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SUMMARY:The Future of History: Have We Reached the End of History Again?
DESCRIPTION:Introducing a new multi-part series on “The Future of History\,” presented through the Luskin Public History Program at the Wende in conjunction with the UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy. \nThis panel revisits the conclusion of political scientist Francis Fukuyama in his 1992 book The End of History and the Last Man\, that we have reached “the universalization of Western liberal democracy as the final form of human government.” Today\, we are forced to ask whether the rise of illiberal authoritarianism marks a new end of history. \nHow should we think about the next phase of history? As part of an unfolding journey into the future\, or as the beginning of the end? \nMiloš Jovanović is Assistant Professor of History at UCLA. His first book\, Cities of Dust and Mud: Urbanism and Bourgeois Fantasy in the Balkans (Stanford University Press\, 2026)\, explores the social costs of elite-led urban change. His new research project\, Spaces of Empire: The Habsburg World and its Afterlives\, examines the diverse trajectories of urban spaces after imperial collapse. \nDavid N. Myers is Distinguished Professor of History and holds the Sady and Ludwig Kahn Chair in Jewish History at UCLA. He is the founding director of the UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy. He also directs the UCLA Initiative to Study Hate\, the UCLA Dialogue Across Difference Initiative\, and the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute. He is the author or editor of more than fifteen books\, including American Shtetl (winner of the 2022 National Jewish Book Award). \nNatasha Piano is Assistant Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Political Science at UCLA. She specializes in democratic theory and the history of political thought\, focusing on realist and empirical traditions in political science and Italian political theory. Her book\, Democratic Elitism: The Founding Myth of American Political Science (Harvard University Press\, 2025)\, examines how misinterpretations of elite theory shaped American political systems. \nTerry Tang is Executive Editor of the Los Angeles Times. Appointed in 2024\, she is the first female editor in the paper’s history. Before joining the Los Angeles Times in 2019\, she served as director of publications and editorial at the American Civil Liberties Union and held multiple editorial roles at The New York Times. She holds a BA from Yale and a JD from New York University School of Law. \nAbout the Meyer and Renee Luskin Public History Program at the Wende: \nThis series is made possible through the extraordinary generosity of Meyer and Renee Luskin\, visionary philanthropists whose support has advanced groundbreaking research and community engagement across Los Angeles and beyond. Through their commitment to education\, policy innovation\, and public history\, the Luskins have transformed institutions such as UCLA\, where the Luskin Center for History and Policy is pioneering efforts to apply historical analysis to contemporary challenges. Their dedication to fostering knowledge and civic dialogue ensures that history remains a vital resource in shaping a more just and informed society. \nAs the Wende’s galleries will be open during this program\, you may enter through the front doors of the museum. Theater doors open 15 minutes before the start time. Seating is first come\, first served. An RSVP does not guarantee admission once capacity is reached. No late entry.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/the-future-of-history-have-we-reached-the-end-of-history-again/
LOCATION:Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum\, 10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260510T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260510T153000
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SUMMARY:Otis College True Stories Student Presentation
DESCRIPTION:The best way to learn history is to listen to the stories of the people who have lived it. Otis College of Art and Design students interviewed six elders who have stories to tell. Through these interviews\, students created six original books that share some of these life stories and the students’ artwork in response. \nJoin us for a program in the A-Frame Theater as the Otis students present their works and share highlights from the project. \nRSVPs for this free program do not guarantee admission. Limited seating is available on a first come\, first served basis. \nAn ADA-accessible entrance to the Glorya Kaufman Community Center is available through the garden gate from the parking lot.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/otis-college-true-stories-student-presentation-3/
LOCATION:Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum\, 10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T200000
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SUMMARY:From Mosaddegh to Today: How Cold War Coups Explain the Iran War
DESCRIPTION:Historian Ibrahim Al-Marashi explores how Cold War interventions shaped modern regime change operations. \n\n\n\nDrawing on decades of research\, Al-Marashi traces the emergence of American “hybrid warfare” from World War II through the Cold War\, examining key moments such as the 1953 coup in Iran and the 1954 overthrow of Jacobo Árbenz in Guatemala. He will discuss how these interventions established a strategic playbook that combined military force with political and economic pressure. \nThe talk will also consider the long arc of U.S.–Iran relations\, from early Cold War tensions to the 1979 revolution and subsequent decades of conflict\, including the 1980 hostage rescue attempt and the 1988 downing of an Iranian passenger aircraft. \nExtending this framework into the present\, Al-Marashi will examine how hybrid warfare has evolved in the twenty-first century\, connecting Cold War precedents to more recent events in Venezuela\, the July 2025 conflict\, and the ongoing war with Iran. \nThe program will be followed by a complimentary reception in the garden. \nIbrahim al-Marashi is an Associate Professor of History at California State University\, San Marcos\, visiting faculty at The American College of the Mediterranean\, in Aix-en-Provence\, the Department of International Relations at Central European University\, in Vienna\, and teaches corporate intelligence at International University of Monaco. His publications include Iraq’s Armed Forces: An Analytical History (2008)\, The Modern History of Iraq (2017)\, and A Concise History of the Middle East (2024).
