Prague - Museum of Communism

The Museum of Communism in Prague examines the history of communism in Prague and the Czech Republic. It provides a look at the theory and the reality of communism, and the impact it had on all aspects of life in the Czech Republic. The museum describes it as, "The Dream, the Reality, and the Nightmare". On display are statues of communist figures, including Marx and Lenin, propaganda posters and writings used to control the citizens during the 1950s and 1960s, photographs from the time of the Soviet occupation, and a continuously running film on Vaclav Haval and the coercion and tactics of the secret police.

There are also objects from every day life during the Soviet era, including a recreated Communist-era classroom and workshop. The Museum of Communism also looks at the Velvet Revolution and the end of the communist era in Prague.