Educational Programs

The Cold War Museum is pleased to offer a growing number of educational programs including a Spy Tour of Washington, DC, mobile displays, book signings, and lectures.

To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Polish and Hungarian Uprisings of 1956 the Cold War Museum organized the following conference in october 2006. Panelists included Sergei Khrushchev, David Eisenhower, Hungarian Freedom Fighters, and Embassy officials.

To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Sputnik in October 2007, the Cold War Museum co-hosted a conference with NVCC-Loudoun Campus, NASA, Dulles Marriott, and barnes & Noble. Panelists included Sputnik author, Paul Dickson, Sergei Khrushchev, and the Director of NASA history office.

The museum is currently working with the Embassy of the Czech Republic to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Prague Spring of 1968.

The Museum visits numerous grade schools, high schools, colleges, and universities in order to teach students about Cold War events and activities. The Museum assists with educational programming for the History Channel, the Discovery Channel, A&E, the Learning Channel, C-SPAN, and numerous public access stations.

The Museum is working with the Embassies of Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia to preserve their Cold War History.

A few years ago, after requesting assistance from the Cold War Museum, two students from Eisenhower High School in Houston, Texas won top honors at the National History Day finals, where they won the History Channel's Award for the Best Senior Entry on an International Theme.

The Museum also produces a quarterly online newsletter called The Cold War Times® Magazine.

To contact the Cold War Museum, please call (703) 273-2381 or email the Cold War Museum.

To read the article on the Spy Tour of Washington click here.