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/iranwar/
LOCATION:Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum\, 10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T160000
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SUMMARY:Elizabeth Cady Stanton: A Revolutionary Life with Ellen Carol DuBois
DESCRIPTION:UCLA’s Ellen Carol DuBois presents a new portrait of Elizabeth Cady Stanton\, one of the most influential and controversial figures in the history of American reform. \nDrawing on extensive archival research and Stanton’s own writings\, DuBois traces her life from an upbringing shaped by the American Revolution and evangelical revivalism to her partnership with Susan B. Anthony and leadership in the women’s rights movement. The talk follows Stanton’s later years in Great Britain\, where she engaged new ideas about socialism and reform. \nWhile best known for her role in securing women’s suffrage\, Stanton emerges here as a far more radical thinker. She advocated for women’s reproductive and sexual autonomy\, challenged the institution of marriage\, and criticized religion’s role in subordinating women. Her commitment to liberty and equality made her both a central force in American democracy and a deeply polarizing figure. \nDuBois also addresses Stanton’s contradictions\, including her conflicts with Black reformers and the limitations of her worldview. The result is a portrait of a figure whose influence remains unsettled and whose ideas continue to provoke debate. \nEllen Carol DuBois is Distinguished Research Professor of History at UCLA. A leading scholar of U.S. women’s history\, her work focuses on the political history of the women’s suffrage movement\, American feminism\, and transnational feminism. She is the author and editor of numerous influential books and essays on women’s rights and has received major fellowships\, including a Guggenheim Fellowship. \nAs this event takes place during museum open hours\, guests may check in at the front of the museum. The garden side gate will open 30 minutes before the start time for ADA access and check-in. Theater doors open 15 minutes before the start time. Seating is first come\, first served. An RSVP does not guarantee admission once capacity is reached. No late entry.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/elizabeth-cady-stanton/
LOCATION:Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum\, 10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260409T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260409T190000
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SUMMARY:Eat Your Ice Cream: A Conversation with Ezekiel J Emanuel\, MD
DESCRIPTION:Bestselling author Ezekiel J Emanuel shares science-based tips on aging happily and healthily. \nJoin us at the Wende Museum for a conversation with Ezekiel J Emanuel\, MD\, author of Eat Your Ice Cream! \nDr Emanuel will explore aging in a dignified and enjoyable manner\, and provide actionable tips for living a longer\, healthier life. Decades of medical experience have made Dr Emanuel one of the leading experts in his field. Come hear what you can learn from that experience\, and how you can implement it in your own life! \nAbout the author: \nEzekiel J. Emanuel\, MD is a vice provost and professor at the University of Pennsylvania. A bioethicist\, health policy expert\, and oncologist\, he was one of the architects of the Affordable Care Act. He is a regular guest on CNN and MSNBC and often contributes to the New York Times\, Washington Post\, Wall Street Journal\, and Atlantic. He lives in Washington\, DC. \nAbout the book: \nEveryone wants to live a full and healthy life—and every day brings a tidal wave of attention-grabbing misinformation\, faddish ideas from “wellness” influencers\, and bizarre advice from news outlets over-extrapolating the results of tiny\, outlier studies. The “Wellness Industrial Complex” prescribes conflicting and complicated regimens while promising us more time to enjoy in the future—though it sure is demanding a lot of time right now. But what actually matters most to our health and longevity? What has the most robust\, actionable evidence? What’s the junk you can skip? \nIn Eat Your Ice Cream\, renowned physician Ezekiel J. Emanuel argues that life is not a competition to live the longest and that “wellness” shouldn’t be difficult; it should be an invisible part of one’s lifestyle that yields maximum health benefits with the least work. Dr. Emanuel cuts through the noise with wit and good humor\, giving readers just what they need: simple\, high-impact\, evidence-based guidelines on such issues as alcohol consumption\, food and nutrition\, exercise\, sleep\, mental acuity\, and social engagement. Resisting the tide of the latest trends to extend life at all costs\, Eat Your Ice Cream reveals that many of the tools for a long\, healthy and meaningful life are already within reach. \nPairing common sense with uncommon wisdom based on his decades of expertise and experience\, Dr. Emanuel helps us consider which lifestyle changes are worth making and how to most easily implement them for longer\, healthier\, and happier lives. Readers will come away with greater clarity and a deeper understanding of what really matters for well-being—connection\, purpose\, and sustainable choices backed by rigorous science.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/eat-your-ice-cream-a-conversation-with-ezekiel-j-emanuel-md/
LOCATION:Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum\, 10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Partner,Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260328T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260328T160000
DTSTAMP:20260529T162104
CREATED:20260320T194356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T194419Z
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SUMMARY:Bibliotactics: Libraries and the Colonial Public in Vietnam
DESCRIPTION:Join UCLA professor Cindy Anh Nguyen for a talk on Bibliotactics: Libraries and the Colonial Public in Vietnam (University of California Press\, 2026)\, followed by a conversation with Chief Curator Joes Segal\, audience Q&A\, and a book signing. \nDrawing on archival research and interdisciplinary methods\, Nguyen examines how libraries in colonial and postcolonial Vietnam functioned as tools of cultural governance while also serving as spaces for public engagement\, critique\, and alternative knowledge practices. Her work traces the historical and socio-technical production of information through print culture\, visual media\, language\, and institutional design\, offering a feminist and decolonial perspective on how knowledge infrastructures shape political life and collective memory. \nCindy Anh Nguyen is Assistant Professor at the University of California\, Los Angeles\, with appointments in Information Studies\, the Digital Humanities Program\, and Asian Languages & Cultures. Her research focuses on the politics of knowledge in Southeast Asia across archives\, libraries\, and media\, and engages both scholarly and public audiences. \nThe program will be followed by a reception in the garden and a book signing. Copies of Bibliotactics will be available for purchase. \nAs this event takes place during museum open hours\, guests may check in at the front of the museum. The garden side gate will open 30 minutes before the start time for ADA access and check-in. Theater doors open 15 minutes before the start time. Seating is first come\, first served. An RSVP does not guarantee admission once capacity is reached. No late entry.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/bibliotactics-libraries-and-the-colonial-public-in-vietnam/
