Process Essay: The International Spy Museum

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The International Spy Museum is a place that tells about the mysterious world of spying and espionage. It holds over 750 famous artifacts relating to the world of spying, making it the largest public collection in the world. The museum lets the viewer interact with the exhibits and get into the focused mind of a spy. It was founded by Milton Maltz, an ex-Korean code cracker, and it opened in 2002. The museum documents the spy related matters of the Greek and Roman empire, the British Empire, the American Revolutionary war, the American civil war, both world wars, the Cold War, and other things that affect our generation, like cyber wars. The world of spying has lots to do with power. There is the “invisible” power of people watching, as well as the power of the government. The museum is located at 800 F St NW, Washington, DC and opened on July 19th, 2002. The idea started in 1996 and Milton Maltz followed through making it a for-profit and one of the only museums that charges admission. After being open for many years, the museum plans to add a 40,000 SQ FT underground addition to the already 20,000 SQ FT space. …show more content…

This exhibit is called “50 Years of Bond Villains.” It documents all the evil villains that Bond has fought and the reality of these villains. It also talks about what a spies life is like for real. In the real life, many people working for agencies like the CIA or MI6 do not live the exuberant life that movies like James Bond or Mission Impossible portray. Spies in the world today do not have laser pens or super watches, but there is still some truth to this belief. Spies in today’s world will usually perform a lot of research and watch news or read newspapers from foreign countries to gather

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