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Museum of Life under Communism, Warsaw

329 reviews

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Neighborhood: Śródmieście Południowe

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Plac Konstytucji • 1 min walk
Politechnika • 9 min walk

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Bill Nature

62 contributions

Great experience

Dec 2021 • Couples

A really nice and cheap experience.
You can learn a lot from this museum.
Pros
Cheap we payed 28 zl for 2 people (we are student's) the full price is around 20 zl per person
The audio guide is very handy and informative.
It's a small museum and you can see all the exhibits 'fast' or if you use audio guide it will take max 1 hour and less depends how much you will stay at the cinema .
The exhibits were in good shape .
Con
They were doing some constructions the day we went so it was a lot noisy so we couldn't hear the audio guide .

In general I read some comments saying that the museum was free on Thursdays but it wasn't, the audio guides were free that day .

Written December 2, 2021

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Patryk

Elblag, Poland10 contributions

Definitely worth seeing.

Feb 2023

The museum is located in a very accessible location, admission tickets cost pennies and its interior allows you to delve into the reality of life during the communist era in Poland. A café is also available inside the museum, where you can enjoy coffee brewed from a professional espresso machine dating back to the 1960s. The designs of the mugs and refrigerator magnets available in the museum's store evoke cult quotes from Polish films of the communist era. Definitely worth seeing, I heartily recommend it.

Written February 20, 2023

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SG32

Edinburgh6 contributions

Great little museum

Sep 2022 • Friends

This is definitely worth a visit if you’re in Warsaw. Despite living through the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall I didn’t really know much about Polands Communistic past. This museum really brings it to life and is very informative. It’s small but it packs a lot in and the story boards are really interesting and fascinating. It only costs about £4 and takes about an hour to go round but a great summary of Poland’s recent history.

Written September 18, 2022

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enyar

Nowy Sacz, Poland102 contributions

Birthday party

Sep 2021

My family know how sentimental I am about the past so they decided to organise my birthday party in the Museum. Great time with a lot of wonderful memories connected with riding a Nysa 522, tasting PRL dishes and all this accompanied by the music of the times. An experience I will remember for ever.

Written August 29, 2022

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Jeff456789

Bristol, UK48 contributions

Small but perfectly formed

Feb 2023 • Couples

This museum is tiny but packed with information. We still managed to spend nearly two hours in there. I loved the cafe where you could order some fizzy drinks which were similar to those they drank during the communist rule.

Written March 4, 2023

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S E

16 contributions

A "must-see" museum!

Sep 2021

I visited this little gem of a museum and loved it.
I had found it online before traveling to Poland. It was on my list of "must-see" sites for a free day in Warsaw.
It is within walking distance of the Polish Army Museum, another good place to visit.
The museum has options for an audio tour and even a tour guide. Check online for these services. I did not take advantage of either. The exhibits are in Polish and English. I did happen to overhear a tour guide talking with a group. She was sharing her personal experiences living under communism. It made me think that I should have arranged for a guide. I feel the museum was very accurate in its portrayal because she remarked how one exhibit was "just like what I had at home!"
The displays give an honest look at life, good and bad. There is a sense of nostalgia, not for the times, but for the shared experiences of those who lived through it.
I am very glad I visited this. The exhibits are curated nicely and the items on display are really in good shape. I think the people who created this museum did an excellent job!

Written October 16, 2021

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Alexander C

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Great Presentation

Jan 2022 • Solo

They lay it on a bit thick with the anticommunism but it's a well made museum with lots of interesting historical artifacts. They cafe is wonderful and they serve a great triangle shaped sweet. Wish the gift shop had more communist nostalgia stuff rather than generic Warsaw things

Written January 7, 2022

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Lizara K

Seoul195 contributions

Interesting

Feb 2020

Amusingly located through a small door next to a large KFC, this is a small but comprehensive museum covering various aspects of everyday life under Communism. It's worth a look if you're interested in that kind of minutiae (I very much am.) None of the exhibits really have very much depth, but this is a pretty good way to get an overview of what life might have been like back in that time. However, if you've been to a bigger museum of this type like the DDR Museum in Berlin, this one may not add much to your knowledge except in terms of specifically Polish things.

Written February 2, 2020

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Aleksandra K

Greater London, UK8 contributions

Aleks

Oct 2020

Absolutely loved this place! Strongly recommend for anyone from outside of Poland. The gentleman who was serving in the coffee shop at the end of Museum was so lovely and passionate about his job. He explained a lot about communism times. This is a great place to visit.

Written October 8, 2020

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JL

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Cool little hole-in-the-wall museum

Sep 2022

Cool little museum located next to a Kentucky Fried Chicken. It has knick-knacks, historical items, and products (electronics, consumer goods, etc.) from the period before the Berlin Wall fell. Gives you an idea of what life was like under Communism -- and why we should never let America become a socialist country.

Written September 10, 2022

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