LOCATION:Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum\, 10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260307T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260307T170000
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SUMMARY:Same Player Shoots Again: A Biography of the Pinball Machine
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation with Andreas Bernard\, author of Same Player Shoots Again: A Biography of the Pinball Machine. \nOnce a fixture of bars\, arcades\, and public life\, the pinball machine flourished from the 1960s through the 1990s before quietly disappearing. Bernard uses pinball as a lens on much larger shifts. The erosion of public leisure. The collapse of clear boundaries between work and play. The rise of screen-based distraction and the thinning of social critique. \nPart memoir\, part cultural history\, the book moves from specific machines to broader questions about how we spend time\, how we gather\, and what has been lost as games migrate from shared physical spaces to private screens. \nThe program will include remarks by the author\, brief readings\, and audience Q&A. A complimentary reception will follow in the garden. Copies of the book will be available for purchase.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/same-player-shoots-again/
LOCATION:Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum\, 10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260307T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260307T140000
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SUMMARY:Bauhaus Legacies with Fritz Horstman
DESCRIPTION:The Bauhaus curriculum was built upon its preliminary course. In the century since its brief existence\, that enormously influential curriculum has reshaped art education around the world. Albers Foundation Education Director Fritz Horstman will provide historical context\, before\, during\, and after the Bauhaus\, touching on ways that these ideas were present in the Cold War\, and how they are relevant today. \nThis will also provide an opportunity to make connections to the upcoming series of workshops at the Wende Museum in February and March that will be led by Horstman and a number of other artists working in modes related to the ideas of the Bauhaus\, including workshops on color\, paper folding\, and design.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/bauhaus-legacies-with-fritz-horstman/
LOCATION:Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum\, 10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260305T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260305T200000
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SUMMARY:SPA-5 Housing & Leadership Forum: West LA Meet the New Mayors.
DESCRIPTION:St. Joseph Center presents the SPA-5 Housing & Leadership Forum: West LA Meet the New Mayors. \nJoin a timely conversation with newly elected Westside mayors as they share early priorities\, explore regional collaboration\, and discuss the future of housing across local communities. \nTogether with community leaders\, partners\, and neighbors\, attendees will hear directly from city leadership as they outline early priorities and discuss how Westside cities are working together to advance practical solutions across Service Planning Area 5.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/spa-5-housing-leadership-forum-west-la-meet-the-new-mayors/
LOCATION:Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum\, 10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Partner,Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260225T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260225T210000
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SUMMARY:Never Again Is Now (“Nie wieder ist jetzt”)
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, February 25\, for an evening of reading and conversation with author and illustrator Stephanie Lunkewitz and Holocaust survivor Mary Bauer\, presented in partnership with the Goethe International Charter School. \nStephanie Lunkewitz will speak about the life of Eva Szepesi\, whose Holocaust testimony she illustrated and narrated in her book Ich war Eva Diamant. She will reflect on how Eva Szepesi’s story has become intertwined with her own life\, and on the responsibility of carrying survivor voices forward through art and storytelling. \nMary Bauer will share reflections on her own experiences as a survivor\, offering a firsthand account of the long aftermath of the Shoah. \nTogether\, the conversation will explore how three very different lives\, Eva’s\, Mary’s\, and Stephanie’s\, intersect\, and what these interwoven stories reveal about remembrance\, responsibility\, and the urgency behind the phrase “Never Again Means Now.” \nThe discussion will be moderated by Anne-Christine Witzgall\, author and co-founder of the Goethe International Charter School. \nPrior the program\, guests are invited to a complimentary garden reception beginning at 6pm. The program will begin in the A-Frame Theater at 7pm. \nBios \nStephanie Lunkewitz is a German-American illustrator and author who grew up in East Germany and came to the West after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Her work spans textile design\, illustration\, and children’s literature. Lunkewitz divides her time between Frankfurt and Los Angeles. \nMary Bauer was born in Budapest in 1927 and survived Auschwitz-Birkenau\, multiple camps\, and a death march before being liberated in 1945. She immigrated to the United States in 1951 and has since dedicated herself to Holocaust education through schools\, colleges\, and the Holocaust Museum Los Angeles. \nAnne-Christine Witzgall was born in West Berlin and is an author and co-founder of the Goethe International Charter School\, where she works at the intersection of education\, literature\, and cultural exchange. She holds a Masters in Journalism and is a tour guide at the Museum of Tolerance.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/never-again-is-now/
LOCATION:Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum\, 10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260221T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260221T150000
DTSTAMP:20260529T162104
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SUMMARY:Geopolitics and International Modernism in Architecture
