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History Exhibition
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The Wende Museum

Opens Saturday at 10:00 AM

Park West, Culver City

🔎'the present exhibit on surveillance is amazing'
🌿Lovely back garden for post-visit reflection
📚Russian-language library books available to borrow

The Wende Museum unpacks the Cold War through 100,000+ artifacts and personal histories, offering a rare look at life behind the Iron Curtain. From spy gadgets to everyday East German objects, the rotating exhibits make this fraught history feel surprisingly intimate.

Cold War history
Free admission
100,000+ artifacts
Eastern Bloc perspective

Upcoming events

Sunday, Aug 16
Samizdat Sundays

Samizdat Sundays

August 16 at 10:30am

Hands-on textile workshops.

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