Author Archives: wendechristine

by Jen O’Leary Augmented Reality in Museums Augmented Reality (AR) is becoming a widespread technology in museums as curators, educators and archivists explore ways to integrate users into their exhibits, create interactive learning environments, and exhibit different types of media … Continue reading →

by Russel Altamirano This past summer I had the incredible opportunity to work at The Wende Museum as a Collections and Curatorial Intern. I assisted the Audiovisual Archivist and Chief Curator on research projects involving the museum’s expansive collection of … Continue reading →

by Kelsey Picken and Joseph Harper Until the end of 2013, a Cold War era siren stood to alert local citizens of nuclear attack at the corner of Sixth Street and Mills Avenue in Claremont, California. Although no longer in … Continue reading →

George Orwell stated in his novel 1984 “He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” While it may seem that the immediate past is impossible to revise, most of history is open … Continue reading →

   While exploring the artworks in the Hungarian Collection, I stumbled upon a relief depicting two workers in a machine factory that had the logo of Skoda Auto in the bottom left. The logo immediately caught my attention because of my … Continue reading →

As I was researching the Hungarian Collection, the poster titled 50 years of the Hungarian Soviet Republic (1969) caught my attention. This poster celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 1919 Communist Revolution in Hungary. It is interesting that the year … Continue reading →