Museum of Communism: A Time-Capsule of Ordinary Lives

This is not a traditional communism museum - you will visit the apartment of a family who lived in communist Bucharest in the 1970s and 80s. Get a fascinating glimpse of life ordinary people had by touching, sitting, tasting, smelling, and feeling! Fully decorated and well-preserved with objects from that era, come and experience history in a different way!

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What you need to know about visiting the museum of communism

This is a guided-visit of an apartment turned communist museum. Duration: about 2,5h
Included: English tour with a historian guide, a typical communist snack and drink & a personalized souvenir
The apartment belonged to a family who lived in Bucharest during the communist regime and is decorated with typical objects from the era
You will learn about the history of communism in Romania and see how ordinary people lived, what they ate, where they worked, the challenges and happy moments of their lives!
Tour can start either in the morning or in the afternoon. We meet at Gorjului Metro Station (Exit A). Limited spots available, please book in advance

Additional information

Moments to expect during the communist museum visit:

A typical communist neighborhood

Your time-capsule experience will start by entering a typical communist workers' neighborhood in Bucharest - Militari. Built in the 1960s to house factory workers, this will be a perfect introduction to your visiting experience! We pick you up at Gorjului Subway.

The Communist Museum Time Capsule

You will enter the apartment of a family that lived here from 1970 onwards. A typical 2-bedroom apartment for a family with child. Decorated with furniture, household items, objects, toys and all things from the communist era - you will travel back in time! The history lesson you're going to get about Romanian communism will be complete after seeing how ordinary people lived!

Life was different in the communist period

Life in the communist regime 40-50 years ago was VERY different: no technology, no imports, no foreign news. You will go from room to room to learn about people's lives: what they ate, where they worked, what kids would study and their activities. We have prepared some fun and engaging challenges for each room. At the end, you will taste typical dishes and drinks from the period and watch a video of the dictator Nicolae Ceausescu himself! A personalized souvenir is included in the experience :)

How to book?

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Children prices

2 x 35 Euro

How to book this tour?

Choose how many people and when
Request a booking and fill in your details
Flexible payment and cancelation
Guide answers in 24h
Children prices

Guide

Raluca

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Hi! I invite you to visit our communism musem and see how ordinary life looked like during the regime. Our team of passionate and history-trained guides is ready to welcome you!

I like: travelling, culture, history, food

I speak: english, romanian

Cancelation & refund policy

Easy

Sends us or the guide an email 24h before the tour informing us you can't make it and you'll get a full refund of your payment, no questions asked.

Location details

Starting point: Bucharest
Nearest airport: Bucharest International Henri Coanda Airport
Nearest train station: Bucharest North Train Station
Landscape: Urban

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Reviews from travellers

Genevieve R. on 22.09.2023

We loved our Romanian time capsule tour with Elena. So much more interesting than a traditional museum! Elena was an excellent guide, extremely knowledgeable and informative and able to illustrate what we were hearing about with examples from her own family’s experience. Highly, highly recommended!

Paul O. on 24.06.2023

Elena was our guide for this tour. She gave us a very interesting insight into aspects of life in communist Romania. This was a really interesting experience!

Deirdre J. on 13.11.2022

It was a fascinating tour and an amazing experience to imagine how people lived. Would highly recommend this visit!

Danielle F. on 28.10.2022

Absolutely fantastic tour with Ioana who was hugely knowledgable, personable and thoughtful. We thoroughly enjoyed our immersion in to communist rule and life in Bucharest in 1984. The flat was beautifully preserved and we felt very privileged to see it. I would thorough recommend. We had my 76 year old father with us and my 14 year old daughter and we all loved our experience.

Ronald P. on 20.10.2022

We loved he personal tour we got from Ioana. We were a few minutes late but she patiently waited for us at the station and gave us a warm welcome. Ioana clearly liked educating people about what communism used to be like. I guess our genuine curiosity helped.