 The Museum of Socialist Art ( Bulgarian : Музей на социалистическото изкуство , Muzey na sotsialisticheskoto izkustvo ) in Sofia , is a museum of art which covers the history of the communist regime in Bulgaria . It was established on 19 September 2011 amidst a controversy over the name , which was initially proposed as " Museum of Totalitarian Art " . The museum 's collection of large and small statues , busts , and paintings represents the period from 1944 to 1989 , from the time of introduction of communism to Bulgaria to the end of the totalitarian regime . The museum spread over an area of 7 @,@ 500 square metres ( 81 @,@ 000 sq ft ) in the Sofia suburb known as " Red Star is in three parts - a park with sculpture installations drawn from the communist period , an exhibition hall with paintings and easel representations , and a media or video hall in which films and newsreels related to the communist period are screened . 
