My second visit here, and I'm still finding new and interesting exhibits to discover! Some might find the ticket price a little high, but I feel its very good value for the wide scope of exhibits here. There are examples of every household item you could imagine from a rich history here. I guarantee I'll visit a third time!

Huge collection of semi-vintage Soviet automobiles, household items and other memorabilia. If you are over the age of 30 this is your chance to shed a bittersweet tear of sugarcoated nostalgia while cursing the evil capitalistic EU and wishing communism never fell because who wouldn't enjoy eating the same 5 meals every week and never be able to travel farther than your dyado's village. 5/5 will come again.

Wonderful nostalgic museum about Bulgarian life in 1944-1989. Aside from many communistic cars, all in pristine condition, there is an abundance of everyday items. From vacuüm cleaners to toys to electronics and sign posts. Also nice for Western European visitors as they'll surely recognize some items from this era. Tickets can be combined with access to the wax museum in the same place. Recommended.

It is an incredible museum to take you back into past. There are a lot of old exhibits which tell the story of life of the past century. Not to mention huge collection of cars.

Great place, super pristine exhibition. There are separate parts, one with wax figures and one (the larger one) with restored old cars from the communist era. Also, there are lots of showcases with communist era objects, from cosmetics to cigarettes', vacuum cleaners and toys. Its a trip down memory lane for the ones who lived through communism. The place is in a Mall, the ticket per person, for both the exhibitions, is 20 leva. Its a must see in Varna.

It's like a time machine. This is the place where you can turn back in time and remember all good moments from that day's. Everything Is very well presented.

Good place for nostalgic memories if you were a kid in the 80's in soviet union. The museum is very well maintained and the exhibition is nicely laid out, but it lacks descriptions of items.

Very big exposition of cars, bicycles, tools and toys from the 80s and 90s in Bulgaria. Everything is in perfect condition. Old music is playing all the time which helps to feel yourself in the past. You can also visit the second room with realistic bodies of famous people, made from wax. You can show to your kids wat were your radio, camera and toys when you were a kid. It was really nice, recommend.

(Translated by Google) Very large collection of socialist cars. There are also many objects from that time (Original) Много голяма колекция от социалистически автомобили. Има и много предмети от онова време

Many or better most of the pieces that are shown here, remind you on the time 30 and more years ago. The retro museum is located in the Varna Grand Mall and gives you a "flashback" into former times. There are pieces from the every day life, toys, money, signs and even cars and motorcycles from the eastern Europe manufacturers of this time span. Even if you didn't live at this time period, it is a nice and interesting experience. The museum is well sorted and next to it is also a wax figure exhibition with well known persons and former political leaders. Go there and enjoy!

Very nice museum ! Opens At 10 costs 15 Leva for retro and 15 for wax museum 20 if you take both. You can do both in one hour.

Amazing place for anyone that have love for cars, motorcycle and etc, definitely need a visit! Also the Wax museum was great touch!

Absolutely a must! The best communist museum we have ever been to. The cars look pristine, like they have just been taken out of the factory and the other objects are sooooo many. They have radios, television sets computers, calculators, toys, beauty products, ranging from 1950 to 1988.

Very nice experience, right in the Grand Mall. It was a nice and quiet walk after eating lunch and wanting to escape from the busy mall on a Saturday. It has a lot to offer (cars but also other memorabilia) and it takes around 30 minutes to visit. It costs 15 Leva (around 7,5 Euro/person). There is also a Wax Museum in the same place, it costs another 15 Leva. Enjoy!

Super interesting museum. It is not big but if you want to really see everything, you can spend more than an hour here. The cars are gorgeous. It is clean and well maintained. I actually got emotional because some of the toys and products are from my childhood... in the background music of Lili Ivanova, good memories just overtook me. PS: I have to say the lady at the entrance was very rude- almost got angry that we did not buy the combined ticket with the museum with figures. Well we are the clients and we decide what we won't to see :)

(Translated by Google) A well-made place that brings you back to a pleasant nostalgia for the past. Objects and cars you owned, emotions you forgot ... it's worth going back and taking my parents (Original) Добре направено място, което те връща в приятна носталгия от миналото. Предмети и автомобили които си притежавал, емоции които си забравил...заслужава си да се върна пак и заведа родителите си

Fantastic museum, it reminds us of a whole time lived by our parents, we can see some other equipment or toy that we still have at home. The place is located on the first floor of the Grand Mall.

Great place to see cars that were used during communist regime. Also a lot of everyday items. Brought back memories. Sadly it doesn't show the atrocities that the communists did or the everyday struggles of the people.

(Translated by Google) Very nice place! (Original) Много приятно място!

