Museums

for world peace

The International Network of Museums for Peace (INMP) is a

non-profit organization that aims to build a global culture of peace
by strengthening the work of museums for peace. The foundation
was established since 1992 and granted special Consultative
Status with the United Nations ECOSOC in 2014.
INMP associates currently consist of 92 individuals and 37
organizations from 27 countries around the world.
Below is the list of this organizations associates.

Prepared by Zhou Jianrong

Volunteer of the John Rabe and International Safety Zone Memorial Hall, Nanjing, China
(Senior 2, Nanjing Foreign Language School)

October 2014

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1. ANTI-KRIEGS-MUSEUM, GERMANY
It is said that he who is not willing to learn from history is condemned to repeat it.
The Anti-Kriegs-Museum (Anti-War Museum) is a place where documents about war events
and

peace

work

are

collected,

evaluated

and

exhibited.

Members

of

the

Anti-Kriegs-Museum spread pacifism by peace education, especially by work with youth

groups and school classes, readings, cinema shows, etc. The museum works together with
other pacifist groups worldwide.
The pacifist and anti-fascist Ernst Friedrich founded the first Anti-War Museum in 1925. He
had collected war material and photos of WW1 and exhibited them to show the horrors of
war. In 1933 Nazi storm troopers destroyed the museum and turned it into one of their
locations. Ernst Friedrich opened the second Anti-War Museum in Brussel (Belgium) in 1936,
but this was destroyed by German troops in 1940. The third and current Anti-War Museum
was set up by a group of teachers headed by Tommy Spree, grandson of Ernst Friedrich, in
1982.
The Anti-War Museum shows mainly historical material, some original pieces from Ernst
Friedrich's first museum, donated and lent pieces from WW1 and WW2 and a fully equipped
air-raid shelter. Current exhibitions of atomic and chemical warfare and mine fields are also
presented.
Address
Brsseler Strasse 21
13353, Berlin, Germany
www.anti-kriegs-museum.de
anti-kriegs-museum@gmx.de
Opening hours
Monday - Sunday 16.00 - 20.00h

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2. APARTHEID MUSEUM, SOUTH AFRICA

Located in Ormonde, Johannesburg, the South African Apartheid Museum is the
pre-eminent museum in the world dealing with 20th century South African history.

The Apartheid Museum is dedicated to reconciliation and world peace. Its contribution is to
create awareness of the dangers of racism and discrimination through an exhibition and
education programme that highlights the apartheid history of South Africa, its rise and fall,
and the achievement of freedom and a democratically elected government through
negotiation and compromise.
Starting 26 September 2013, the Apartheid Museum will be open every last Thursday
evening of every month from 17.30 - 22.00h. These evenings the visitors can watch the
sunset over Jozi, visit the museum, have dinner in the Truth Cafe, listen to a jazz music DJ,
and enjoy free wifi. A reduced entrance fee will apply.
The Apartheid Museum travelling exhibitions and current exhibitions are included in our
exhibitions section.
Address
Northern Parkway & Gold Reef Road
Ormonde, Johannesburg, South Africa
www.apartheidmuseum.org
http://apartheidmuseumsa.blogspot.nl/
Opening hours
Tuesday - Sunday 9.00 - 17.00h
Every last Thursday of the month 17.30 - 22.00h

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3. EMERGING ARTS-ACTIVIST PROGRAMME

The Emerging Arts Activist programme is a partnership between the Apartheid Museum and
University of Johannesburg Transformation Unit (UJTU). The programme is an initiative of
Johannesburg based artist-curator Farieda Nazier, who is currently an academic at the
University of Johannesburg.
The aim of this three day workshop is to expose,
explore and instil a basic socio-political grounding
in young arts activists, towards a broader
reconciliation and transformational end. This long
term intervention will launch during National
Youth month, which commemorates the June
16th, 1976 uprising of youth against Bantu
Legislation laws. An objective of the programme
is to promote arts practice as a transformative tool by focussing on critical contemporary
histories toward a broader reconciliatory end. The programme includes topical presentations
by Farieda Nazier (sculpture and installation), Mocke J. van Veuren (film and performance)
and Prince Massingham (author and performer), situated in a post-colonial theory
framework.
The Emerging Arts Activist programme will end in a travelling exhibition, platforming works
produced by the programme participants. The initial launch takes place at the Apartheid
Museum on June 27th, 2013 at 18.00h. The exhibition will be on display for two weeks at the
museum and then move on to the UJTU.

