received Vols. IV and V of the final reports of the Jewish Quarter Excavations in the Old City of Jerusalem, Conducted by Nahman Avigad 1969-1982. The first four volumes were edited by Hillel Geva and the fifth by Oren Gutfield. More volumes are in preparation.

The archaeological expedition uncovered the foundations of a 2,000-year-old house that burnt in an enormous conflagration. The artifacts in the destruction layer indicated the house belonged to a wealthy family, probably of Jewish priests.

The Burnt House is a magnificent building, revealed during excavations in the Old City of Jerusalem. How does this museum get its name? It was named, The Burnt House, because it represents the buildings and community that were burned during the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in the first century.

The ruins of this house on Jerusalem's Western Hill were uncovered in the 1970's. This home belonged to the Kathros family, who were known from Jewish history and lived here at the time of Jesus. The Kathros were one of many priestly families (Sadducees) who lived along the edge of the Western Hill, overlooking the Temple where they served.

The Burnt House is the story behind the horrific destruction of Jerusalem and the Jewish people in 70 AD, by the Roman army. It follows the story of a young girl whose promising life is cut short when her family’s worst nightmare comes true.