THE WENDE MUSEUM OF THE COLD WAR INC

COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS:COLLECTIONS: THE WENDE MAINTAINS MULTIPLE STORAGE LOCATIONS IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA AND IN GERMANY, WHICH TOGETHER HOUSE ITS COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 200,000 COLD WAR CULTURAL ARTIFACTS FROM EASTERN EUROPE AND THE SOVIET UNION, AS WELL AS ARCHIVES AND ARTWORK FROM RENOWNED PERSONS.FISCAL YEAR 2024 BROUGHT WITH IT HUNDREDS OF IMPORTANT ACQUISITIONS. SOME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:- NADYA TOLOKONNIKOVA, "THIS ART DISMANTLES DYSTOPIAN FUTURES." FROM FEAR NOT, 2024.- PHOTOGRAPHY AND DRAWINGS FROM THE EXHIBITION VISIONS OF TRANSCENDENCE, DONATED BY THE ARTISTS KAREN RUCKMAN AND TORRES- POLISH NEWS BULLETIN- MATERIALS DOCUMENTING EXPO 58, THE 1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR- THE ENTIRE ARCHIVE FROM THE WEBSITE HIPPY.RU, ADDING TO AN ALREADY EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF SOVIET HIPPIE MATERIALS- AN ORIGINAL PAINTING OF JOSEPH STALIN, USED ON THE COVER OF THE FEBRUARY 5, 1945 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINEDONATIONS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: THE SOVIET JEWRY ARCHIVES, THE POLISH UNDERGROUND ARCHIVE, AND DEMOBILIZATION ALBUMS.IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, THE WENDE MUSEUM LAUNCHED A NEW ONLINE COLLECTIONS PORTAL, MAKING THOUSANDS OF ITEMS FROM ITS COLLECTION AVAILABLE ONLINE, INCLUDING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PAGES OF DIGITIZED ARCHIVAL MATERIAL. THIS IMPORTANT RESOURCE IS AN ONGOING PROJECT, WITH NEW ITEMS AND COLLECTIONS BEING MADE AVAILABLE REGULARLY.EXHIBITIONS: THE WENDE PRESENTED THREE EXHIBITIONS: UNDERCURRENTS I: STORIES, SYMBOLS, AND SOUNDS, CEIJA STOJKA AND SCENES OF ROMA LIFE, AND VISIONS OF TRANSCENDENCE: CREATING SPACE IN EAST AND WEST. IN ADDITION TO THESE FULL-SCALE EXHIBITIONS IN THE WENDE GALLERIES, THE MUSEUM ALSO DISPLAYED SEVERAL ART INSTALLATIONS IN THE GARDEN ALONG WITH ONGOING OPEN-STORAGE DISPLAYS OF ITEMS AND ARTWORK FROM THE COLLECTION.

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS:PUBLIC ACCESS: THE WENDE MUSEUM OFFERS FREE PUBLIC ACCESS TO ITS GALLERIES AND GARDENS ON FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS, AND SUNDAYS FROM 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M., AND MONDAYS THROUGH THURSDAYS BY APPOINTMENT. THE MUSEUM WELCOMES APPROXIMATELY 19,000 VISITORS PER YEAR. THE WENDE ALSO PROVIDES FREE GLOBAL ACCESS TO ART AND ARTIFACTS THROUGH ITS ONLINE COLLECTIONS, AND HOSTS AN ARRAY OF ONLINE EVENTS ATTENDED BY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.EDUCATION: THE WENDE PRODUCED A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024, SERVING OVER 1500 STUDENTS:- HIGH SCHOOL DOCENT PROGRAM- A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH- SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS- ARTS WORKSHOPS- FAMILY DAY ACTIVITIES- THE WENDE TEEN COUNCIL- STUDENT COUNCIL- DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM BASED ON THE RUSSIAN-SPEAKING JEWRY ARCHIVESTHE MUSEUM ALSO TRAINED 11 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY INTERNS IN MUSEUM SKILLS. THERE WERE 7 COLLECTIONS INTERNS, 3 CURATORIAL INTERNS, AND 1 EDUCATION INTERN.COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: THE WENDE PRIORITIZES COMMUNITY WELLNESS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS CORE TO THE MUSEUM'S MISSION. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:- MONTHLY FAMILY DAYS, WITH ALL-AGES ART ACTIVITIES TAUGHT BY MUSEUM STAFF OR TEACHING ARTISTS- AN ANNUAL GATHERING OF CULVER CITY NONPROFITS AT THE WENDE, CULMINATING IN THE PRESENTATION OF THE WENDE NONPROFIT TRANSFORMATION PRIZE TO A LOCAL NONPROFIT THAT IS INNOVATIVELY SERVING THE COMMUNITY- WELLNESS OFFERINGS SUCH AS A WEEKLY MINDFULNESS MEDITATION CLASS- OPEN ARCHIVE DAYS WHERE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN VIEW BEHIND-THE-SCENES COLLECTIONS ITEMS, AS WELL AS PUBLIC DIGITIZATION DAYS WHEN VISITORS CAN BRING IN THEIR OWN ITEMS TO PHOTOGRAPH OR SCAN USING THE WENDE'S EQUIPMENTTHE WENDE PRESENTED DOZENS OF OTHER FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN FY2024, SUCH AS ONLINE DISCUSSION SERIES, MUSIC AND DANCE PERFORMANCES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND ARTIST TALKS.