Justinian Jampol

Executive Director and Founder of The Wende Museum in Culver City

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Justinian Jampol is the founder of the Wende Museum.

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Indoor museums are still closed — while malls, tattoo parlors, hair and nail salons have been open since Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted parts of the state’s stay-at-home order last month.

Museums remain closed in California while retail shops are open. What that means for institutions large and small

Indoor museums are still closed — while malls, tattoo parlors, hair and nail salons have been open since Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted parts of the state’s stay-at-home order last month.

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Fifteen years ago Justinian Jampol began collecting the art, artifacts and detritus of the daily lives of people from the former Eastern Block.

A turning point for Wende Museum of the Cold War

Fifteen years ago Justinian Jampol began collecting the art, artifacts and detritus of the daily lives of people from the former Eastern Block.

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