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250,000+ objects have been waiting for a permanent home. The wait is almost over!

@latimes broke the news this week: the Wende is expanding to Hawthorne with a $16-million living archive. A place where historic objects are stored, studied, and shared. Where scholars, artists, and the curious public share the same room.

The Wende Institute for Archival Research, opening Spring 2028.

Our free wellness programs are making headlines! We are proud to share that the wellness offerings at our newly opened Glorya Kaufman Community Center have been featured in the @latimes:

"Introducing the Glorya Kaufman Community Center — a 7,500-square-foot space for cultural programming and wellness activities located at a Culver City museum — where everything, from workshops to food, is free."

You can read the full article by @deborahvankin at the link in our bio.

Ever driven by and wondered what’s inside? 👀

Come visit us! We’re always free admission and open Friday - Sunday, 10AM - 5PM.

#wendemuseum #freemuseum #losangeles #culvercity #thingstodoinla

Art. Hope. Joy. This art could be yours! These incredible artists are donating their art for auction. Join me this Sunday for @WeAreIKAR’s Annual Party With a Purpose
Sunday, 5/31, 6:30pm, @wendemuseum
Honoring IKAR Board Member, @lizhirshnaftali_ Humanitarian ambassador, author, speaker, podcast host & hostage advocate.
Art Installations • Auction • Music • Cocktails • Dancing
At a time when connection matters most, join IKAR for an evening of joy, purpose, and collective impact. Together, we will celebrate heart + humanity and invest in the spiritual leadership, community building, and justice work that define our shared future.

Art. Hope. Joy. This art could be yours! These incredible artists are donating their art for auction. Join me this Sunday for @WeAreIKAR’s Annual Party With a Purpose
Sunday, 5/31, 6:30pm, @wendemuseum
Honoring IKAR Board Member, @lizhirshnaftali_ Humanitarian ambassador, author, speaker, podcast host & hostage advocate.
Art Installations • Auction • Music • Cocktails • Dancing
At a time when connection matters most, join IKAR for an evening of joy, purpose, and collective impact. Together, we will celebrate heart + humanity and invest in the spiritual leadership, community building, and justice work that define our shared future.

Art. Hope. Joy. This art could be yours! These incredible artists are donating their art for auction. Join me this Sunday for @WeAreIKAR’s Annual Party With a Purpose
Sunday, 5/31, 6:30pm, @wendemuseum
Honoring IKAR Board Member, @lizhirshnaftali_ Humanitarian ambassador, author, speaker, podcast host & hostage advocate.
Art Installations • Auction • Music • Cocktails • Dancing
At a time when connection matters most, join IKAR for an evening of joy, purpose, and collective impact. Together, we will celebrate heart + humanity and invest in the spiritual leadership, community building, and justice work that define our shared future.

Art. Hope. Joy. This art could be yours! These incredible artists are donating their art for auction. Join me this Sunday for @WeAreIKAR’s Annual Party With a Purpose
Sunday, 5/31, 6:30pm, @wendemuseum
Honoring IKAR Board Member, @lizhirshnaftali_ Humanitarian ambassador, author, speaker, podcast host & hostage advocate.
Art Installations • Auction • Music • Cocktails • Dancing
At a time when connection matters most, join IKAR for an evening of joy, purpose, and collective impact. Together, we will celebrate heart + humanity and invest in the spiritual leadership, community building, and justice work that define our shared future.

Art. Hope. Joy. This art could be yours! These incredible artists are donating their art for auction. Join me this Sunday for @WeAreIKAR’s Annual Party With a Purpose
Sunday, 5/31, 6:30pm, @wendemuseum
Honoring IKAR Board Member, @lizhirshnaftali_ Humanitarian ambassador, author, speaker, podcast host & hostage advocate.
Art Installations • Auction • Music • Cocktails • Dancing
At a time when connection matters most, join IKAR for an evening of joy, purpose, and collective impact. Together, we will celebrate heart + humanity and invest in the spiritual leadership, community building, and justice work that define our shared future.

