Virtual Member Event: Unveiling Josephine Baker

Members will receive this Zoom invitation soon! 

Join us for this special virtual program, exclusively for our members.

Prior to World War II, Josephine Baker was a music-hall diva renowned for her singing and dancing, her beauty and sexuality; she was the highest-paid female performer in Europe. When the Nazis seized her adopted city, Paris, she was banned from the stage. Yet instead of returning to America, she vowed to stay and to fight the Nazi evil. Overnight, she went from performer to Resistance spy.

Join Director of Adult Education Amanda Ohlke to learn more about Josephine Baker – her dazzling lifestyle (her pet cheetah had a diamond collar), and her dangerous work for the French Resistance.

This event will also offer an exclusive preview of the Spy Museum’s Josephine Baker themed Tour of France, taking place October 1–8, 2026. The tour will be a chance to travel through history with SPY Staff Amanda Ohlke and Mira Cohen, as well as Jonna Mendez, and Damian Lewis as they lead an unforgettable journey in the footsteps of an icon. More info here: Josephine Baker: An American Hero in France.

This event is free of charge and open exclusively to Spy Museum members. You can join SPY as a member online or by calling 202.654.2840. Questions? Please email membership@spymuseum.org.

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