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4. NELSON MANDELA - FROM PRISONER TO

PRESIDENT

Nelson Mandela is known throughout the world as the person who did so much to liberate
South Africans from the long horror of apartheid. He is also known as South Africas first
democratic president, as a leader deeply committed to reconciliation, and as a great
international statesman. Indeed, his contribution has gone well beyond South Africas own
story, and he come to represent the highest human aspirations integrity, commitment to
others, sacrifice and forgiveness.
Representations of Mandela are sometimes however, simplistic. His life can be read as a
fairy tale, in which he emerges as the handsome prince, bravely riding in to rescue his
people. In fact Mandelas story is complex, and his role is best understood when we
recognise him as a key player in much bigger picture. His life story is intertwined with the
historic forces at play in South Africa in the 20th century. He has shaped these forces and
has been shaped by them. And like all human beings, Mandela is fallible, and his mistakes
are part of his history. He also has a personal story, one that has played out in the public
eye. He is a heroic human being, but a human being nonetheless.
This exhibition tries to represent Mandelas life story in all its complexity. It covers every
chapter of his long and productive life, but avoids a simple chronological description. Instead
Mandelas history is told through six themes which represent aspects and periods of his life.
These are:
1. Character his formative years
2. Comrade- his entry into resistance politics
3. Leader his emergence as a key personality in anti-apartheid struggle
4. Prisoner the long and cruel years on Robben Island and other prisons
5. Negotiator the man who painstakingly led a long and complex negotiation toward
democracy
6. Statesman South Africas first democratic president and a world leader of great stature
The story is told through large scale exhibition panels featuring historic photographs which
tell the story along with the narrative text. These include many family photographs, including
some that have not been published previously. The design of the exhibition is distinctive,
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using modern digital techniques in conjunction with historic images. The exhibition also
takes a number of innovative forms and features a range of original art works including:
A maquette of a large scale outdoor artwork by Marco Cianfanelli, consisting of 50
separate steel poles which form an image of Mandelas face when viewed from a certain
angle
Beaded portraits of Mandela, created by Impumelelo, a collective of rural women artists
A series of cartoons, first published in various newspapers during the course of Mandelas
post-prison life, by the cartoonist and satirist, Zapiro
A photographic portrait of Mandela by the well known South African photographer, David
Goldblatt
9 short films showing aspects of Mandela life including dramatic historic footage
Large scale overhead banners depicting the broader political context in which the struggle
against apartheid took place
The exhibition also creates an opportunity to understand the way in which Mandela is
represented in various South African museums, including the Apartheid Museum, Robben
Island, Mandela House and the Capture Site. One of the issues we explore is that way in
which Mandela has used his powerful presence and considerable good looks to great
political effect, both before and after his prison years.
Through these media, the viewer is able to absorb many aspects of Mandelas life, and to
reflect on the extraordinary impact that he made on modern South Africa. His contribution
spanned a period beyond seventy years, and has touched almost every aspect of South
African life. The viewer is also invited to reflect on the immense sacrifices made by Mandela,
his family and comrades, and many ordinary South Africans, in the long and painful battle
against apartheid. Finally we hope that the viewer will take some aspect of this story into
their own lives as they experience the epic and moving drama that is the life of Nelson
Rolihlahla Mandela.

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5. ASSOCIAZIONE MUSEO ITALIANO PER LA PACE,

ITALY

The Associazione Museo Italiano per la Pace (Association of Italian Museums for Peace)
works to promote a culture of peace in schools.
Address
Via Ezio Andolfato 1
20126, Milan, Italy
www.museoitalianoperlapace.it
museoitalianoperlapace@gmail.com

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6. CENTRO DOCUMENTAZIONE MANIFESTO

PACIFISTA INTERNAZIONALE, ITALY

The Centro Documentazione Manifesto Pacifista Internazionale CDMPI (International Peace Poster Documentation Centre) appeals the
importance of peace through pacifist posters. The collection consists of
subjects representing different ideas and activities of the various pacifist
movements, such as: nonviolent popular defense, peace and economy,
disarmament and hunger, and peace education. They represent only a very
small fraction of the posters that have been printed, but they are valued as both a
contemporary attitude and as a way to preserve historical memory.
The goal of the CDMPI is to disseminate the values of peace and nonviolence through
cultural initiatives which mainly consist of exhibitions of pacifist posters. The organisation
aims at promoting the largest participation in building peace with the instruments of
nonviolence.
The collection, housed in the Casa per la Pace 'La Filanda' in Casalecchio di Reno
(Bologna) since 2006, includes posters from Italian and international pacifist movements as
well as pacifist posters about Gulf wars, ecology-peace-environment, the Third World,
human rights, international cooperation and handwritten posters.

