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CIA Museum
Inform, Instruct, Inspire
The CIA Museum supports the
Agency’s operational, recruitment, and training missions and helps visitors
better understand CIA and the contributions it makes to national security. The museum’s staff works
with presidential libraries and other major museums and institutions for display in public exhibitions. These collaborations help promote a wider
understanding of the craft of intelligence and its role in the American
experience.
The CIA
Museum’s collection includes material associated with the CIA’s predecessor, the Office
of Strategic Services; foreign intelligence organizations; and the CIA itself.
The collection includes
clothing, equipment, weapons, insignia, and other memorabilia that serve as
tangible testimony to the Agency’s history.
Many of the objects the museum holds were designed, manufactured, and
used specifically for intelligence operations.
All artifacts have been declassified by the appropriate officials for public viewing. Please note that because the Museum is located on the CIA compound, it is not open to the public for tours.
Visit our CIA Museum virtual tour.
Posted: Apr 19, 2007 03:05 PM
Last Updated: Jun 02, 2008 09:37 AM
Last Reviewed: May 29, 2008 03:02 PM