DESCRIPTION:Modernism in architecture has long been associated with human progress and universalism. It has also\, at times\, been criticized as contributing to a loss of identity and genius loci\, and even blamed for the alienation and social failures of anonymous suburban landscapes. \nThis panel considers the relevance of these opposing verdicts and examines the geopolitical incentives behind the spread of modernist architecture across borders in the East\, the West\, and the Global South from the Cold War period to the present. Topics include utopian and dystopian visions of global modern architecture; architecture as a form of soft diplomacy; tensions between political motivations and architectural practice; the role of architectural tourism; and the status of international modernism today. It will be moderated by Joes Segal\, the Wende’s Chief Curator and Director of Programming. \nSusan Horowitz is an artist/curator based in NY and LA whose case study/documentary projects explore modernist architecture\, urbanization\, architectural tourism and preservation. These interests reflect study of the UNESCO World Heritage program\, Getty Keeping It Modern Initiatives\, arts restitution\, museum exhibitions on modern architecture and involvement with advocacy/preservation programs of the World Monument Fund and Docomomo. The focus of this art practice\, which began with projects about early modern LA architecture\, led to a parallel project as director of preservation projects for hamptons20centurymodern.org\, presenting the under-the-radar\, threatened modernist heritage in the Hamptons. Currently a monograph and exhibition based on a notable Hamptons architect team focused on their archive and the current house owners as preservationists is underway. \nDavid Ruy’s work develops out of a single observation: what we take to be reality is largely built out of representations—buildings\, images\, interfaces\, stories. This insight has driven thirty years of design practice and theoretical writing\, work sustained by an ongoing engagement with emerging creative technologies. He has founded graduate programs and lectured throughout Asia\, Europe\, and the Americas. His work has been collected by prominent institutions and is frequently cited in studies of contemporary design culture. Presently\, he writes and lectures on the ramifications of artificial intelligence for cultural production while advising institutions and companies worldwide on design innovation and cultural strategy. He is on the faculty at SCI-Arc in Los Angeles\, having previously held appointments at Columbia University\, Princeton University\, University of Pennsylvania\, and Pratt Institute. \nŁukasz Stanek is Professor at A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning\, University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor. He also holds a dry appointment at the Department of History\, University of Michigan. Stanek is the author of Henry Lefebvre on Space: Architecture\, Urban Research\, and the Production of Theory (University of Minnesota Press\, 2011) and Architecture in Global Socialism: Eastern Europe\, West Africa\, and the Middle East in the Cold War (Princeton University Press\, 2020). He curated several exhibitions\, including The Gift: Stories of Generosity and Violence in Architecture (Architekturmuseum der TUM\, Munich\, 2024). Stanek is co-curator of the Wende’s current exhibition Intersections: The Architecture of Victor Adegbite and Charles Polónyi in Ghana. \nJoe Day is an architect and theorist in Los Angeles\, where he leads Deegan-Day Design LLC and serves on the design and history/theory faculty at SCI-Arc. In both his design and writing\, Day examines the intersections of contemporary art\, urbanism and architecture as visual disciplines. He contributed an additional foreword to the 2009 edition of Reyner Banham’s seminal study\, Los Angeles: Architecture of the Four Ecologies (University of California Press\, 2009)\, and in the spring of 2012 taught at Yale School of Architecture as the Louis I. Kahn Visiting Chair. Day’s recent Corrections & Collections: Architectures for Art and Crime (Routledge\, 2013) explores new polarities in contemporary architecture and urbanism. He serves on the Board of Trustees at SCI-Arc\, and as a Director at the W.M. Keck Foundation. \nThis program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Intersections: The Architecture of Victor Adegbite and Charles Polónyi in Ghana\, guest-curated by Łukasz Stanek and Michael Dziwornu\, in collaboration with Dana Salama. \nImage: Lina Bo Bardi (architect)\, Sesc Pompéia\, São Paulo\, Brasil. Photography: Susan Horowitz.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/geopolitics-and-international-modernism-in-architecture/
LOCATION:Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum\, 10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260122T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260122T183000
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SUMMARY:Art Across Boundaries Featuring Liat Segal
DESCRIPTION:The Wende Museum is proud to support Stanford School of Medicine in presenting a new\, collaborative guest speaker series entitled “Art Across Boundaries” which examines the overlap between visual arts and science and how the two areas can inspire and enrich each other. \nLiat Segal is a contemporary media artist who fuses art\, science\, and technology. Segal observes human existence in an age of Big Data by materializing the digital through software\, electronics\, mechanics\, and information as her artistic mediums. In her works\, she questions identity\, autonomy\, intimacy\, privacy\, control\, memory\, presence\, communication\, and originality. \nSegal’s artworks have been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide\, on Earth and in Outer Space\, including the Bundeskunsthalle Bonn\, Israel Museum\, Museum für Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt\, Gwangju Cultural Foundation\, South Korea\, and onboard the International Space Station. Segal holds an M.Sc. in Decision Analysis from Minerva Schools KGI\, San Francisco\, an M.Sc. in Bioinformatics and Machine Learning from Tel Aviv University\, and is a graduate of the Adi Lautman Interdisciplinary Program for Fostering Excellence\, Tel Aviv University. She is a public speaker and a faculty member at the Bezalel School of Arts and Design\, and previously worked as a researcher at Microsoft Innovation Labs. Liat is the recipient of the 2019 Minister of Culture and Sports Award for Plastic Arts\, Israel\, as well as the Jury Selection at the Japan Media Arts Festival\, 2020\, and her works are part of prominent public and private collections. Represented by Shoshana Wayne Gallery\, Los Angeles.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/art-across-boundaries-featuring-liat-segal/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260117T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260117T160000
DTSTAMP:20260529T162104
CREATED:20251220T002448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260221T163836Z
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SUMMARY:Around the Bloc: Stories of Love and Joy From the Eastern European Diaspora
