Wende Museum, Cold War museum in Culver City, United States

The Wende Museum is a museum holding artworks, documents, and artifacts from East Germany and Eastern Europe during the Cold War era. The building itself was once an armory and now displays thousands of objects that reveal private lives, labor, and public spaces from that period.

The museum was established in 2002 and moved to a former armory building in 2017, significantly expanding its exhibition capacity. This relocation allowed it to become a larger center for preserving materials from this historical period.

The collection shows how people lived their daily lives across Eastern Europe during the Cold War, featuring everyday products and personal belongings that reflect their realities. Visitors can see through these objects what role consumer goods and state messaging played in people's routines.

The museum opens to the public on Fridays only; visits on other days require prior arrangement. Admission is free. The campus is the former National Guard Armory on Culver Boulevard, built in 1949, and an eleventh Berlin Wall segment painted by Thierry Noir stands in front of it.

The museum holds one of the largest collections of East German objects outside Germany, including everyday consumer goods and political symbols from daily life. This collection offers visitors a direct window into material culture rarely seen outside Europe.