Cold War Heat: The stories and secrets of The Wende Museum (Event #2 - 7/28/24)

Recently we hosted an exclusive exploration of The Wende Museum collection. Housed in an actual cold-war armory in Culver City, The Wende Museum is a world-class cultural institution that preserves and reimagines the history and art of the Cold War. We were able to get up close and personal with artifacts and exhibits that shed light on this pivotal period in history.

 

On this tour, Chief Curator Joes Segal led us through the permanent collection, including the current exhibitions Visions of Transcendence: Creating Space in East and West (about incarcerated and unhoused artists) and Undercurrents I: Stories, Symbols, and Sounds (about counterculture art in Eastern Europe, in partnership with the Getty Research Institute).

 

We then had the exclusive opportunity to step inside the storage art collection (see last photo) and view several pieces of sanctioned government paintings, as well as dissident artwork; this space is usually closed to the public (apart from a peek through the glass door).

 

Afterwards we explored the lovely outdoor art garden.