This is by far one of the best museums of the communism. This is not only a museum of the political prisoners - tortured savagely and killed - but also a museum against forgetfullness and inertia. One of the places that maintains the dignity of Romanian people. A must see if you travel through this side of the country! More

The tragedy of the Romanian orphans, abandoned by women forced to bear children, was just one manifestation of the oppressive regime under Nicolae Ceausescu. Lesser known, was an even more tragic and profound action - the deliberate extermination of any opposition to the state from so called “class enemies”. The Memorial of the Victims of Communism and the Resistance at... More

This is one of my favourite museums in the world. I knew nothing about the communist period in Romania and found it difficult to find out more, even in Bucharest. I spent a total of 3 hours here (had to come back for a second visit) and learnt an incredible amount in that time. The museum is laid out clearly,... More

The Sight Memorial to the Victims of Communism is located in Sighet in the far reaches of Transylvania, 2 kms from Romania's border with Ukraine. It's quite an amazing place - established by former dissident and poet Ana Blandiana and her husband Romulus Rusan on the site of a former Securitate (Romanian secret police) prison where the Romania's political elite... More