Art. Hope. Joy. This art could be yours! These incredible artists are donating their art for auction. Join me this Sunday for @WeAreIKAR’s Annual Party With a Purpose
Sunday, 5/31, 6:30pm, @wendemuseum
Honoring IKAR Board Member, @lizhirshnaftali_ Humanitarian ambassador, author, speaker, podcast host & hostage advocate.
Art Installations • Auction • Music • Cocktails • Dancing
At a time when connection matters most, join IKAR for an evening of joy, purpose, and collective impact. Together, we will celebrate heart + humanity and invest in the spiritual leadership, community building, and justice work that define our shared future.

Art. Hope. Joy. This art could be yours! These incredible artists are donating their art for auction. Join me this Sunday for @WeAreIKAR’s Annual Party With a Purpose
Sunday, 5/31, 6:30pm, @wendemuseum
Honoring IKAR Board Member, @lizhirshnaftali_ Humanitarian ambassador, author, speaker, podcast host & hostage advocate.
Art Installations • Auction • Music • Cocktails • Dancing
At a time when connection matters most, join IKAR for an evening of joy, purpose, and collective impact. Together, we will celebrate heart + humanity and invest in the spiritual leadership, community building, and justice work that define our shared future.

Art. Hope. Joy. This art could be yours! These incredible artists are donating their art for auction. Join me this Sunday for @WeAreIKAR’s Annual Party With a Purpose
Sunday, 5/31, 6:30pm, @wendemuseum
Honoring IKAR Board Member, @lizhirshnaftali_ Humanitarian ambassador, author, speaker, podcast host & hostage advocate.
Art Installations • Auction • Music • Cocktails • Dancing
At a time when connection matters most, join IKAR for an evening of joy, purpose, and collective impact. Together, we will celebrate heart + humanity and invest in the spiritual leadership, community building, and justice work that define our shared future.

Art. Hope. Joy. This art could be yours! These incredible artists are donating their art for auction. Join me this Sunday for @WeAreIKAR’s Annual Party With a Purpose
Sunday, 5/31, 6:30pm, @wendemuseum
Honoring IKAR Board Member, @lizhirshnaftali_ Humanitarian ambassador, author, speaker, podcast host & hostage advocate.
Art Installations • Auction • Music • Cocktails • Dancing
At a time when connection matters most, join IKAR for an evening of joy, purpose, and collective impact. Together, we will celebrate heart + humanity and invest in the spiritual leadership, community building, and justice work that define our shared future.

Art. Hope. Joy. This art could be yours! These incredible artists are donating their art for auction. Join me this Sunday for @WeAreIKAR’s Annual Party With a Purpose
Sunday, 5/31, 6:30pm, @wendemuseum
Honoring IKAR Board Member, @lizhirshnaftali_ Humanitarian ambassador, author, speaker, podcast host & hostage advocate.
Art Installations • Auction • Music • Cocktails • Dancing
At a time when connection matters most, join IKAR for an evening of joy, purpose, and collective impact. Together, we will celebrate heart + humanity and invest in the spiritual leadership, community building, and justice work that define our shared future.

Art. Hope. Joy. This art could be yours! These incredible artists are donating their art for auction. Join me this Sunday for @WeAreIKAR’s Annual Party With a Purpose
Sunday, 5/31, 6:30pm, @wendemuseum
Honoring IKAR Board Member, @lizhirshnaftali_ Humanitarian ambassador, author, speaker, podcast host & hostage advocate.
Art Installations • Auction • Music • Cocktails • Dancing
At a time when connection matters most, join IKAR for an evening of joy, purpose, and collective impact. Together, we will celebrate heart + humanity and invest in the spiritual leadership, community building, and justice work that define our shared future.

Art. Hope. Joy. This art could be yours! These incredible artists are donating their art for auction. Join me this Sunday for @WeAreIKAR’s Annual Party With a Purpose
Sunday, 5/31, 6:30pm, @wendemuseum
Honoring IKAR Board Member, @lizhirshnaftali_ Humanitarian ambassador, author, speaker, podcast host & hostage advocate.
Art Installations • Auction • Music • Cocktails • Dancing
At a time when connection matters most, join IKAR for an evening of joy, purpose, and collective impact. Together, we will celebrate heart + humanity and invest in the spiritual leadership, community building, and justice work that define our shared future.

