Raising the Cross

Abstract

Exhibitions on the communist past are scarce in Romanian museums. In contrast to this scarcity, the commemoration of the “communist tragedy” through memorials, monuments and the hybrid species of memorial-museum is disproportionately present. Only a very skilled and determined museumgoer will be able to discover the few places where aspects of the communist past are permanently exhibited in Romanian museums. In Bucharest, the visitor should be prepared to go underground to find the only perma..