Victims of Communism Museum

An amazing underrated museum showcasing some of the dark history of Slovakia. This history has been hidden as some of the perpetrators still exist in today's government. For this reason and more, the museum is privately funded and run and not sponsored by the state. No perpetrators names are mentioned to avoid political conflict with the government.

It's also very modern with audio guides available in English. I visited twice and had the pleasure of one of the staff showing me around on my second visit.

You can learn about not only the victims by communisms but also the history of Slovakia itself from 1950 to 1989.

Great little museum to visit! All the displays are in Slovakian but they have a great audio guide (accessed via your phone, via the provided WiFi - headphones are also available). The staff and guides are really friendly, speak perfect English, and very knowledgeable. Would definitely recommend visiting!

Only a small museum but great audio interaction taking you through the communist years, really interesting

Touching. The work made by the historians there, I hope will make all the difference, and will be remembered both internationally and domestically.

Very interesting museum, definitely worth to visit! If you're into history this is your place.

The plaquets are in Slovakian, however we had an awesome tour guide, Martin. He introduced the exhibition thoroughly in English and answered all our questions.

He also recommended a nice place near the museum to have a lunch. Cheers Martin, thank you for everything!

The guides really take their time to show you around and create a very personal atmosphere. They educate about an important topic which should be more heard about. Definitely a must-visit when in Košice. Very friendly.

Extremely insightful visit to hear about a relatively undocumented part of history. It was all brought to life by the English-speaking guide Martin, whose passion for the subject, flawless delivery and humility struck exactly the right tone. A must visit if you come to Kosice.

Not exactly what I expected as I thought it may have been an exhibition of items from daily life under Communism. However tge museum is much more a museum of political repression under Communism. Peter is a good and knowledgeable guide who is really interesting to talk to. I came away with a much greater knowledge of political repression in Slovakia. Highly recommended, you will need to book an appointment.

Very interesting museum, because all written texts are in Slovakian I got a personal tour from a museum employee who told everything in English.

Very interesting and well documented little place.
Thanks to the guide as well ,who speaks very good English for the explanations 👌
Very happy of our visit here ,highly recommended !

Tiny museum, however, has a very nicely covered topic and extremely helpful staff. Definitely a duty to visit at least once in a lifetime, so that no one will ever forget this part of our sad history.

Very nice museum explains everything very well and speaks english very good

Fabulous museum with a great guide. 10/10

Awesome

Navštívili sme múzeum aj s deťmi keď mali prázdniny. Veľmi ochotní, všetko veľmi pekne vysvetlené, slúchadlá s komentárom aj tabule s podpisom pri každej fotografii. Vstupné symbolické. Wc v objekte.

Super múzeum so super sprievodcom! Odporúčam všetkým, ktorí by sa radi dozvedeli viac o našej nedávnej minulosti.

Interessant und erfrischend reflektiert aufgearbeitete Inhalte. Die verschiedenen Arten der Repression und Bestrafung wurden unterteilt. Es gibt jeweils einen Hörbeitrag und verschiedene Interviews mit Zeitzeugen zu sehen.
Besonders für nicht-slowakisch-sprechende Personen ist es ein sehr Handy-basierter Museumsbesuch, da die Infotafeln vor Ort nur auf Slowakisch geschrieben sind. Mich hat das aber überhaupt nicht gestört.
Der Anwesende Museumsführer war außerordentlich freundlich und stand gerne mit klugen Antworten auf meine Fragen bereit.
Das museum selbst ist ein wenig versteckt in einem Hinterhof zu finden. Man muss erst klingeln und dann wird man hereingelassen und das Konzept wird erläutert.
Alles in allem auf jeden Fall einen Besuch wert, es ist wichtig, dass solche Rechercheleistungen und reflektierte Arbeit über die landeseigene Geschichte gefördert und gesehen wird.

Sehr interessante Ausstellung, objektiv & reflektierend gestaltet - die Mitarbeiter sind stets bemüht & erklären alles sehr ausführlich!

Návštevu múzea jednoznačne odporúčam. Ak vás však táto téma nebaví skúste radšej Aupark alebo niečo podobné. Múzeum je blízko centra, sú tu toalety, prednáška je aj v angličtine. Odporúčam od veku 14 rokov a vyššie. Múzeum je zvnútra veľmi dobre estetický spracované.