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SpyCast

“Two Decades at the International Spy Museum” – with Anna Slafer

Nov 26, 2024
01:02:03

Summary

Anna Slafer (LinkedIn, Website) joins Andrew (XLinkedIn) to discuss the history of the International Spy Museum. Anna was one of SPY’s first employees when the museum opened in 2002. 


What You’ll Learn

Intelligence

  • Building the International Spy Museum
  • Milton Maltz: the visionary behind SPY 
  • The role of historians and curators 
  • Creating exhibits on espionage 


Reflections

  • Institutional memory and evolution
  • The challenges and joys of storytelling 

And much, much more …


Quotes of the Week

“We structured the museum so people could understand: How does [spying] work? Who does it? What is my role? And we wanted to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly.” – Anna Slafer.


Resources 

SURFACE SKIM

*SpyCasts*

*Beginner Resources*

DEEPER DIVE

Articles

*Wildcard Resource*

  • Museums have been a critical element of community building and historical memory for centuries. 
  • One of the world’s first curators was a woman named Ennigaldi-Nanna from modern day Iraq. Dating from 530 B.C., Ennigaldi-Nanna’s museum of Mesopotamian artifacts is thought to be the world’s oldest museum

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