Saturday, December 14, was Family Day at the Victims of Communism Museum. Children and adults alike were treated to holiday snacks, a live reading of Catherine O’Connor’s Mia’s First Potato Chip, a museum scavenger hunt, and a hands-on look at… Read More
On Tuesday, November 19, VOC’s Latin American Programs Officer, Ana Leca, and Director of Government Relations, Karina Lipsman, were featured guests on a panel for The Heritage Foundation’s Iron Ladies Network. VOC partnered with the Heritage Foundation in their effort… Read More
VOC was honored to host a group of 47 students from across Latin America as part of the Youth and Democracy in the Americas Summit. These rising leaders from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, and around the region listened to a series of… Read More
On Thursday, November 7, students interning at The Heritage Foundation toured the VOC Museum to explore the deadly history of communism. After exploring the museum, students attended a lecture on the founding leaders and enduring legacy of communism, from VOC… Read More
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation had the privilege to host 48th Vice President Mike Pence at the VOC Museum on Wednesday, November 6. During his visit, Vice President Pence discussed the enduring legacy of communism and explored the heroes… Read More
The Victims of Communism Museum is proud to host a new temporary gallery, “Holodomor Then; Genocide Now; Justice When.” The exhibit, which was curated in partnership with the U.S. Committee for Ukrainian Holodomor Genocide Awareness and the Embassy of Ukraine,… Read More
Lawyer, politician, resistance fighter, champion of women’s rights, and defender of democracy, Milada Horáková bravely stood against totalitarianism in all forms. She was executed on this day in 1950 for opposing the communist occupation of Czechoslovakia.
VOC Chairman Dr. Elizabeth Edwards Spalding explores how the Victims of Communism Museum educates through teaching history so we can live not by lies in The American Spectator. Dr. Spalding writes, “As Václav Havel foretold, the collapse of communism in… Read More
In the National Review, Richard M. Reinsch II and Paul Zepeda discuss the Victims of Communism Museum in an article titled “Victims of Communism, Victims of Modernism.” As the authors write, “It’s easy to think of communism as an unfortunate… Read More
