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Museum of Communism
Opening hours
- Monday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Thursday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Friday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Saturday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Sunday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
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Multimedia displays & artifacts presenting a picture of life under the Communist regime in Prague.via Google
An immersive, detailed look at daily life, politics, and censorship in Czechoslovakia under the totalitarian regime.
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- €€; highly informative, takes about 2 hours to read through the exhibits.
Reviews from Google
I could have just read a book about it at this point, I would have been more comfortable. It was probably interesting but so much text and the few videos are super long and u can’t like start it from the begging so probably no one watches them fully. It would have been nice to have some sound design to keep us in engaged. Just so much big packs of text which is really boring. Also the text is only in English or Czech so good luck if it’s not your main language
A factual history of communism in the Tchech republic. Absolutely worth visiting it. It contains photographies, videos, and well worded concise texts about this painful period of time. Price 16€. Visit the souvenir shop for an amazing views on the exposition.
Feb 2026: About a 10-minute walk from the Astronomical Clock in Old Town Square. No queues (Saturday around noon) and bought tickets on entry. The museum is small and very text-heavy, with most information on the walls, and there aren’t many interactive exhibits. It’s not very engaging for young children, as the atmosphere is quiet and reflective — not on my top Prague to-do list, though my husband found it interesting. You can see everything in 30–60 minutes, so I’d only recommend it if you have an hour to spare. The photos I’ve posted were my main attractions, everything else was text heavy along with a few display cabinets & photos. There are plenty of nice eateries nearby though.
This is a really well done and informative history of eastern European communism, especially where it relates to the former Czechoslovakia. Very sobering and pretty heart-rending at times but balanced out by the tongue-in-cheek tone of the gift shop! You could fly round it in maybe 45 mins just focusing on the excellent exhibits e.g. example classrooms, apartments, offices, even motorbikes or you could take your time reading it all and it could easily take a couple of hours. All in all , would definitely recommend it if you're interested in the era.
Well.. it is pretty interesting but .. the facts and how they were portrait were pretty one sided and heavy. The museum has a lot of information and artefacts from the time between 1930-1960 after that it feels a little rushed .. only a few walls with a few texts.. how did the people live in that time? Felt irrelevant to the museum. Their shop is inside if the museum .. yes pretty funny merchandise but hella expensive.