Memorial of the Victims of Communism and of the Resistance
The Memorial of the Victims of Communism and of the Resistance (Romanian: Memorialul Victimelor Comunismului și al Rezistenței) in Romania consists of the Sighet Museum (often confused with the Memorial) and the International Centre for Studies into Communism.
International Centre for Studies into Communism[]
The Centre was founded in 1993 by Ana Blandiana and . Created and administered by the , it is an institute of research, museography and education.[1]
Sighet Memorial Museum[]
The museum was created by the Centre for Studies into Communism out of the ruins of the former Sighet Prison in 1993.[2]
The restoration of the prison building was completed in 2000. Each prison cell became a museum room, which together presented the chronology of the totalitarian system in Communist Romania.[2]
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Coordinates: 47°55′36″N 23°53′28″E / 47.92667°N 23.89111°E
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