Description

Essentials about the Museum of Communism in brief

The Museum of Communism is one of the rather unusual kind. Anyone interested in the period of the communist regime in the former Czechoslovakia from the end of World War II until the so-called “Velvet Revolution” in 1989 should definitely pay a visit to the museum. Through objects from all walks of life, interviews, photographs, artworks, statues, propaganda posters and historical documents, the museum breathes new life into the totalitarian regime of communism.

The exhibition of the Museum of Communism

The Museum of Communism was founded by American entrepreneur Glenn Spicker, who used his money to buy up objects from the communist era in Czechoslovakia and commissioned documentary filmmaker Jan Kaplan to create a museum with them. By means of large-scale installations, such as a classroom (representing the ideal world of communism), a grocery store (representing the real world of communism) and a police station (representing the dark side of communism), the aim is to bring visitors as close as possible to the totalitarian communist everyday life of the people behind the Iron Curtain.

Website

muzeumkomunismu.cz

Opening hours

Admission fees

Adults: CZK 380

Seniors (Ages 65 and above): CZK 320

Students: CZK 290

Children (Ages 9 and under): free

Families (2 adults and 2 children ages 10 – 17): CZK 800

Address

Getting there

By public transport:

Metro line B: Stop Náměstí Republiky

Tram lines 2, 6, 8, 15, 26, 91, 92, 94 and 96: Stop Náměstí Republiky

Bus lines 207, 905, 907, 909 and 911: Stop Náměstí Republiky

By car:

The nearest parking garage is Parking Millennium.