Established 26 December 2001 Curator Jan Kaplan Phone +420 224 212 966 | Location Prague, Czech Republic Website muzeumkomunismu.cz | |
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Address Na Příkopě 10, 110 00 Praha 1-Nové Město, Czechia Hours Open today · 9AM–8PMWednesday9AM–8PMThursday9AM–8PMFriday9AM–8PMSaturday9AM–8PMSunday9AM–8PMMonday9AM–8PMTuesday9AM–8PMSuggest an edit Similar Alfons Mucha Museum, KGB Museum, Lennon Wall, Old Jewish Cemetery - Prague, Statue of Franz Kafka | ||
The Museum of Communism in Czech Republic (Czech: Muzeum komunismu), located at Na Příkopě 10 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. Situated in an 18th-century aristocrat’s palace above a McDonald's and next door to a casino just off Wenceslas Square, the Museum of Communism offers an immersive look at life behind the Iron Curtain. Genuine artifacts, informative text, and multimedia presentations keep alive the memory of what the Museum calls "Communism—the Dream, the Reality, and the Nightmare".
History
The Museum was founded by an American businessman, Prague bagel mogul Glenn Spicker. Spicker, educated in political science at the University of Connecticut and Essex University, himself gathered much of the museum's collection of artifacts of the communist era at flea markets and junk shops in the Prague area. The Museum first opened its doors December 26, 2001, featuring exhibits created by its curator, Czech documentarian Jan Kaplan, and annotated by retired Charles University professor Čestmír Kráčmar.