Friday, August 3, 2012

CIA Launches New Museum Gallery

The Central Intelligence Agency launched an enhanced and redesigned online gallery to highlight the Agency’s museum and its holdings.

The enhanced museum virtual gallery provides new content and a fresh look at exhibits few members of the public get the chance to see because they are located at our headquarters compound.

 

The online exhibit shares how some technologies developed for CIA ultimately benefited the public. For example, battery-technology advances led to new and efficient means to power medical devices and consumer goods—like pacemakers and digital cameras—and technology developed to help analyze satellite imagery now aids radiologists in comparing digital x-ray images for the detection of breast cancer. (more)

Mobile users can see the new museum pages here.