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The International Spy Museum is a private non-profit museum dedicated to the tradecraft, history and contemporary role of espionage, featuring the largest collection of international espionage artifacts currently on public display.

According to Page Six Hollywood, the search for the next James Bond is down to six actors: Jack Barton, Jack Lowden, Cal...
09/01/2026

According to Page Six Hollywood, the search for the next James Bond is down to six actors: Jack Barton, Jack Lowden, Callum Turner, Jacob Elordi, Paul Mescal, and Harris Dickinson.

Who do you think will be the next 007?

Meet the man behind "Ortiz's War": Author Nicholas Reynolds joins us for an in-store book signing.📅 Saturday, September ...
09/01/2026

Meet the man behind "Ortiz's War": Author Nicholas Reynolds joins us for an in-store book signing.

📅 Saturday, September 5, 2026
🕑 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
📍 International Spy Museum Store

Before he became one of the most decorated Marines of World War II, Peter J. Ortiz was a merchant seaman, a lion tamer, a race car driver, and a Hollywood stuntman. As a teenager, he ran away from boarding school to join the French Foreign Legion. By 1944, he was parachuting into Nazi-occupied France on top-secret OSS missions, arming the French Resistance and evading the Gestapo under a rotating cast of covers.

08/28/2026

This 1983 CIA recipe book was compiled by the spouses of intelligence officials. It contains everything from tongue-in-cheek recipes like "How to Make Ice Cubes" to sweet treats such as "A Bureaucrat's Guide to Chocolate Chip Cookies."

CALLING ALL TEACHERS! With students back in school, it's time for teachers to go on their own secret mission! Join us fo...
08/27/2026

CALLING ALL TEACHERS! With students back in school, it's time for teachers to go on their own secret mission!

Join us for Educator Night Out 2026 on Thursday, September 24, from 6:00-9:00 PM! We're opening up the Museum exclusively for teachers to explore the secret history of history and discover our amazing resources for your classroom.

Register here: https://www.spymuseum.org/calendar/educator-night-out-2026/2026-09-24/?utm_campaign=fb&utm_content=1787868301&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

Your Mission Includes:
✅ FREE Museum admission & exclusive after-hours access
✅ Rare artifacts from our Vault (usually off-limits!)
✅ Meeting our Youth Education Team
✅ Everything you need to plan your next field trip (virtual or in-person)
✅ Browsing free curriculum resources
✅ Special discounts at the SPY Store
✅ Prize giveaways!

Open to current K-12 teachers (FREE) + one 18+ guest ($25). Valid teacher ID required.

This program is generously supported by Booz Allen.

New SpyCast episode! In 2017, journalist Katie Sanders discovered an episode of a radio program called “This Is Your Lif...
08/27/2026

New SpyCast episode!

In 2017, journalist Katie Sanders discovered an episode of a radio program called “This Is Your Life.” It was a scratchy recording from 1949, and she heard the voice of 2nd Lt. Murray Simon, her grandfather, for the first time. In the program, Murray was reunited with a man named Peter Ortiz, who had rescued him after his plane crashed over Nazi-occupied France in 1944. Ortiz became one of the most decorated Marine officers of WWII, undertaking missions now handled by units like the Navy SEALs and Green Berets. In this episode, SpyCast host Sasha Ingber discusses Ortiz's story with Sanders, who coauthored the new book "Ortiz's War" with former CIA historian Nicholas Reynolds.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/XPuPABFqLqw

Listen here: https://www.spymuseum.org/podcast/?utm_campaign=fb&utm_content=1787861706&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

Join us as SPY historian Mark Jacobson sits down with authors Nicholas Reynolds and Katie S. Sanders to discuss their ne...
08/25/2026

Join us as SPY historian Mark Jacobson sits down with authors Nicholas Reynolds and Katie S. Sanders to discuss their new book, "Ortiz's War: The Allies' Secret Weapon against the N***s in France."

📅 Wednesday, September 2, 2026
🕕 6:30 PM ET (Hybrid)
🎟️ https://bit.ly/3ROKb3n

In 1944, American Marine Colonel Peter Ortiz parachuted into Nazi-occupied France. He armed the French Resistance, blew up German infrastructure, and aided downed Allied airmen, all while posing under rotating covers, including as a fashion designer. By the time he escaped across the Pyrenees, he was one of the Gestapo's most wanted men.

08/21/2026

Before email existed, the original CIA headquarters had a 30-mile-long pneumatic tube system where carriers containing messages, documents, and sometimes alcoholic beverages rocketed around the building at 30 feet per second.

New SpyCast episode! 🚨Watch here: https://youtu.be/mY9JdQDZbBgYou might find Meredith Cavan playing music in an Irish pu...
08/20/2026

New SpyCast episode! 🚨

Watch here: https://youtu.be/mY9JdQDZbBg

You might find Meredith Cavan playing music in an Irish pub. But long before her first album dropped, she spent more than 20 years at the CIA. In her role as the Southeast Asia Department chief, she oversaw covert action, intelligence operations, and analysis across 30 countries. Spycast host Sasha Ingber sat down with Cavan to discuss a few critical years, 2021 to 2023, when terrorism was taking a back seat to strategic competition, and her priority was to thwart China's growing influence and infrastructure.

🕵️ SPY with Me is back for August!Our virtual program for individuals living with dementia and their care partners retur...
08/19/2026

🕵️ SPY with Me is back for August!

Our virtual program for individuals living with dementia and their care partners returns with another hour of music, artifacts, and spy stories.

📅 Tuesday, August 25, 2026
🕑 2:00-3:00 PM ET
📍 Online via Zoom

🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4qgfO2f

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New SpyCast! Watch here: https://youtu.be/9X0-m1jI95cFor decades, Cuban intelligence has been seen as a force that punch...
08/13/2026

New SpyCast!

Watch here: https://youtu.be/9X0-m1jI95c

For decades, Cuban intelligence has been seen as a force that punches above its weight. Shaped during the Cold War through cooperation with the Soviet Union, its intelligence officers received extensive training by the KGB. But where does Cuba’s spy service stand today, especially as it faces pressure from Washington? SpyCast host Sasha Ingber sat down with Retired FBI Special Agent Peter J. Lapp, who wrote "Queen of Cuba," to discuss Havana’s capabilities, the Americans who spied for Cuba, and the Cubans who spied for the US.

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700 L'Enfant Plaza, SW
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Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 8pm
Sunday 9am - 8pm

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