Very nice, definitely worth a trip to understand a bit more about communist way of living. My kids enjoyed seeing old toys, phones, household appliances and cars.

(Translated by Google) Really cool place! (Original) מקום מגניב ממש !

(Translated by Google) Very spectacular for Romanians because I found many common and even Romanian memories. (Original) Foarte spectaculoasă pentru români pentru că am găsit multe amintiri comune și chiar românești.

(Translated by Google) Well done! Until now, I watched it only on the Net, but yesterday it was real. I really liked the idea and the arrangement. History must not only be written but also seen no matter what it was. And every story has its good sides. (Original) Браво! До сега го гледах само в Нета но вчера вече реално. Много ми хареса идеята и подредбата. Историята трябва не само да се пише но и да се вижда независимо от това каква е била. А всяка история си има хубави страни.

(Translated by Google) Very convenient location in a shopping center with still free parking. Reasonable ticket price. Interesting exhibits from the times of the USSR. Thank you for the opportunity to remember your childhood! (Original) Очень удобное расположение в торговом центре с пока еще бесплатной парковкой. Умеренная цена на билет. Интересные экспонаты времён СССР. Спасибо за возможность вспомнить детство!

(Translated by Google) A fish restaurant is located in the fishing village (Original) מסעדת דגים נמצא בכפר הדיגים

(Translated by Google) The cars are nicely divided by individual countries, the showcase with the heads of the gear levers and the collection of cigarettes of friendly countries are particularly attractive. (Original) Auta hezky rozdělena po jednotlivých zemích, zvlášť poutavá je vitrina s hlavicemi řadících pák a sbírka cigaret spřátelených zemí.

(Translated by Google) Really nice place, well worth a very invested visit (Original) מקום ממש יפה , שווה ביקור מאוד מושקע

(Translated by Google) Beautiful (Original) יפה

(Translated by Google) Here you are in a time machine. An amazing experience. (Original) Тук сте в машина на времето. Невероятно преживяване.

(Translated by Google) It was fun, like we were back in childhood. (Original) Беше забавно, сякаш се върнахме в детството.

(Translated by Google) A great place to remember the past. (Original) Прекрасное место вспомнить прошлое.

(Translated by Google) A very cool place to visit (Original) Очень классное место советую посетить

(Translated by Google) We liked it very much. We are back in the years of our childhood. I recommend a visit. (Original) Много ни хареса. Върнахме се в годините на нашето детство. Препоръчвам да се посети.

Very good musei with not only old cars but lots of historical things which reflects the near history of Bulgaria as well as USSR.

Todella upea kokoelma autoja sekä muuta tavaraa itäblokin maista. Vahanuket myös hyvin tehtyjä! Pidin paikasta todella paljon

This must be the best presented exhibition of Soviet Era manufactured goods that has ever been put together. From lifestyle to domestic, cars and motorcycles. Being of an age that remembers this era, to view the other side as it were was truly fascinating. 5 Star

Great collection of memorabilia of the socialist times in Bulgaria. For a bit more you got the wax museum which is amazing too. They even have a statue of Goran Gregovich! They will keep you bag if you are taking the bus after

Many things – big and small – from Soviet times. But too many cars of repeated models. For those who lived in these countries/times can be nostalgic.

Pretty museum on the last 80 years of the bulgaria. Incredible to keep all these distincts things for remember.

Nice museum with a lot of vintage things from the past. Old cars are incredible! 10 euro ticket worth it! Highly recommended!

The museum located inside Grand Mall shopping center. Tickets you can buy before entering on reception. 2 tickets 1 is for retro museum, another for Wax Musseum. Quite interesting places, with some retro Soviet Union things, cars, etc. It's a bit cold inside( visited in april), so recommend to have some warm cloth. Full round inside will take around 40 min. to 1 hrs.

Took a trip to the Tetro museum to fulfil memories of the past of my own and other cultures, it was not disappointing that much is for sure. If you have a passion for vintage cars this is definitely the place for you, although they all looked the same to me! Really enjoyed looking at the 70’s and 80’s merchandise.

The museum was a lot better than I expected and i actually was able to see old toys and home appliances that i had growing up. Plus all the old pre fall of the iron curtain cars.

Nice place to discover cars from an other era, cars we couldn't find in France. One small detail: It was WAY too hot inside. No air flow. Still it was well worth it. Can check the wax museum just next to it also.

