Cold War Close-up: Spy Camera Interactive

Cold War Close-up: Spy Camera Interactive

An interactive experience of the exhibit Cold War: Soviets, Spies and Secrets is using a vintage spy-camera to closely examine top-secret classified documents. Imagine you are the President of the United States and your National Security Advisor delivers an urgent...
Cold War Close-up: Doom Town Mannequins

Cold War Close-up: Doom Town Mannequins

Cold War: Soviets, Spies and Secrets features a family of mannequins, on loan from the National Atomic Testing Museum. At first glance, the mannequins replicate a typical living arrangement from the 1950s but their purpose was actually quite grim. These mannequins...
Cold War Close-up: Gorbachev Wrestling Jacket

Cold War Close-up: Gorbachev Wrestling Jacket

Cold War Close-up: Gorbachev Wrestling Jacket In the special exhibit Cold War: Soviets, Spies and Secrets visitors can view a jacket made for Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev, who passed away this week at the age of 91 and is credited with helping bring an end to the...
Cold War Close-up: KGB Spy Tools

Cold War Close-up: KGB Spy Tools

During the Cold War, espionage was raised to an art form by both the United States and the Soviet Union. Advances in technology expanded beyond centuries old spying techniques, such as the use of coded messages, double agents, and invisible ink to raise the art of spy...