The museum holds 4144 catalogued posters (June, 2011) and is

considered the biggest posters collection worldwide (The Oxford
International Encyclopedia of Peace, 2010). In the year 2006,
CDMPI donated the collection to the municipality of Casalecchio di
Reno (Bologna) to manage it.
The museum also includes a library with some 1000 books and reviews on peace and
nonviolence, an archive with documents on peace initiatives, peace movements and peace
personalities, and a video library. Their activities include collecting, preserving and
promoting the pacifist posters, organising thematic exhibitions, the publication of exhibition
catalogues and photographic reproduction of the posters.
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Address
Casa per la Pace "La Filanda"
Via Canonici Renani 8
Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna, Italy
www.cdmpi.interfree.it
cdmpi2007@interfree.it
Opening hours
Monday 17.00 - 19.00h
Tuesday 10.00 - 12.00h

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7. MAKERS OF NONVIOLENCE
Every year, the CDMPI prepares a new thematic exhibition. The upcoming exhibition is
entitled Makers of Nonviolence and will be exposed in La Filanda starting February 2012.
More information will follow.

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8. COMMUNITY PEACE MUSEUMS HERITAGE

FOUNDATION, KENYA

The Community Peace Museums Heritage Foundation

(CPMHF) is an umbrella group for a net-work of
community-based peace museums in different parts of
Kenya represent-ing many different communities. Among
them: Abasuba, Abagusii, Aembu, Agikuyu, Akamba,
Akorino, Dorobo, Idadho, Isukha, Keiyo, Maasai, Tharaka,
Pokot, Samburu, and Yaaku.
The foundation was initiated in 1994 by Kenyan
ethnographer Dr. Sultan Somjee as a material culture
project sponsored by Mennonite Central Committee of Kenya. Its aim, to celebrate and
conserve the religio-cultural heritage of particular communities while also using peace
traditions and artefacts associated with peace to unite different communities. Hundreds of
artefacts derived from local communities have been collected and displayed at the peace
museums. In addition, they express important narrative concerning Kenyan religious, social
and political life.
The CPMHF sees knowledge of cultural heritage as a resource for conflict resolution and
sustainable development. They have proved to be pivotal in grassroots peace and
reconciliation processes, using traditional peace cultures and also safe-guarding cultural
heritage of specific groups who experience greater vulnerability at times of increased
political activity. The foundation has worked extensively with outreach approaches for
education and dialogue between seventeen ethnic groups within Kenya. Their peace
programme is aimed at young people (both primary schools and young adults) and they
work with many volunteers, including young people and notably women who have
traditionally played a strong role in peace activities. In 2008 they coordinated a Beaded
Peace Tree Project, reaching over 30,000 people in 22 communities. Their strategic plan
highlights the necessity to safeguard East Africas heritage approaches to reconciliation and
peace building.

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The CPMHF travelling exhibitions and current exhibitions are included in our exhibitions
section.
Address
P.O.Box 66960, 00200
Nairobi, Kenya
www.cpmhf.org
director@cpmhf.org

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9. TRAVELLING EXHIBITION: JOURNEYS OF PEACE

Journeys of Peace aims to empower and transform
communities through the use of cultural heritage in
the realization and respect of human rights,
peaceful co-existence and sustainable human
development through a travelling exhibition. This
will occur at two levels. Firstly, there will be specific
sessions for school children, which will focus on
strengthen-ing a long-standing commitment to peace-education. Secondly, there will be
dialogue sessions within communities at specific sites or museums associated with historical
events. These sessions will foster listening, empathy and understanding of multiple
perspectives and experiences with a clear purpose of reclaiming the peaceful co-existence
at the root of Kenyan society. As the exhibition visits different communities it will acquire new
knowledge and un-derstanding about Kenyan peace cultures.

The objectives of the exhibition are:

1. Promote peaceful co-existence in the fam-ily and community through promoting conflict
resolution skills, inter-generation-al dialogue and human rights;
2. To provide a forum for active participation and dialogue geared towards realization of
sustainable peace and human develop-ment;
3. To promote understanding, appreciation and use of cultural heritage in peace building in
Kenya.
For more information, or to support this travelling exhibition in Kenya, please contact
Timothy Gachanga, Director of the CPMHF, at director@cpmhf.org
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10. CULTURES OF PEACE IN COMMUNITY MUSEUMS

Since 2008 Kenya has seen the rise of a veritable peace
industry, devoted not only to forging post-election peace
and reconciliation but also the prevention of renewed
violence in 2013. Critics may say that much of this has
been top-down, however, and has not reached citizens at
the grassroots, for whom national peace charters and the
work of the National Integration and Cohesion Commission
are mere abstractions.
Yet Kenyans already had rich indigenous peace traditions,
that were used for generations to forge peace and
reconciliation between and within different ethnic communities. Also known as peace
cultures, these shared traditions include the use of material artefacts such as gourds, stools,
honey and tobacco containers that symbolise peace in many communities, and the planting
of trees associated with peace in earth-cleansing rituals, for example at massacre sites.
Intangible traditions include prayers. Why are they not being used today, some may ask, to
promote peace and prevent further conflict?

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11. DAYTON INTERNATIONAL PEACE MUSEUM,

U.S.A.

