Red History Museum Tour: Interactive Exploration of Communist Yugoslavia Life
4.9
185 Ratings
Dubrovnik

Explore Communist Yugoslavia at Red History Museum. Engage with interactive exhibits, augmented reality, and uncover the unique history that shaped Croatia.

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Red History Museum - Red History Museum is a newly opened unique interactive experience of everyday life in communist Yugoslavia - a very different time in Croatian history. Using new and old technologies in a 300 square meter space, visitors can now explore and experience what it was like under the Yugoslav regime. Dive into the art, design,…
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What's Included
  • Admission to Red History Museum
Additional Information

The only Croatian museum dedicated to life during communist Yugoslavia. Through an interactive approach and an augmented reality app, the Red History Museum becomes an educational playground for all ages. Visitors actively explore history, learning about topics such as internal politics, secret police, music, fashion, and more.
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Location
Red History Museum
Ulica Svetog Križa
Located just across the Gruž port building, in a small street to the left of hotel Petka.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Pgtomsun
Oct 12, 2024
MCM Yugoslavia - A fascinating view of life in Yugoslavia, warts and all. There's a balanced account of 20th century Yugoslavian politics, covering the period leading up to WW2, the establishment of the Tito era and the disintegration of the regime following his death. There's also a trip through Mid Century Modern styling of 60s Yugoslavia. Some of that furniture would fetch a fortune at Camden Market. An emphasis on the everyday lives of ordinary families, shown through donated photographs. Excellent museum.
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Gotravellife
Aug 31, 2024
Short walk from the cruise port - We are staying in Dubrovnik for a few weeks and this was on my list to visit. The location is right by the Gruz cruise port so would be a great excursion for people on their own at port. We ended up spending almost three hours here as there is so much to see and understand Yugoslavia, how they got there and how it all unraveled. It’s interactive, so open the cabinets and explore! Thru even had music of the era you could listen to, movies you can watch (heartbreaking) and other inventions of the time, like the kiosk. They also had a VR headset so you can ‘walk thru’ the old factory that was on the site before. You can grab a beer on the patio afterward if you want. It’s got AC but it’s not super cool in there. Bring your reading glasses as well. Well worth the time to learn about this time.
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Nyathera
Aug 29, 2024
Nice and interesting museum! - Very nice museum with lots to see! Interesting artifacts and not only placates to read. I'm not huge history buff but my boyfriend is, and we both enjoyed our visit a lot. Not very big place, but definitely worth the price, 9e/adult and 7,5e/student.
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Birminghamjollyboy
Aug 19, 2024
Highly recommended - not just for history or Yugoslavia geeks - I loved the museum - a fascinating look at life in socialist Croatia during the time of Tito and Yugoslavia. It's similar to the GDR Museum in Berlin but a bit more objective and serious. The rest of the family liked it too. I was unsure if my 10 year old son would appreciate it. But the hands-on nature of so many exhibits kept his interest, although he lingered less to read everything than I did!
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Euanm592
Jul 22, 2024
Interactive story of the old Yugoslavia - Great museum with interesting and interactive displays explaining the history of the old Yugoslavia and events leading up to Croatia’s independence. The written descriptions of historical events are very clearly written and intertwined with lots of industrial, cultural and sporting artefacts to tell the story of the rise and fall of communist Yugoslavia. Well worth the entrance fee and about an hour of your time if you are interested in modern history.
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S6147yjstefanos
Jul 12, 2024
A walk through Lights and Shadows of History, exposed objectively and in a fascinating way - A well-thought-out and well-realized project, which provides the visitor with both a historical overview of the principles of communism and their spread in the early 1900s, as well as the reality of everyday life until the collapse of Yugoslavia. The descriptions are captivating and historically accurate, it is not a celebration of communism, nor its demonization: the denials of fundamental freedoms, but also the achievements and popularity of Tito, are exposed so that the visitor can form his own and critical idea. The collection of vintage objects and the explanations that bring it to life are remarkable, from spices to leisure, from the telephone to sexuality. A must-see, from which every kind of audience can come out enriched... and quenched: recommend the historic Cedevita and Cockta drinks!
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Beverley
Oct 21, 2024
Well worth your time. An interesting overview of a different world. - An interesting couple of hours in what felt like a trip back in time. There’s a lot of reading and the museum would be improved by a more interactive experience. I enjoyed the video footage. The photo essays were good too.
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Hiroshig12
Sep 24, 2024
Pretty interesting museum. - The weather was bad, and I happened to find it while I was going around museums in the old town. (It didn't come up when I searched for museums on Google Maps.) It looked interesting, so I went in and suddenly found out that he was the owner. When someone seemed to enter, they started explaining the building in English. Of course I had no idea, but I was able to enter safely. The content is quite maniacal, from the formation of the Communist Party, to the independence of Yugo, to the daily necessities of the time. But it was punchy and interesting.
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Littlemissstubborn1
Jul 16, 2024
If you have an Intrest well worth a visit - In our group we had some who really enjoyed this museum and some that didn’t. If you have any interest in history this is for you. It’s interactive and that helped keep some Intrest in the museum. Man who was working was very friendly and welcoming.
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Lenawc4327cj
Sep 21, 2024
Sad to just read - Sad to just read a lot of signs. Interesting subject and certainly more fun for those who lived in the country during communism and recognized the few objects that existed.
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