Located on a former US Army listening post, the museum seeks to memorialize the people and worldwide events of the Cold War era. No approval. No endorsements. We are a 501(c) (3) organization dedicated to education, preservation, and research on The Cold War. The Cold War Museum is an educational organization dedicated to the preservation and research of the global, ideological, and political confrontations between East and West from the end of World War II to the dissolution of the Soviet Union.