The Dayton International Peace

Museum is a non-profit, all volunteer
organization and one of the few
community-based institutions with a focus
on peace in the United States. Their
educational programs and exhibits are
non-partisan and feature themes of
nonviolent conflict resolution, social justice issues, international relations and peace. They
honour Dayton's history as the centre for the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords and maintain this
strong civic pride in all of their programming.
The Dayton International Peace Museum travelling exhibitions and current exhibitions are
included in our exhibitions section.
Address
208 West Monument Ave
45402, Dayton, Ohio
www.daytonpeacemuseum.org
info@daytonpeacemuseum.org
https://www.facebook.com/DaytonInternationalPeaceMuseum?fref=ts
Opening hours
Tuesday - Saturday 10.00 - 17.00h
Sunday 13.00 - 17.00h

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12. PEACEMAKERS: THE WOMEN OF LIBERIA

On

Sunday

18

November,

the

Dayton

International Peace Museum held a brunch to

commemorate the opening of its latest exhibit,
Peacemakers: The Women of Liberia. The
exhibit will run through January, and is free to the
public. Speakers at the event included Dr.
Natalie Hudson, Assistant Professor and Director

of

the Human Rights Studies Program at the University of Dayton, Matt Joseph, Dayton City
Commissioner, and Dr. Boikai Twe, in his native Liberian dress, who chairs the
Dayton-Monrovia Sister City Committee and the Psychology Department at Sinclair
Community College.
The exhibit includes a small children's area featuring a replica of a Liberian hut, native
baskets of food, children's stories, instruments and crafts from Liberia. Families and groups
of children can schedule their visit with us to have a teacher be present, and can learn to
make drums if they bring along some empty oatmeal boxes! We're very proud to showcase
the hard work of the courageous women of Liberia!
Dr. Boikai Twe

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13. LIFE AND IDEALS OF MOHANDAS GANDHI

On 8 January the new major exhibit The life and ideals of Mohandas Gandhi opened and will
continue through April.
The exhibit includes classic images of Gandhi and panels on his spirituality, simple lifestyle,
and nonviolent campaigns for justice and independence. Maps and historical panels
illustrate key events in Gandhis life and work in South Africa and India. Videos of interviews
with Gandhi and a 1997 documentary
about the continuing impact of his life can
be viewed during the exhibit.
Gandhi lived from 1869 to 1948 and led
India to independence from British colonial
dominance.

His life and ideals have

inspired many in their movements for

social

and

economic

justice

through

nonviolent means.

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14. DIRECTORATE OF ANFAL MUSEUM, IRAQ

The Directorate of Anfal Museum was
built in 2012 as a result of the al-Anfal
Campaign against the Kurdish people
(and other non-Arab populations) in
northern Iraq. This campaign was led by
the Ba'athist Iraqi President Saddam
Hussein and headed by Ali Hassan
al-Majid in the final stages of Iran-Iraq
War in 1988. The Anfal campaign
included the use of ground offensives, aerial bombing, systematic destruction of settlements,
mass deportation, firing squads, and chemical warfare, which earned al-Majid the nickname
of Chemical Ali. 4000 villages were destroyed and 182.000 people lost their lives. The
campaign has been characterized as genocidal in nature.
The museum's goal is to commemorate and condemn this
genocide, helping family victims, preventing the repetition of
such a crime, and working for peace.
Address
Banimaqan Chamchama
00964 Chamchamal Sulaimaniyah Kurdistan, Iraq
monoment.anfal@yahoo.com

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15. ENVISION PEACE MUSEUM, U.S.A.

Envision Peace Museum fosters insight into the
meanings and roots of peace while empowering
visitors to overcome violence and injustice in their
lives and the world.
Envision Peace Museum is a visionary social change museum that connects and inspires
people with powerful ideas, stories, and tools for transformation. Through experiential
exhibits and participatory cultural programs, Envision amplifies the voices and illuminates
the techniques of peace-builders and social change visionaries world-wide.
Envision is conceived as a multifaceted and multi-media museum; in addition to the
major physical museum being planned for Philadelphia, Envision plans to send traveling
exhibits around the nation, and to serve a global community through an online museum.
These facets of the museum will all facilitate dialogue, build community, and inspire action.
The Envision Peace Museum travelling exhibitions and current exhibitions are included in
our exhibitions section.
Address
1651 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
19103 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
www.envisionpeacemuseum.org
info@envisionpeacemuseum.org
https://www.facebook.com/EnvisionPeaceMuseum?fref=ts

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16. TRAVELLING EXHIBITION: WINDOWS AND

MIRRORS

In the Fall of 2010, Envision had the

pleasure of working with the Nobel
Peace Prize-winning American
Friends Service Committee on a
new traveling exhibit called Windows
and Mirrors. As a co-sponsor of this
exhibit, Envision was able to help
conceptualize participatory aspects,
which were key to the success of
this project geared toward public dialogue and reflection.