I was really surprised to see that, there is museum in the Mall. Love the idea. Why not, going to do some shopping and stop by in the museum. I'm not a big fan of cars so basically 70% of the things you can see are cars and car parts. Whoever like retro cars, definitely go there! The actual museum has two halls. One with wax figures and one with all kinds of stuff(mainly cars). The entrance is 12 Lv for one hall and 18 lv for both. I have been to Madame Tussaud museum and didn't like it, that way I went just to the main hall. However, they did manage to bring me back in the past and my time when I was a kid. If you can see from the photos I uploaded, very dark, not sure if they trying to save money from electricity ( as it's very expensive apparently in Bulgaria) or just the way it's. But the Darkest museum I have ever been to. My friend back home is a post stamps collector, he has that hobby and I thought about that I can show him what the post stamps were in Bulgaria back in the days. So I went around and around probably 3 times and I couldn't see as I probably missed somewhere in the darkness. I went and ask the security guy on the door who was playing on his phone all the time and looks like he wasn't enjoying his work and time he have to be there. However he said “i have no idea”. Then I decided to go further and ask the lady on the cashier. Surprisingly for me she said the same thing, I ask her “ how come you sale tickets for something you don't know?” she said that very often the collection is updated and if she has a day off that day she doesn't know what is been added or removed. So here I suggest 2 things. 1) collection of post stamps, pretty please and I will come back to see if or even bring my friend 2) handover book where stuff who has day off to know what is been updated or been removed. I'm saying that because some people coming to your place to see something special and imagine if that thing is not there, I bet you won't refund the money for entrance. After all good experience!

Insane details on restored cars. Everything looks better than new. Overall nice museum.

This place was amazing! If you are in Varna and you are car or motorcycle fan, definately go visit ! Next to it there is vask figure moseum. Take combo ticket - will be cheaper and also the vask museum is realistick and thats why a bit creepy and interesting to visit ! 🙂

Stunning collection of Eastern bloc cars FSO, Zaz Lada Moskvich Volga Skoda etc etc along with everyday items from the period 1944 to 1989 plus there is also a Wax works museum as well

Amazing!!! Everyone should visit the museum at least once. Lots of cool pieces gathered in one place. Blast from the not so distant past.

A must-see of museums! All collections, from old-time cars to childhood toys are lovingly assembled in a maze that could take you at least one hour to visit

Super

They should rename it: "Museum of Communist Nostalgia" I wouldn't have given them money if I had known this was red propaganda.

Plenty of retro cars. Thre other objects make sense if one grew up in Bulgaria during those years. There's no explanation or story behind the exhibits. I didn't like that the security checked our tickets several times 😠 once inside the museum

We went to the Retro museum with my dad who is from that particular generation who can recognize every single item in the museum. We all really enjoyed it. Not only was everything in an excellent condition (cars were waxed and shiny, and there were many variants of every item), but there were also some cleverly selected signs with a witty undertone. Unfortunately, there are no translations for these in English, only the originals in Bulgarian, and that would be my only criticism. Also, you have the choice to go to a wax museum or to combine both the retro and wax museums for which you have to pay 15 levs each. On top of that, the lady that welcomes visitors at the entrance of the museum is very friendly (something unusual for Bulgarian clerks). Also, unlike some other attractions in Varna, you are allowed to take as many pictures as you want. We paid 10 levs per adult ticket and we spent there over an hour. The museum is conveniently located inside Grand Mall, which can be reached by taxi and bus as it is right next to the main bus station of the city.

A must see. Lots of memories came back. Cars, furniture, old music devices, TVs, perfumes and many more items from the past. Highly recommended.

Impressive collection and all of the cars are absolutely immaculate. Entry was 12 lev approximately £6.

I don't think I ever experienced such joy in a museum before, I was like a kid in a candy store! Everything from the concept to the execution here is brilliant! The museum is located on the first floor of the grand mall of Varna and is a collection of objects that marked the life of Bulgarians under Communism. You know, for such a lousy regime, these objects look really beautiful, the cars especially are a treat and I am not even much into cars. Price of admission is 10 leva and at first I thought it was a rip-off for a museum in a mall, but, boy, was I wrong: I ended up spending more than 2 hours here and there were some things I only glanced at in passing. When I entered I was put-off by the booming music only to realize 10 minutes later that they were playing smash hits from the communist era. For an extra 5 leva you can see a small wax museum, I think that was a bit pricey for hardly 10 minutes worth of statues, but, overall it was worth it. 10/10 recommended!

Absolutely excellent exhibition of artefacts from comunism. Mostly abour cars, but you can see a lot things from normal life of us.

A great place to visit if you have an interest in cars and general items from the 50s to 80s period. All the cars (former Iron Curtain) models look like they just rolled off the assembly line, every one is in truly mint condition. There were also a lot of toys from the same period and again most of these were in exceptional condition. For a discounted rate you can buy a combined ticket which covers the waxworks exhibition, this is nowhere near as big as the cars but worth a look. Some of the figures were frighteningly realistic & photos were allowed ( I had read somewhere else they weren't).

