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01 David Bowie in the Soviet Union Apr-Oct 2023
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01 Vietnam in Transition, 1976 – Present Apr-Oct 2023
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01 T.G.I.Freiheit Apr-Oct 2023
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01 Contemporary Art: Culver City High School Academy of Visual And Performing Arts Apr-Oct 2023
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01 Spring Exhibitions Public Opening Apr 2023
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08 ICEA Chess @ the Wende – Tournament & Free Play Apr 2023
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08 Les Bird: Vietnamese Refugee Photographs Apr 2023
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26 The Political Mandate of the Arts with Heidi Duckler Apr 2023
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The Collection
Schalmei, 1975

East Germany
Diplomatic Gifts

Schalmei (shall-my) was an instrument popular in East German schools, factories and small town brass bands. Easy to learn and play, the Schalmei had been closely associated with the struggles of the German labor movement between the World Wars.

Upcoming
ICEA Chess @ the Wende – Tournament & Free Play
The Wende Museum is excited to host monthly USCF/FIDE-rated OTB Chess Tournaments in partnership with the International Children Education Association. Pre-registration for th…
April 8, 2023 | 11:00am
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Upcoming
Spring Exhibitions Public Opening
Join us for the festive public opening of our new exhibitions Vietnam in Transition, 1976 – Present, David Bowie in the Soviet Union, a guardhouse installation by Katya and …
April 1, 2023 | 11:00am
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Les Bird: Vietnamese Refugee Photographs
In 1975, after the end of the war in Vietnam, millions of people fled the country. Many did so by the only means open to them, by sea. Between 1976 and 1989, Hong Kong Marine …
April 8, 2023 | 2:00pm
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