Windows and Mirrors shows the impacts on

civilians in the current U.S. war in Afghanistan.
The exhibition consists of over 45 large scale
paintings took by artists from all over the country
that memorialize Afghan civilian casualties. The
exhibit also includes images collected from
Afghan high school students by Dr. Zahir Wahab,
a professor at Lewis and Clark College, who asked young Afghans to draw images from
their daily reality.
For more information and reservations, please contact Envision Peace Museum

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17. TRAVELLING EXHIBITION: LOST STORIES

Lost Stories of Faith is a travelling
exhibition which began circulation
in January, 2009, and continues to
be in popular demand. The
exhibition tells six stories of
ordinary persons who, in
confronting conflict and injustice,
helped change the world around
them through nonviolent means.
While Envision Peace Museum has
no religious affiliation, the museum prepared this exhibition for a national ecumenical peace
conference. View the exhibit here.

For more information and reservations, please contact Envision Peace Museum.

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18. ERICH MARIA REMARQUE PEACE CENTER,

GERMANY

The Erich Maria Remarque Peace Center, a cooperation of

the city and university of Osnabrueck, is dedicated to the life
and works of Erich Maria Remarque, Osnabrueck born author
of All quiet on the Western Front. Activities focus on war and
peace topics, especially on the representation of war and
peace in the media.
The

Erich

Maria

Remarque

Peace

Center

travelling

exhibitions and current exhibitions are included in our

exhibitions section.
Address
Markt 6
Osnabrck, Germany
www.remarque.uos.de
Opening hours
Tuesday - Friday 10.00 - 13.00h & 15.00 - 17.00h
Saturday - Sunday 11.00 - 17.00h

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19. TRAVELLING EXHIBITION: THE ROAD BACK

This exhibition is named after Erich Maria Remarque's novel, which was first published in
1931 in Osnabrck, and tells about the return of a WW1 soldier to Remarques home town.
Although there has never been a real "way back" for the author, the city of Osnabrck
always remained a point of reference for him and the characters in his novels. In addition to
the theme of Remarques home town, the exhibition also focusses on his life in exile and the
events in Nazi Germany.
Historical images from government archives and pictures from private collections, illustrate
the various stages of Remarques life. In addition, several original items, such as important
publications and letters, are showcased. The exhibition consists of 51 photo panels (49 of
50*70 cm, and 2 of 70*100 cm), one large panel (120*200 cm) and items from the life and
work of Erich Maria Remarque. The exhibition has already been shown at more than 50
locations in Germany and abroad.
For more information and reservations, please contact the Erich Maria Remarque Peace
Center.

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20. TRAVELLING EXHIBITION: THE WESTERN FRONT.

THE MANUSCRIPT

For more information and reservations, please contact the Erich Maria Remarque Peace
Center.

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21. FREDENS HUS, SWEDEN

In the spirit of Dag Hammerskjld, the Fredens Hus (House of Peace) provides knowledge
about peace issues with a broad perspective. The museum is a base for information and
opinion-forming activities such as exhibitions and lectures for the general public, as well as
broad educational programmes aimed at young people on issues of peace and conflict,
human rights, racism, violence and sustainable development.
The Fredens Hus displays exhibitions on vulnerability, human rights and the Swedish peace
activists Dag Hammarskjold, Folke Bernadotte and Raoul Wallenberg. They also conduct
educational and recreational activities for young people, to work on issues related to
prejudice, racism, discrimination and violence. The Swedish Inheritance Fund supports their
project Breaking Stereotypes, in which the museum works hard to create new educational
tools for low, intermediate, junior high and high school.
The Fredens Hus travelling exhibitions and current exhibitions are included in our exhibitions
section.
Address
Uppsala Slott, entrance A2
752 37 Uppsala
Sweden
www.fredenshus.se
info@fredenshus.se
https://www.facebook.com/Fredenshus?fref=ts
Opening hours
Monday - Friday 15.00 - 18.00h
Saturday - Sunday 12.00 - 16.00h
Fredens hus is open earlier on Monday - Friday

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22. TRAVELLING EXHIBITION: SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN

EASTERN CONGO

In the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo thousands of women and girls are
being raped as a weapon of war, to punishing the society to which they belong. Most cases
are gang rapes and often involve mutilation of the women's genitals with guns or sticks,
sometimes in front of their family and neighbours. Rape victims suffer permanent damage to
the reproductive system, increased risk of HIV / AIDS infection, and life-long mental health
problems. In Congo - where female virginity is highly valued and husbands of rape victims
are considered profane - these women are shunned by their families and society. Legal aid
is rare and impunity for perpetrators of sexual violence is still a major issue.
Sexual Violence in Eastern Congo portrays a less shown side of the war in Congo. The
exhibition is about how rape as a weapon has become a strategy to keep the population in
fear and create total chaos. It is about a strategy that focuses on civil society and clearly
exposes women and the victimization of children in war zones.
For more information and reservation, please contact Fredens Hus.

