Museum of Communism, Czech Republic

The Museum of Communism (Czech: Muzeum komunismu), located at V Celnici 4 in Prague, Czech Republic, is a museum dedicated to presenting an account of the post–World War II Communist regime in Czechoslovakia in general and Prague in particular.[1] The Museum of Communism offers an immersive look at life behind the Iron Curtain. Genuine artifacts, interviews, archive photographs, artworks, historical documents and large scale installations that bring an entire chapter of history to life.

Museum of Communism
Muzeum Komunismu
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Established26 December 2001
LocationV Celnici 1031/4, Prague 1, Czech Republic, 118 00
Public transit accessNáměstí Republiky Metro
Websitehttp://muzeumkomunismu.cz/en

History edit

The museum was founded by Glenn Spicker, an American businessman and former student of politics, who spent $28,000 buying 1000 artifacts. He also spent this money commissioning documentary filmmaker Jan Kaplan to design the museum. According to Kaplan, he created a three-act tragedy in display of the ideals of communism, the reality of poor life under the regime, and the nightmare of a police state. It includes rooms depicting a schoolroom, a shop with limited supplies, and a secret police interrogation room.[2][3]

The gallery is devoted to providing a timeline of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. It uses a main medium consisting of the excessive use of white, black, and red to provide the museum with a perfect communist ambiance. Written descriptions in the Czech and English languages communicate to the audience what it was to live under a communist regime, law and order, education system, and trade and business. These descriptions have all been provided in written and pictorial form, frequently supported by red and black artwork.

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References edit

  1. ^ Rose Smith: An American's Museum of Communism in Prague. In: WerkstattGeschichte (2022), 83, p. 121-124 (pdf).
  2. ^ Krosnar, Katka (2 February 2002). "A Tribute to Barren Shops". Newsweek. p 61. Retrieved 10 May 2018.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ "Red revival", The Guardian