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.
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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
- Socialist Republic of Romania
- Research institutes in Romania
- Education in Romania
- Organizations established in 1993
- Memorials to victims of communism
- Buildings and structures in Maramureș County
- History museums in Romania
- Tourist attractions in Maramureș County
- Prison museums in Europe
- Sighetu Marmației
- 1993 establishments in Romania
- Romanian organization stubs