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23. TRAVELLING EXHIBITION: FORGIVENESS,

RECONCILIATION, GENOCIDE AND OPPRESSION

This exhibition highlights the causes and processes around Forgiveness, Reconciliation,
Genocide and Oppression. Forgiveness and reconciliation have different meanings to
different people in different situations, and need not presuppose each other. But both terms
will always require active choice of use. Is it possible to forgive the unforgivable? This
exhibition shows how ideas about forgiveness, reconciliation and conflict resolution can be
used to positively affect people's lives, by displaying personal testimonies from victims and
perpetrators. Profound change, compassion and understanding are processes that take time.
Experience shows that by inviting people to share their different perspectives they can
create change and provide alternatives to conflict and revenge.
For more information and reservation, please contact Fredens Hus.

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24. FRIEDENSMUSEUM N RNBERG, GERMANY

The

Friedensmuseum

Nrnberg

(Peacemuseum

Nrnberg) was established in 1995, with its main

objective to support and promote the operation and
preservation of a peace museum in Nrnberg. The
Friedensmuseum strives to be a place for youth and
adult peace education, which can be met in their
methods of nonviolent action and conflict resolution.
The peace museum in Nrnberg is a place for everybody interested in peace, specifically
those with prejudices against peace movements. At the museum a documentary is shown
about the 100 year history of pacifism and anti-militarism in Germany, with a special focus
on the peace movement in Nrnberg since 1945, and the participation of women. Its aim is
to encourage nonviolent responses from various media.
Address
Kaulbachstrasse 2
90408, Nrnberg, Germany
www.friedensmuseum.odn.de
friedensmuseum@fen-net.de
https://www.facebook.com/Friedensmuseum?fref=ts
Opening hours
Monday 17:00 - 19:00h
Wednesday 15:00 - 17:00h
Every 1st Saturday of the Month 15:00 - 17:00h

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25. THE BURIAL OF WAR. THE WORKS OF FRANS

MASEREEL

Frans Masereel (1889-1972) was a prominent Belgian graphic designer, illustrator and
painter, who is internationally known for his woodcut series. As a commited pacifist, he
dedicated his work since 1915 in
the service of the anti-war and
labour movements. He lived and
painted in France, was an arts
teacher in Germany and found
his final resting place back in
Belgium. He was honoured in
numerous exhibitions, became a
member of several academies
and a cultural foundation is
named after him. The exhibition
in Friedensmuseum Nrnberg shows his work from various stages of his eventful life.

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26. GERNIKA PEACE MUSEUM FOUNDATION, SPAIN

The Gernika Peace Museum is a theme museum
setting out the culture of peace. It was inspired by the
tragic bombing of Gernika on 26th April 1937 (Spanish
Civil

War).

The

museum

has

specialized

documentation center and department of education

(with workshops and summer camps). They organize
conferences and they have their own Gernika Award for Peace and Reconciliation (in
collaboration with the City Council, Gernika Gogoratuz Peace Research Center and the
Culture House of Gernika).
The mission of the Gernika Peace Museum Foundation is to preserve, display, publicize,
conduct research and educate visitors in the basic ideas of the culture of peace, and the
past and present relation of this culture to the history of Gernika-Lumo, so that, together with
other history and peace organizations, Gernika-Lumo, the province of Bizkaia and the
Basque Country be used as local, regional, national and international references in the
search for peace and culture.
The permanent exhibition of the museum operates around three major questions:
1. What is peace?
2. What is the legacy of the bombing of Gernika?
3. What about peace in the world today?
The Gernika Peace Museum travelling exhibitions and current exhibitions are included in our
exhibitions section.

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Address
Foru Plaza 1
48300, Gernika-Lumo, Spain
www.museodelapaz.org
www.peacemuseumguernica.org
museoa@gernika-lumo.net
https://www.facebook.com/GernikaPeaceMuseum?fref=ts
Opening hours
Tuesday - Saturday 10.00 - 14.00h & 16.00 - 19.00h
Sunday 10.00 - 14.00h
July and August
Tuesday - Saturday 10.00 - 20.00h
Sunday 10.00 - 15.00h

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27. TRAVELLING EXHIBITION: THE ROAD TO PEACE

The Road to Peace explains the sad story shared by Gernika and Pforzheim. They share
bombs and death, about destruction and sadness. Altogether, they are martyr war cities and
they were both victims of air bombings; the first one was on 26th April 1937 and the second
one on the 23rd February 1945.
The two symbolic dates mark the beginning and the end of the Road to Peace which began
in order to continue with the twinning of the cities, making 2.000 kms and crossing France
through the Way of St James.
The Gernika Peace Museum's involvement in this project has been as sponsor, coordinator
and creator of the website and the travelling temporary exhibition.
For more information and reservations, please contact Gernika Peace Museum Foundation.

