Museum of Communism in Bucharest

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Bucharest: Dinner &tour at Museum of Communism after closing

Bucharest: Dinner &tour at Museum of Communism after closing

Highlights: - You will discover the complete history of Romanian communism in an interactive museum space, together with a specialized guide that will also narrate personal stories, anecdotes of their family during a full tour of the Museum of Communism in Bucharest. - You will have the opportunity to taste the main dishes, liqueurs and sweets of Romanian cuisine, some of them popular in communist times. - You will find out about the changes in the Romanian gastronomy during communist times. The tour starts at the café-bar of the museum, where participants will be offered a glass of traditional palinka or cherry liqueur + water / soda / espresso to their liking. The guided tour will start with a brief introduction about the international context that led to the implementation of communism in Romania and a timeline and general description of the era. The guide will provide a complete tour of the museum, alternating facts and personal stories and anecdotes of their family. Consequently, the participants will be served the thematic dinner and dessert in the museum living room. The guide will explain the origin of the food and how it is traditionally cooked. Participants will be able to enjoy their dinner, ask the guide about any curiosity they might have regarding the history and culture of Romania and further interact with the museum objects – try on vintage clothes, listen to music on pick-up and cassette and go through the secret drawers. You will have the whole interactive space of the museum only for yourself, where you will be free to first-handedly discover how a normal family was living during those times. The dinner includes: - starters (cold meats, cheese, vegetable spreads - all traditional Romanian) - main dish (varied, depending on the availability) - sweets (not the ones from restaurants, but more typical home made sweets) - one soft drink, one traditional liquor, one alcoholic drink (beer or one glass of wine). Other drinks are available at the bar and can be purchased during the tour.

Bucharest: Entry ticket at the Museum of Communism

Bucharest: Entry ticket at the Museum of Communism

Located right in the Old Town of Bucharest, The Museum of Communism in Bucharest is an experience that will take you through the decades of communist Romania. From historical landmarks and evocative images of key moments during this period, to interactive exhibits depicting the life under communism, step into the world you’ve heard so much about and explore it on your own through a wide range of experiences prepared just for you. Not only will you discover a wealth of new information, but we have also prepared an entire unique experience for those who step through our doors. There are many places where you can see and hear information about communism, but here, you will also have the opportunity to feel and taste the flavors of those time. You will discover a multitude of objects from that era, which will make you deeply understand the times of communist Romania. There is all the time a guide present that can answer any other questions that you might have or any curiosities regarding the political regime or the life of people during communism. Downstairs there is a small coffee shop from where you can enjoy specialty coffee, soft drinks, but also traditional alcoholic drinks, including the house beer with a very original label.

Bucharest: Museum of Communism Ticket with Communist Coffee

Bucharest: Museum of Communism Ticket with Communist Coffee

The Museum of Communism in Bucharest offers an experience, not only the historical information. Besides the insight on the recent history of Romania and the impact of communism on Bucharest and Romanians, you have the opportunity to touch most of the exhibits: type on an old typewriter, read original magazines, try on old clothes. This ticket now offers an unique opportunity: include in your visit the taste of the '80s! During the last years of communism, Romania was importing coffee in very small amounts. Learn the story of how 'nechezol'/communist coffee appeared and also have the chance to taste it! You can drink your nechezol from an original old cup in the living room of the museum, sitting on the communist couch.

Communism History with Execution Place of Nicolae Ceausescu

Communism History with Execution Place of Nicolae Ceausescu

Palace of Parliament: In Bucharest City Tour at the Palace of Parliament or People’s House – you will learn how dangerous and damaging a totalitarian regime like communism can be for a nation. You will feel small seeing what pointless opulence and megalomania “the sleep of reason” can create. Imagine you have the chance to see the second largest administrative building on the planet, after the Pentagon, and that it will be an experience you will be able to share with your grandchildren. Ceausescu Mansion: The “Ceauşescu Mansion” was for a quarter of a century (1965-1989) the private residence of Nicolae and Elena Ceauşescu and of their children, Nicu, Zoia, and Valentin. Built in the mid-1960s and known at the time as the “Spring Palace”, the mansion was enlarged between 1970 and 1972. The preferred choice for the design of the Ceauşescu family’s residence was Aron Grimberg-Solari (born 1928). The architecture of the palace is complemented by landscaping conceived by the architect Robert Woll (who was also the main furniture designer for the house) and the landscape engineer Teodosiu. Museum of Communism (ferestroika): This is the building, now museum, where Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife were tried and executed. It is now old, dilapidated, and not maintained very well or used except for the area of the trial. Entry cost was 8 ron and there is an addition charge to take photos. The rooms are very small and you can tell by the furniture it was a very poor country in 1989. It appears they do not want to glamorize the event or persons as there were limited photos. There is a room where they checked President Ceausescu and his wife medically before the trial. There is room with the tables and chairs that the trial was in. There are two chairs in a corner where they sat. The other tables were used for the defense, prosecutors and guards. There is a room with the beds where they ate and slept. You can go outside and see the area where they stood them up and used automatic weapons to kill them. There were no trees there at that time as now. Revolution Square: One of the most important place when we talk about Romanian Revolution, December 1989!

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