Museum of Life in the Polish People's Republic — Attraction in Warsaw

I was made to feel most welcome at this splendid, well thought out, and presented museum. If you're a fan of apps, audio guides etc you're well catered for. I preferred to use my imagination, how it was to live from day to day in an M2 apartment, with its possibly leaky plumbing, and the wind whistling through shoddy window frames. Maybe being called in by some party functionary to account for my actions, and thoughts. But also the joy of, after all those years on the waiting list, eventually being assigned a car, and they weren't that bad, I had one once, an FSO pickup in England, years ago, it was as tough as old boots, and never let me down.

For me the best part was the Café, everything original, if you like your coffee strong, then black in a tall glass with a metal holder. The chocolate and cream cake the "Wuzetka", is dangerously delicious. Pani Domenika took time to give me some valuable ideas about where to visit in Poland, thank you Domenika, if you're lucky enough to listen to one of her lectures, pay attention, she's a very wise lady who knows at lot about life.

On the way out, I liked the hand dryer in the toilet, which makes a lot of noise for very little hot air, takes a long time to dry your hands, but if you've been queuing for hours for socks, and there are no socks, it doesn't matter that much. Will there be socks tomorrow? Maybe, who knows? Maybe my friend knows someone, who knows someone, who knows where socks are to be found.

Enjoy the museum, if you come across a few bad reviews, I suspect they're written by people who have no interest in other people, and think only of themselves, with the face in the phone screen the whole time. That's the point, this place is full of things, but it is about people. The everyday Polish people, with their resilience, and stoicism.

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I had a really cool experience with my dad here. What a wonderful little haunt! The knowledge was truly inspirational. I learned a lot about post war years when communism and then social- realism took over. Socialist times brought with them both good and bad experiences. Many could not afford to buy homes during this time and so would meet up in cafes for long periods of time where they created a home from home experience. You can learn a lot about the gadgets which were available at this time....the turntables, the radios signalling and passionately reaching out to a Poland free from rule by the Soviets when it came into existence in the post war years- Radio Free Europe- the most frequently interrupted radio station ever across the border 📻 There's even a makeshift cafe where you can buy Polish soda and even a small room boasting toys from the socialist days......boasting something for everyone. Socialism brought with it an entrepreneurial spirit.....not earning a lot in Poland many would fill up their cars with good Polish Booze and sell them abroad for money which gave a high exchange in Polish currency making life easier for many. This museum boasts something for all to get their heads turning! Welcome welcome.....there's even a vehicle from the old days- I believe a mini, which you can hop into, kids...

It is obvious that no money has been spared ( oops sorry ) spent on advertising or doing anything to make this place attractive to tourists. I was using Google maps to find it and even then I passed it and only saw the hand written sign on the metal door leading in to courtyard of what looked like a small abandoned industrial estate, on the way back. There is an entrance doorway with a couple of black curtains hanging over it. You then enter a passageway with a wide staircase off to the right and in front of you a continuation of the passage with various things dumped on either side. Like an old wooden case t.v., an old child's pram and lots of rubbish. I walk the length of the corridor and back again, passing 2 doors with hand written signs in Polish before deciding that enough was enough and heading back to the city centre. I see some people have rated this with 4 stars, but being 80 I think I probably used most of the things on show in my...