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28. TRAVELLING EXHIBITION: WOMEN IN GERNIKA

IN THE 20TH CENTURY. TESTIMONIES AND

EXPERIENCES

Women in Gernika in the 20th Century. Testimonies and Experiences is an initiative which
aim is to recover the history of the women of Gernika in the 20th century. Pay a tribute to the
protagonists of the city, recuperating their names and faces. To do so, we have used the
most precious source, the voice and testimony of the women, this voice silenced and stilled
for so long.
For more information and reservations, please contact Gernika Peace Museum Foundation.

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29. GLOBAL ART PROJECT FOR PEACE, U.S.A.

The mission of the Global Art Project for Peace is to joyously create a culture of peace
through art. The project spreads world peace by promoting tolerance and nonviolence. It
expresses the idea: We Are All One.
The Global Art Project for Peace is an international art exchange for peace. Here's how it
works: Participants create a work of art in any medium, expressing their vision of global
peace and goodwill. The art is displayed locally in each participants community. Global Art
Project then organizes an international exchange by matching participants group-to-group
and individual-to-individual. The exchange occurs April 23-30 biennially, resulting in
thousands of people sending messages of peace and goodwill around the world at one time
- visions of unity simultaneously encircle the earth. Participants may send documentation of
the art created and of the people who came together to create the art to the Global Art
Project Art Bank. Global Art Project exhibitions, books, presentations and website give
people an opportunity to experience visions of peace and unity created by individuals from
diverse cultures around the world.
The Global Art Project for Peace travelling exhibition is included in our exhibitions section.
Address
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.
www.globalartproject.org
peace@globalartproject.org
https://www.facebook.com/GlobalArtProject?fref=ts

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30. TRAVELLING EXHIBITION: GLOBAL ART PROJECT

FOR PEACE

This inspiring exhibition includes deeply moving images of global goodwill created for the
Global Art Project for Peace by groups and individuals in cultures on every continent. It also
shows photos of people around the world who created art for the Global Art Project
exchange. The exhibition gives exciting creative ideas for what groups, schools or
communities can do to get involved in the exchange programme.
The exhibition consists of 13 panels 30 x 22 each. Larger format panels are also available.
For information and reservations, please contact the Global Art Project for Peace.

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31. HALABJA MONUMENT, IRAQ

The Halabja Monument commemorates one of the worst atrocities of
the Sadam Hussein era, a gas attack in March 1988 resulting in 5000
deaths. The monument is maintained mostly by survivors and family
of the victims, and is used to display documents, pictures and films.
The initiative for this monument came from President Jalal Talabani
and it was supervised by Prime Minister Dr. Barham Salih of
the Kurdistan Regional Government to see its opening on 15
September 2003.
The vision of the Halabja Monument is to eliminate weapons of
mass destruction. Their mission is to work for peace, for the
rehabilitation of the survivors and defending the rights of the
families of the victims.
Address
Yadgaree Street
964, Halabjah, Iraq
http://halabja.eu
halabjamonument@yahoo.com

25TH ANNIVERSARY HALABJA CHEMICAL ATTACK

This March it has been 25 years since the horrible chemical gas attack on Halabja. The
Halabja Monument will commemorate this event on 16 March with the families of all 5000
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victims. It will be a huge event, with a high number of participants, including some INMP
board members. The director of the Halabja Monument invites all who are interested to
attend this commemorative day.
Pictures of the well-attended event:

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32. HENRY-DUNANT-MUSEUM, SWITZERLAND

The Henry-Dunant-Museum keeps the memory of Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross
International, alive. The museum is placed in the same house where Dunant lived more than
20 years, until he died in 1910. The permanent exhibition shows his whole life, as well as the
influence of Dunant on the International Red Cross movement. Beside his political ideas and
his commitment to humanity you can follow his last years in this region of Appenzell
Ausserrhoden. The museum includes a multimedia room where visitors can enjoy watching
videos of his life. Another interesting item on display in the museum is a replica of the Peace
Bell from Nagasaki, Japan.
Address
Asylstrasse 2
9410 Heiden, Switzerland
www.dunant-museum.ch
info@dunant-museum.ch
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Henry-Dunant-Museum-Heiden/153855484655072?fref=ts
Opening Hours
1 April - 31 October
Thursday - Saturday 13.15 - 16.30h
Sunday 10.00 - 12.00h / 13.15 - 16.30h
1 November - 31 March
Wednesday - Saturday 13.30 - 16.30
Sunday 10.00 - 12.00 / 13.30 - 16.30h