DESCRIPTION:This unique event brings together artists from a variety of disciplines from across the Eastern European diaspora\, celebrating their heritage and showcasing the radiance and beauty of their multifaceted cultures. Our goal is to highlight the love and joy that\, perhaps spitefully so\, is still present in a region that is too often synonymous with mass traumas and suffering. \nPerforming artists include writers\, photographers\, musicians\, digital artists\, and filmmakers: Anastasia Duchess\, Charents Apkarian\, Katya Richardson\, Lillian Feygin\, Maisa Imamovic\, Martha Wolnicki\, Matthew Gelman\, Nada Alic\, and Ruth Madievsky. An excerpt from Match in a Haystack\, a 2025 documentary produced in association with the Pulitzer Center\, will also be shown. \nDoors will open at 12:30pm\, and programming will run from 1-3pm\, with a wine reception to follow from 3-4pm. \nAdmission is free\, and books will be sold by a local Los Angeles bookstore. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early to check out the latest exhibitions. \nThis event is a partnership with Dear Diary\, a series curated and hosted by Veronika Kelemen.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/around-the-bloc/
LOCATION:Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum\, 10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation,Music,Screening,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251213T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251213T160000
DTSTAMP:20260529T162104
CREATED:20251112T210329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T031100Z
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SUMMARY:Artistic Interpretations of the Cosmos
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a presentation at the crossroads of art and the universe. How has art contributed to the dissemination of cutting-edge astronomical knowledge? What role did the visual arts play in the Space Race in the East\, the West\, and the Global South? How is the cosmos interpreted in Afrofuturist artwork? Which artworks\, according to their makers\, were created under the guidance of extraterrestrials? These topics and more will be addressed in a wide-ranging duo- presentation by the Wende’s chief curator Joes Segal and associate curator Emma Diffley. \nThe program will function as a sneak peek into our fall 2026 exhibition Competing Cosmologies and will be musically introduced by pianist\, arranger\, composer\, educator\, and film coach Liz Kinnon\, a native of Los Angeles\, who has performed all over the world with numerous artists including Dizzy Gillespie\, Andy Williams\, Barbara Morrison\, Sherwood Sledge\, Kenia\, Octavio Bailly\, and Jackie Ryan. \nImages: Lia Halloran\, The Sun Burns My Eyes Like Moons\, 2021\, Cyanotype on paper from painted negative\, acrylic\, ink\, courtesy of the artist Lia Halloran\, Andromeda\, after Mollie O’ Reilly\, 2017\, Cyanotype on paper\, from painted negative\, courtesy of the artist
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/artistic-interpretations-of-the-cosmos/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251203T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251203T203000
DTSTAMP:20260529T162104
CREATED:20251113T000941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251219T205627Z
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SUMMARY:The Emergency: George Packer in Conversation with Ben Rhodes
DESCRIPTION:Join acclaimed author and journalist George Packer in conversation with writer\, commentator\, and former presidential speechwriter Ben Rhodes for an evening exploring politics\, literature\, and the moral imagination in times of crisis. \nPacker’s new novel The Emergency (Farrar\, Straus and Giroux\, 2025) turns from his prizewinning nonfiction to fiction\, imagining an empire undone not by conquest but by exhaustion and loss of faith in itself. The story’s fractured world asks what remains when the social fabric unravels and what we owe one another when institutions fail. \nRhodes\, author of After the Fall: Being American in the World We’ve Made and The World as It Is: A Memoir of the Obama White House\, joins Packer to discuss the novel’s themes and their resonance in today’s global politics: the erosion of democratic trust\, the struggle for meaning\, and the search for solidarity across generations and borders. \nBooks will be available for purchase from Village Well Bookstore. Reception and signing to follow. \nGeorge Packer is an award-winning author and a staff writer at The Atlantic. He has written many books\, including The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America (winner of the National Book Award) and\, most recently\, Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal. He is also the author of two previous novels and a play\, and is the editor of a two-volume edition of the essays of George Orwell. \nBen Rhodes is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times\, co-host of Pod Save the World\, a contributor to MSNBC\, and the author of two New York Times bestsellers: After the Fall: The Rise of Authoritarianism in the World We Made and The World As It Is: A Memoir of the Obama White House. From 2009 to 2017\, he was a Deputy National Security Advisor and speechwriter to President Barack Obama\, participating in all of President Obama’s key decisions on foreign policy. His work has also been published in The New York Review of Books\, The Atlantic\, and Foreign Affairs. \nMade possible through the extraordinary generosity of Meyer and Renee Luskin. \n \n 
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/the-emergency-george-packer-in-conversation-with-ben-rhodes/
LOCATION:The Wende Museum\, 10808 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251122T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251122T160000
DTSTAMP:20260529T162104
CREATED:20251028T195840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T195939Z
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SUMMARY:Enrique Martínez Celaya in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Join artist\, author\, and former scientist Enrique Martínez Celaya in conversation with the Wende’s Chief Curator Joes Segal in connection with the exhibition Enrique Martínez Celaya: The Sextant. \nMartínez Celaya’s practice encompasses painting\, sculpture\, drawing\, immersive environments\, essays\, poetry\, and fiction. His work examines the experience of the individual in confrontation with social\, ethical\, and existential conditions\, and the possibility that art might enlarge perception and lend structure to meaning. Through materials that range from oil and bronze to tar\, blood\, and sugar\, he investigates questions of art\, memory\, being\, exile\, and the persistence of history. \nThis event will include a complimentary reception.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/enrique-martinez-celaya-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum\, 10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251119T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251119T200000
DTSTAMP:20260529T162104
CREATED:20251103T200955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260221T163609Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Azazello: Notes from the Zone of Kaif
