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“The World’s Preeminent Collection of SPY Artifacts” – with Laura Hicken and Lauren VonBechmann
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 01:10:43
Publish Date: 2024-06-18 11:00:00
Description:

Summary

Laura Hicken (LinkedIn) and Lauren vonBechmann (LinkedIn) join Andrew (X; LinkedIn) to discuss the collection of the International Spy Museum. SPY’s collection consists of 10,000 espionage-related artifacts. 


What You’ll Learn

Intelligence

  • The ins and outs of getting into the museum field
  • Why Museums?
  • SPYs largest, smallest, and coolest artifacts
  • The challenges of being a “spy” museum

Reflections

  • Following your passions
  • A dedication to lifelong learning and teaching 

And much, much more …


Quotes of the Week

“It's that ability to give accessibility to our audiences so that they can see like parts of history – So it's not only to preserve it, but it's so that people can see it as well. That's what we want to provide – A place for people to see the unseen.” – Lauren vonBechmann.


Resources 

SURFACE SKIM

*SpyCasts*

*Beginner Resources*

DEEPER DIVE

Artifacts

*Wildcard Resource*

  • Here’s something many don’t know about the International Spy Museum: 
  • On the side of our building, built in 2019, is a secret message written in binary code. Can You Crack the Code? 

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