Spy Museum Debuts New Special Exhibit, “Camouflage: Designed to Deceive”
Tickets Live Today for Exhibit on Past & Future of Deception, Disguise, Distortion, & Art of Making Things Disappear
January 13, 2026 — WASHINGTON — Today the International Spy Museum (SPY) announces its forthcoming special exhibition “Camouflage: Designed to Deceive,” an immersive exploration of things hiding in plain sight, and offers tickets for purchase starting today at noon.
Developed in-house by the expert Spy Museum team, the exhibition, which opens on Sunday, March 1, will give visitors a look at the long, colorful, and fascinating history of camouflage. The experience centers on the four main principles of the science of camouflage: to disappear, to distort, to disguise, and to deceive.
This exhibition explores the evolution of this functional and creative phenomenon across time utilizing real stories, artifacts, and immersive media, and touching on the intersecting worlds of nature, science, art, design, military and political history — even fashion and pop culture. Camouflage is everywhere. It is a descendant of deception that is as old as espionage itself.
What: Debut of Spy Museum’s “Camouflage: Designed to Deceive”
When: Sunday, March 1
Where: International Spy Museum | 700 L’Enfant Plaza SW | Washington, DC 20024
Tickets: Available for purchase at noon (12:00 PM) ET today on spymuseum.org
More Info: spymuseum.org/camouflage
“Camouflage is the origin story of deception,” shares Kathryn Keane, Vice President of Exhibitions at the International Spy Museum. “The ability to disappear, to blend in where you don’t belong, to disguise and deceive — these are all elements of camouflage and have direct ties to the world of espionage. They are even more relevant in a world where technology allows us to see like never before but makes it almost impossible to remain unseen.”
Tickets are available for $15 per person, and members get in for free. A combo ticket that includes general admission allows visitors to see the special exhibition for $13. There will also be exclusive preview days for members the week before the exhibition opens. To join as a member, visit: spymuseum.org/membership/.
Additional information about the exhibit to come.
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About the International Spy Museum
The International Spy Museum, an independent nonprofit organization, is the only public museum in the United States to lift the veil on the tradecraft, history, and contemporary role of espionage and intelligence from a global perspective. The Museum’s mission is to create compelling exhibitions and other learning experiences that shed light on the shadow world of espionage and intelligence, educating and challenging each of us to engage critically with the complex world around us. The Museum's collection chronicles the history of espionage, from its inception to the modern-day challenges facing intelligence professionals worldwide in the 21st century. The original Spy Museum opened in 2002. Its new, expanded building and all-new exhibitions opened in May 2019 to much acclaim.
For more information, please visit spymuseum.org.