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Moving to new, more central premises at the start of the year, this fascinating portal into times gone by offers a deeply personal insight... Museum of Life Under Communism
Museum of Life Under Communism Museum of Life Under Communism

Moving to new, more central premises at the start of the year, this fascinating portal into times gone by offers a deeply personal insight into the former system by allowing visitors to view what Communism meant to the everyday person.

Here, rifle and rummage through a room mocked-up to resemble a typical household apartment, watch propaganda films, peer inside a phone box, paw at vintage keep-fit gear or covet the ladies fashions of the time. Detailed in its captions, witty in its presentation and comprehensive in its content, it is a place where normal items such as aftershave bottles, postcards, clothing and crude household appliances are allowed to shine on a totem and tell their own story.

A haven of trinkets and collectibles, it is inside this phenomenal museum that an understanding is gained of what life was once like – and when you’re done, immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the times by retreating to their historically inspired café to order coffee made using a 50-year-old machine.

With a slice of classic W-Z cake in hand, soak in the views of Socialist Realist MDM square below: ladies and gentlemen, your trip in time is now complete. 

Museum of Life Under Communism

ul. Piękna 28/34, mzprl.pl

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