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special evening celebrating Azazello (Anatoly Kalabin)\, whose remarkable archive was bequeathed to the Wende Museum in 2016. Emerging from the depths of the Soviet underground\, this archive offers a rare glimpse into a hidden world of hippies\, nonconformist artists\, and other self-declared misfits who sought freedom\, beauty\, and meaning under repression. \nThe program marks the launch of the digital Azazello Archive and features a conversation with Sasha Razor and curatorial team members Anna Fishzon\, Juliane Fürst\, and Margarit Ordukhanyan\, exploring the life and legacy of Azazello and what it meant to be a nonconformist in an authoritarian space. The evening will include readings of Azazello’s poetry and a selection of his favorite music\, along with Soviet-inspired snacks and drinks.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/azazello/
LOCATION:Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum\, 10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251102T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251102T200000
DTSTAMP:20260529T162104
CREATED:20251021T212340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T171839Z
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SUMMARY:Julia Ioffe on Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia
DESCRIPTION:Join the Wende Museum in partnership with the Skirball Cultural Center for an evening with acclaimed journalist Julia Ioffe\, discussing her National Book Award–finalist Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia\, from Revolution to Autocracy\, in conversation with Franklin Leonard. \nIn this sweeping narrative\, Ioffe tells the story of modern Russia through the lives of its women\, from revolutionaries and soldiers to mothers\, dissidents\, and artists. \nDrawing on personal history and decades of reporting\, Ioffe traces how Soviet ideals of equality gave way to a new patriarchy under Putin\, revealing what the transformation means for women and for Russia’s future. Part memoir\, part history\, Motherland is both intimate and political\, exploring how the promise of liberation became a story of endurance and loss. \nFree and open to the public. Book sales and signing to follow. \nJulia Ioffe is a Russian-born American journalist. Her articles have appeared in The Washington Post\, the New York Times\, The New Yorker\, Foreign Policy\, Forbes\, Bloomberg Businessweek\, The New Republic\, Politico\, and The Atlantic. Ioffe has appeared on television programs on MSNBC\, CBS\, PBS\, and other news channels as a Russia expert. She is a founding partner and Washington correspondent at Puck \nFranklin Leonard is an entrepreneur\, cultural commentator\, and occasional film and television producer. He is the founder and CEO of the Black List\, a company dedicated to identifying and supporting remarkable screenwriting and fiction through its annual survey of Hollywood’s most liked screenplays and its online marketplace for screenplays\, television pilots\, theatrical plays\, and novels. To date\, more than 500 scripts from the Black List’s annual survey have been produced as feature films\, resulting in more than $30B in global box office and 300 Academy Award nominations and 50 wins\, including four Best Pictures and nearly half of the screenwriting Oscars awarded since 2007. Leonard has worked in feature film development at Universal Pictures and the production companies of Will Smith\, Sydney Pollack & Anthony Minghella\, and Leonardo DiCaprio. He’s been a juror at the Sundance\, Toronto\, and Mumbai film festivals and one of Hollywood Reporter’s ’35 Under 35′\, Black Enterprise magazine’s “40 Emerging Leaders for Our Future”\, and Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People in Business.” A recipient of the 2019 Writers Guild of America\, East (WGAe) Evelyn Burkey award for elevating the honor and dignity of screenwriters and the 2024 Gotham Film Organization’s Anniversary Tribute\, Leonard is also contributing editor at Vanity Fair and served as an advisor for the 2022 Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Exhibition “In America.” He is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and the Executives branch of the Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). His TED talk – How I Accidentally Changed the Way Movies Get Made – has been viewed more than 1.8 million times. \n  \n 
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/julia-ioffe/
LOCATION:Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum\, 10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251024T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251024T213000
DTSTAMP:20260529T162104
CREATED:20251015T165414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T173825Z
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SUMMARY:The Spirit of ’54 – Legacy\, Memory\, and The Miracle of Bern
DESCRIPTION:West Germany’s unexpected victory in the 1954 World Cup—known as the “Miracle of Bern”—was more than a sporting triumph. It marked a turning point in the nation’s postwar identity\, offering a sense of pride and renewal to a country still reckoning with the devastation and moral collapse of the Nazi era. The win symbolized a reawakening of collective confidence and unity\, helping to restore a damaged national spirit and paving the way for the cultural and social reconstruction of a new democratic Germany. \nHorst Eckel\, the youngest member of that team\, embodied this spirit of perseverance and humility. \nThis program honors the life and legacy of Eckel\, as presented by his daughter Dagmar Eckel. Featuring readings from her book\, personal reflections\, original memorabilia\, and selected scenes from the film The Miracle of Bern\, the evening explores how sport\, resilience\, and memory shaped a generation and continue to inspire today.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/horsteckel/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251018T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251018T160000
DTSTAMP:20260529T162104
CREATED:20250929T185248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T225443Z
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SUMMARY:Dear Unknown Friend with Alexis Peri
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Wende Museum for a discussion with Alexis Peri on her latest book\, Dear Unknown Friend: The Remarkable Correspondence Between American and Soviet Women. Peri brings to light the story of pen pals who defied Cold War hostility by writing across borders in the late 1940s and 1950s. Their letters opened windows into daily life\, raising questions about family\, work\, education\, faith\, inequality\, and peace. The women often clashed over issues such as racial segregation in the United States or repression in the Soviet Union\, yet their exchanges revealed deep curiosity and the search for common ground. What began as tolerated correspondence soon became suspect as paranoia grew\, with some American women even accused of subversion. \nAuthor Bio\nAlexis Peri is Associate Professor of History at Boston University. She is the author of The War Within: Diaries from the Siege of Leningrad\, winner of the Pushkin House Book Prize and listed by The Wall Street Journal as one of the ten best books on the Soviet home front.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/dear-unknown-friend-with-alexis-peri/
LOCATION:The Wende Museum\, 10808 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250921T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250921T160000