Art. Hope. Joy. This art could be yours! These incredible artists are donating their art for auction. Join me this Sunday for @WeAreIKAR’s Annual Party With a Purpose
Sunday, 5/31, 6:30pm, @wendemuseum
Honoring IKAR Board Member, @lizhirshnaftali_ Humanitarian ambassador, author, speaker, podcast host & hostage advocate.
Art Installations • Auction • Music • Cocktails • Dancing
At a time when connection matters most, join IKAR for an evening of joy, purpose, and collective impact. Together, we will celebrate heart + humanity and invest in the spiritual leadership, community building, and justice work that define our shared future.

Had an amazing morning with my SNTF @salarnadertablafoundation tabla family as we gear up for the upcoming Tabla Chella retreat in Palm Springs starting June 7 and our Tabla Marathon at @wendemuseum on June 14th.

After being under the weather with the flu, this was my first time back on the tabla since performing with RakeshBhai.

I love letting spontaneous combinations unfold and discovering new combos at different take-off points.

Here’s a taste of the random patterns that emerged today!

#tabla

Next Friday, May 29, is the return of Digitization Day! Bring your photographs, letters, slides, scrapbooks, and family ephemera to the museum, and digitize them for free between 12:30 and 3:30 p.m.

Reserve a timeslot in advance, or simply walk in! Staff will be on hand to guide you through the scanners and our oversized camera. Just remember to bring a portable USB-A or USB-C storage device, such as a thumb drive or external hard drive, to take your scans home!

Please give yourself extra time to find parking, as our parking lot will be closed this day.

Family Day is tomorrow, Saturday, May 23, from 2 to 4 p.m.!

Join us for a hands-on workshop with @ellerali and Second Life Studio, where you will turn donated T-shirts into reusable tote bags. No sewing required. Clothing is generously donated by @salarmysocal.

This beginner-friendly activity is a creative way to learn about sustainability, reduce textile waste, and make something practical to take home. No experience needed. Adult supervision is required for children age 10 and younger. Participants may arrive anytime during the workshop period.

Sunday at 10:30! Let’s play around with the “strong password” and see where it leads us. Join us at the magnificent @wendemuseum

Sunday at 10:30! Let’s play around with the “strong password” and see where it leads us. Join us at the magnificent @wendemuseum

The Wende Museum gets visitors from all over, but few arrive quite like this! These friends from the former East Germany shipped two vintage East German Trabants to Chicago, drove the length of Route 66, and pulled up at our door. Thanks for visiting!

The Wende Museum gets visitors from all over, but few arrive quite like this! These friends from the former East Germany shipped two vintage East German Trabants to Chicago, drove the length of Route 66, and pulled up at our door. Thanks for visiting!

The Wende Museum gets visitors from all over, but few arrive quite like this! These friends from the former East Germany shipped two vintage East German Trabants to Chicago, drove the length of Route 66, and pulled up at our door. Thanks for visiting!

10:30 Sunday at the Wende! This one’s going to be fun. 🌸🔥

Tomorrow at the Wende: harp, viola, poetry, and electronics collide in Sonic Intersections, a live performance by Zora Nelson and Amira Zia Jafri. Part of our experimental music series FRAMEWORKS, this interdisciplinary collaboration draws inspiration from Accra, Ghana as a historic crossroads of cultural exchange and political imagination.

Doors open at 1:45 p.m. Performance begins at 2 p.m., followed by a garden reception. First come, first served. Free as always!

RSVP at wendemuseum.org/frameworks or click the link in our bio.

Just announced: Cinema Under Pressure continues... and this one WILL sell out!!

Our screening series turns to one of the most contested films ever made: The Battle of Algiers (1966) was banned in France for five years, and has been studied by revolutionary movements and military strategists alike. The questions it raises about occupation, resistance, and state violence remain as relevant today as they were in 1966.

Screening + conversation. Monday, June 15 at 6 p.m. Free as always! RSVP at wendemuseum.org/algiers