Incredible comunism museum. A must see in Varna. The retro atmosphere is completed by retro music from that years. About 60 state of the art restored cars and as a bonus, many house appliances and more.

Surprinzător, mai ales pentru cei care au avut ocazia să trăiască printre acele exponate

Da. Merita bani. 48 leva , 2 adulti si un copil pentru 2 expozitii. Nostalgicii isi pot aduce aminte cat injurau din cauza acestor masini...sunt multe alte obiecte din perioada comunista. La muzeul figurilor de ceara am gasi personaje ca Ceausescu, Regele Mihai, Codruta Kovesi, Hagi, Simona Halep, etc

A hidden gem in a shopping mall in Varna! If you want to see the history of all the former eastern block car industry than this is the place to go to. From Wartburg to Lada and Moskovits it's all there and restored to pristine condition. Also lot's of other stuff like house hold appliance's from the old day's that communism wasn't a dirty word, so if you are ever near Varna this is a must see, made a deep impression on me. There is also a wax museum with former communist leaders and some famous movie stars nowadays, but that's not a real success but still worthy to visit, like Mao, Lenin, Che and Fidel Castro.

(Translated by Google) Superb (Original) Superbe

Best remember of communism times. Great eastern european cars and a lot of things that only in eastern European countries have been sold, chocolate, toys, computers etc. As eastern European great place to remember old times. Must see Wax Museum which is nearby.

One of the best communism era museums! Highly recommended, amazing place!

All about communism! The way things were during communist rule in Bulgaria and not only. You can find everything in here starting with kids toys ending with luxury limos. Would recommend a guide especially if you haven't experienced communist era on your own. The tour will take about 2 hours.

Long Beach wild beauty

The cars were in mint condition. Things displayed were well kept. Only downside was that some of the monitors, where you can read about the exhibition didn't work.

Great collection. You have to see it to believe it.

The most amazing thing I ever have seen

Absolutely amazing kickback into my childhood. Thousands of items from matchbox to cars and home appliances, most of them in pristine condition. For 15 lev it's more than worth it. Highly suggested!

A must see while in Varna.

(Translated by Google) Unique Everyone should visit it (Original) Уникалн. Всеки трябва да го посети

I had low expectations but the museum is actually really good!

very nice museum about vintage Carson, toys etc.

(Translated by Google) He's awesome... (Original) Страхотен е...

(Translated by Google) Extensive collection of everyday objects from the socialist era of Bulgaria. (Original) Umfangreiche Sammlung von Alltagsgegenständen aus der sozialistischen Ära Bulgariens.

(Translated by Google) An interesting museum, there is something to see. I recommend! (Original) Интересен музей, има какво да се види. Препоръчвам!

(Translated by Google) It's worth to be seen (Original) Görülmeye değer

(Translated by Google) recollections (Original) Спомени

(Translated by Google) Very cool (Original) Много Яко

(Translated by Google) An amazing collection of retro cars, toys, household goods and everything from the soc. It is worth seeing. There is a separate entrance for the retro museum and the wax figures, they also offer a combined ticket. (Original) Невероятна колекция от ретро автомобили, играчки, стоки за дома и всичко от соца. Заслужава си да се види. Има отделен вход за ретро музея и восъчните фигури, предлагат и комбиниран билет.

(Translated by Google) Good museum👍👍👍 (Original) Хороший музей👍👍👍

I could not believe how immaculate these renovations are. It is a pity the cars are possibly too immaculate to be used. The origins could be better described. Ordinary people would be very lucky to own a car like these and would need to work years to buy one. Probably not as well finished as these cars.

Very impressive collection of old, communist time memorabilia. It brought me back in time. The museum is truly remarkable with exposition placement, cleanliness, restoration of items.

(Translated by Google) The spirit and the memories are what sustain us, although many already deny them Thanks to Cezo for what he created (Original) Духът и спомените са това което ни крепи макар че вече много ги отричат Евала на Цецо за това което е сътворил

(Translated by Google) It brought me back to my childhood! Magnificent exhibits! (Original) Върна ме в детството! Великолепни експонати!

(Translated by Google) Unique place (Original) Уникално място

(Translated by Google) Full of cool and memories come back (Original) Voll cool und Erinnerungen werden wach

(Translated by Google) Ok (Original) Ok

(Translated by Google) Great, for lovers of old cars and all that is from the eastern bloc years. (Original) Genial, pour les amoureux des vieilles voitures et tout ce qui est des annees du bloc de l'est.

(Translated by Google) You have to see (Original) Muss man sehen

(Translated by Google) Great! (Original) Супер!

(Translated by Google) Amazing place! (Original) Невероятно място!

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