The Museum of Communism (), located at V Celnici 4 in

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, is a museum dedicated to presenting an account of the post–World War II communist regime in

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, with a focus on Prague.

History

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 displaying the ideals of communism, the reality of life under the regime, and the actions of the police state. It includes rooms depicting a schoolroom, a shop with limited supplies, and a secret police interrogation room."Red revival"
''The Guardian'' The gallery is devoted to providing a timeline of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. Written descriptions in Czech and English communicate to the audience what it was to live under the 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.

Gallery

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statue and the

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flag File:Museum of Communism, Czech Republic.jpg, various artifacts File:Karl Marx statue, Museum of Communism.jpg, Karl Marx statue, Museum of Communism File:Kark Marx.jpg, Karl Marx, Museum of Communism

References

{{Authority control Museums in Prague Anti-communism in the Czech Republic History museums in the Czech Republic 2001 establishments in the Czech Republic

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