Modern European countries are rightfully proud of their historical past and rich cultural heritage, as they are home to the world's outstanding museums, famous art galleries, and monuments of ancient architecture. There is nothing better than to explore the Middle Ages while traveling across Europe. And at the same time, there are not many places where you can learn the history of the post-war period. How did people live in Europe in the first years after the Second World War? How did they rebuild destroyed cities and construct new buildings? What did they do in their free time? The modern generation knows little about the culture of that period, though it was a critical time in the history of the whole world.

In modern Germany, there is an interesting museum dedicated to this period. It is the museum called the "World of the GDR". It occupies an old building of the 1970s near the historic center of Dresden and is rarely advertised by travel agencies. Moreover, according to many broadsheets, the museum, unfairly ignored by tour operators, is one of the 20 best museums in Dresden.

Its permanent exhibition is devoted to the post-war German Democratic Republic before the unification with the Federal Republic of Germany. The whole historical era, full of optimism and positivity, floats before the eyes of the visitors, or rather the audience since the museum is more like an adventure game: you can touch all the exhibits. You can also see various artifacts and listen to the radio, as did the residents of the GDR in 1945-1989. Take a look at the grocery store to see what the Germans bought after the war and how much the groceries cost in those years. Visit a hairdressing salon and find out what haircuts and manicures were fashionable back then.

The reproduction of the rooms of ordinary citizens is very popular among visitors. It shows how the rooms were furnished, what was stored in the wardrobes and cupboards, what clothes men and women wore, what toys children played with. Visiting each hall is like a little trip to the past. And although this period is not so distant, it is already unfamiliar to the modern generation.