DTSTAMP:20260529T162104
CREATED:20250908T204432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T031413Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You This by Eugene Yelchin
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of Eugene Yelchin’s graphic memoir I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You This\, the book which shines a stark spotlight on history while offering a poignant\, nuanced\, and powerfully resonant look at becoming an artist in—and ultimately leaving—Cold War Russia in the early 1980s. You will watch a short film composed from the book’s graphic panels and voiced live by a group of actors. The screening will be followed by the conversation with the author and the Q&A with the audience. Eugene Yelchin is a writer and illustrator of books for young readers. \nYelchin is a National Book Award finalist for The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge\, co-authored with M. T. Anderson\, and the recipient of Newbery Honor for Breaking Stalin’s Nose. He received Sydney Taylor Award for The Genius Under the Table\, Golden Kite Award for The Haunting of Falcon House\, Crystal Kite Award for illustrating Won Ton\, National Jewish Book Award for illustrating The Rooster Prince of Breslov\, and Tomie DePaola Award from the Society of Children Books Writers and Illustrators. His books were named Best Books of the Year by the New York Times\, People Magazine\, Wall Street Journal\, Washington Post\, USA Today\, Amazon\, NPR\, Publishers Weekly\, etc.\, and were translated in fourteen languages. His new graphic memoir\, I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You This\, will be released in September 2025. For more information\, please visit eugeneyelchin.com
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/book-launch-i-wish-i-didnt-have-to-tell-you-this-by-eugene-yelchin/
LOCATION:The Wende Museum\, 10808 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250816T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250816T170000
DTSTAMP:20260529T162104
CREATED:20250723T194128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T235556Z
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SUMMARY:Polish Archives Open House
DESCRIPTION:Explore the power of resistance and grassroots democracy in Communist Poland through rare materials from the Wende’s Polish Underground Collection. From 12 to 5 p.m.\, guests are invited to engage with underground publications\, political art\, cartoons\, and ephemera that trace the rise of the Solidarity movement. \nAt 2 p.m.\, join us for a special program with Dr. Shana Penn\, author of Solidarity’s Secret and curator of the Wende’s Polish Solidarity Open Storage exhibit\, and artist and former dissident Tomas Osinski. Together they will reflect on the movement’s history\, the overlooked role of women\, and the intersections of art and activism. \nThe afternoon concludes with a garden reception and continued access to the collection.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/polish-archives-open-house/
LOCATION:The Wende Museum\, 10808 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250719T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250719T150000
DTSTAMP:20260529T162104
CREATED:20250621T001310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T213831Z
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SUMMARY:The Romance of Technology: A Talk With David Van Eyssen
DESCRIPTION:Join internationally acclaimed artist and filmmaker David Van Eyssen for a personal and visually immersive talk tracing his creative journey alongside the evolution of digital technology. From building computers as a child in the 1970s to becoming an early innovator in streaming media and immersive art\, Van Eyssen invites audiences into a world where memory\, perception\, and impermanence take shape through machines. \nTechnology\, for Van Eyssen\, is not just a tool. It is a medium\, a mirror\, and a creative partner. His work has been featured at MOCA London\, Luminex Los Angeles\, and in collaborations with LG\, Varjo\, and the Royal National Institute for Blind People. \nPresented in partnership with LAist\, official media sponsor for this program. \nThis program is part of the series Art Across Boundaries\, supported by Skip Victor. \nMade possible by Meyer and Renee Luskin.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/the-romance-of-technology-a-talk-with-david-van-eyssen/
LOCATION:The Wende Museum\, 10808 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250628T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250628T160000
DTSTAMP:20260529T162104
CREATED:20250610T195506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250627T234244Z
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SUMMARY:The Milk Tea Alliance: Struggles for Freedom in East and Southeast Asia
DESCRIPTION:Historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom discusses his new book with scholar Sasha Razor.\n\n\nThis event will be the Southern California launch event for Jeffrey Wasserstrom’s The Milk Tea Alliance: Inside Asia’s Struggle Against Autocracy and Beijing\, a short book about activists and exiles in Thailand\, Hong Kong\, and Burma published by Columbia Global Reports. \nThe author will be joined by Sasha Razor\, who has written about 2020 protests in her native Belarus—protests that had a lot in common with those that took place in Bangkok that same year as featured in Wasserstrom’s book. The two will discuss topics such as the role of music\, humor\, and references to films and fiction in protest movements. \nJeffrey Wasserstrom is Chancellor’s Professor of History at UC Irvine. His previous books include an earlier one for Columbia Global Report\, Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink (2020) and\, as editor\, The Oxford History of Modern China (2022). He often writes for general interest publications and co-edits the China Section of the Los Angeles Review of Books. \nSasha Razor\, a native of Belarus\, received her PhD in Slavic\, East European and Eurasian Studies from UCLA. She is a lecturer in Germanic & Slavic Studies and Film & Media Studies at UC Santa Barbara. Her research interests include avant-garde cinema and literature\, Belarusian and Ukrainian culture\, migration and diaspora studies. \nPresented in partnership with LAist\, the official media sponsor for this event.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/the-milk-tea-alliance-struggles-for-freedom-in-east-and-southeast-asia/
LOCATION:Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum\, 10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250618T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250618T193000
DTSTAMP:20260529T162104
CREATED:20250603T181901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260221T163624Z
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SUMMARY:Aesthetics of Surveillance: Francisco Maso in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Join conceptual artist Francisco Maso and Cara Megan Lewis\, Deputy Director of the Wende Museum\, for a thought-provoking conversation.\n\n\nJoin conceptual artist Francisco Maso and Cara Megan Lewis\, Deputy Director of the Wende Museum\, for a thought-provoking conversation on Aesthetic Register of Covert Forces\, a powerful series featured in the exhibition Counter/Surveillance: Control\, Privacy\, Agency. Curated by Wende Museum Chief Curator Joes Segal and science historian Marieke Drost\, the exhibition explores how dissidents and artists—particularly during the Cold War—responded creatively to surveillance. From forged passports and disguises to encrypted communication and performative resistance\, artists developed strategies to operate under the radar and\, at times\, to “watch the watchers.” \nIn this conversation\, Maso and Lewis will explore how Aesthetic Register of Covert Forces draws from the artist’s personal archive of surveillance aesthetics—including the undercover uniforms of secret agents—to bear witness to Cuba’s long-standing history of censorship and control. Through this body of work\, Maso reclaims abstract visual language\, transforming it into a form of political resistance and historical testimony. \nAbout the Artist\nFrancisco Maso (Havana\, 1988) is a Cuban-born\, AfroLatinx conceptual artist living and working in Miami. Maso’s work delves into the contemporary understanding of “unconscious behaviors” and challenges what is accepted by society as natural\, necessary\, and normal. As a conceptual artist\, he examines the concept of power and the relationships between blackness\, civil rights\, and the police system through the lens of his personal experiences in Cuba\, Japan\, and the United States. \nAn ADA-accessible entrance to the Glorya Kaufman Community Center is available through the garden gate from the parking lot. It will open approximately 30 minutes before the program begins. \nRSVPs for this free program do not guarantee admission to the A-Frame Theater. Doors will open and seating will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the program. Limited seating is available on a first come\, first served basis. Please note that doors will close promptly at the program’s start time and late entry will not be permitted.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/aesthetics-of-surveillance-francisco-maso-in-conversation/
LOCATION:The Wende Museum\, 10808 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250306T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250306T200000
DTSTAMP:20260529T162104
CREATED:20250213T034215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T191540Z
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SUMMARY:Why History Matters in an Age of Polycrisis
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, March 6\, at 6 p.m.\, the Wende Museum will launch the Meyer and Renee Luskin Public History Program at the Wende with a thought-provoking conversation on the role of history in shaping how we address today’s most urgent problems. \nWende Museum Founder and Executive Director Justin Jampol will be joined by David N. Myers\, Distinguished Professor of History at UCLA and the director of the Luskin Center for History and Policy\, for an illuminating discussion on public history—how we collectively engage with the past to help make sense of the present. In an era defined by what some call a “polycrisis” of entangled geopolitical\, economic\, and ecological disruptions\, historical perspective is more essential than ever. Together\, Jampol and Myers will explore the ways history can help us navigate complexity\, challenge dominant narratives\, and foster informed activism. \nAbout the Speakers: \nJustin Jampol is the Founder and Executive Director of the Wende Museum. A scholar of Cold War visual culture\, Jampol has dedicated his career to uncovering and preserving artifacts that tell alternative histories of 20th-century geopolitics. His innovative approach to public history—merging art\, archives\, and community engagement—has made the Wende Museum a global model for rethinking how museums interact with the past. \nDavid N. Myers is a Distinguished Professor of History at UCLA and the director of the Luskin Center for History and Policy and the UCLA Initiative to Study Hate. A leading scholar of Jewish history\, he has authored six books and edited thirteen\, including The Stakes of History: On the Use and Abuse of Jewish History for Life. His research spans intellectual and cultural history\, with a focus on how historical narratives shape identity\, politics\, and social movements. \nAbout the Meyer and Renee Luskin Public History Program at the Wende: \nThis series is made possible through the extraordinary generosity of Meyer and Renee Luskin\, visionary philanthropists whose support has advanced groundbreaking research and community engagement across Los Angeles and beyond. Through their commitment to education\, policy innovation\, and public history\, the Luskins have transformed institutions such as UCLA\, where the Luskin Center for History and Policy is pioneering efforts to apply historical analysis to contemporary challenges. Their dedication to fostering knowledge and civic dialogue ensures that history remains a vital resource in shaping a more just and informed society.
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/polycrisis/
LOCATION:The Wende Museum\, 10808 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241030T160000
DTSTAMP:20260529T162104
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UID:10001171-1730296800-1730304000@wendemuseum.org
SUMMARY:Journalism\, Democracy\, and Authoritarianism: A Conversation with Ali Velshi
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/journalism-democracy-and-authoritarianism-a-conversation-with-ali-velshi/
LOCATION:The Wende Museum\, 10808 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240810T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240810T150000
DTSTAMP:20260529T162104
CREATED:20240712T025256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T231721Z
UID:10001079-1723298400-1723302000@wendemuseum.org
SUMMARY:Fighting for Incarcerated Women: A Conversation with Susan Burton
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/fighting-for-incarcerated-women-a-conversation-with-susan-burton/
LOCATION:The Wende Museum\, 10808 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240525T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240525T150000
DTSTAMP:20260529T162104
CREATED:20240508T042339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T172827Z
UID:10000980-1716645600-1716649200@wendemuseum.org
SUMMARY:Corrections and Collections: Joe Day in Conversation With Frances Anderton
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/corrections-and-collections-joe-day-in-conversation-with-frances-anderton/
LOCATION:The Wende Museum\, 10808 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240518T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240518T150000
DTSTAMP:20260529T162104
CREATED:20240502T215317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T232510Z
UID:10001134-1716040800-1716044400@wendemuseum.org
SUMMARY:Haunted Territory: Jenny Erpenbeck in Conversation With Louise Steinman
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://wendemuseum.org/event/hauntedterritory/
LOCATION:The Wende Museum\, 10808 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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