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33. HUMANITY HOUSE, THE NETHERLANDS

The Humanity House tells you more than simply the
story of emergency aid and international humanitarian
law. Visitors hear, see and experience the true stories of
victims of disasters and conflicts all over the world.
Visiting

the

museum

makes

the

unimaginable

imaginable. You will experience what it must feel like to loose everything. When you have to
leave your house in a hurry. Or finding your family and friends without an address or mobile
phone. The Humanity House Experience takes you on a journey, where you will see, feel,
hear and experience what its like to survive a disaster, and be dependent on emergency aid.
The Humanity House is a meeting place for professionals and people interested in
humanitarian aid and international humanitarian law. Disasters and conflicts influence the
lives of millions of people in the world.
The Humanity House offers special educational programs for primary and secondary
schools, and bachelor and master students. The Humanity House learns school children and
students more about the effects of disasters and conflicts on the daily lives of people all over
the world. Due to the realistic nature of the experience, the museum is suitable for children
aged 10 and older. Children between the ages of 8 and 10 can only visit the exhibition
accompanied by an adult.
Address
Prinsegracht 8
2512 GA The Hague
The Netherlands
www.humanityhouse.org
info@humanityhouse.org
https://www.facebook.com/humanityhouse?fref=ts
Opening hours
Tuesday - Friday 10.00 - 17.00h
Saturday - Sunday 12.00 - 17.00h
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34. INFORMATIONSSTELLE F R FRIEDENSARBEIT,

GERMANY

The Informationsstelle fr Friedensarbeit (Information Bureau for Peace Work) provides the
public with information about the aims and methods of peacework. The bureau helps to
create links between institutions working for peace, and it offers a collection of literature
important for the policy of peace.
Address
Fichtenweg 1
53340 Meckenheim
Germany
hp.mortier-infostelle@gmx.de

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35. INTERFAITH LEAGUE AGAINST POVERTY,

PAKISTAN

The Interfaith League Against Poverty aims to play a vital role

in creating awareness among citizens about the importance of
interfaith harmony, peace, tolerance and respect for all on the
basis of humanity, and develop a sense of belonging among
the people. Their vision is to create a new generation of peace
workers, defenders and negotiators to catalyse a positive
change in the community for the prevention of conflicts, and promotion and sustenance of
peace in multi-ethnic, multicultural Pakistan.
The I-LAP organizes dialogues, cultural and social development activities, training and
education. They conduct research studies on pertinent social issues and suggest policy
change at government level. And they offer help to those in need, during natural and human
disasters with food and non-food facilities.
Address
House 5, Street 58, F-8/4
44000 Islamabad, Pakistan
www.ilappk.org
www.ilapus.org
info@i-lapk.org
https://www.facebook.com/ilappk.org?fref=ts

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36. INTERNATIONAL PEACE BUREAU, SWITZERLAND

The International Peace Bureau is dedicated to the
vision of a World Without War. Their current main
programme centres on Sustainable Disarmament for
Sustainable Development and campaigns mainly on the
reduction of military expenditure. The IPB believes that
by reducing funding for the military sector, significant
amounts of money could be made available for social projects domestically or abroad, and
lead to the fulfilling of real human and environmental needs. Their core programme is the
Global Day of Action on Military Spending. At the same time, they give support to a range of
disarmament campaigns, from nuclear weapons to small arms.
The IPB plays a central role in the Geneva-based Special NGO Committee for Disarmament,
which is a sub-committee of CONGO, the Conference of NGO in Consultative Status with
ECOSOC. They have a long track record on a wide range of peace issues, with a special
interest in peace education and peace history.
The IPB is a Nobel Peace Laureate (1910), and over the years, 13 of its officers have been
recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Making Peace exhibition by INMP member REALexpo is an IPB project.
Address
41 Rue de Zurich
1201 Geneva
Switzerland
www.ipb.org
mailbox@ipb.org
https://www.facebook.com/ipb1910?fref=ts

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37. INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS & RED CRESCENT

MUSEUM, SWITZERLAND

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum presents facts without sitting in
judgement. Its mission is to preserve the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's heritage
and to promote a certain idea of human solidarity by depicting the work of the world's first
humanitarian organisation in such a way as to inspire hope and provoke reflection.
Address
Avenue de la Paix 17
1202 Geneva, Switzerland
www.redcrossmuseum.ch
com@redcrossmuseum.ch
https://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Red-Cross-and-Red-Crescent-Museum/134
974816533704?fref=ts
Opening hours
1 April - 31 October
Tuesday - Sunday 10.00 - 18.00h
1 November - 31 March
Tuesday - Sunday 10.00 - 17.00h

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38. INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS AND RED

CRESCENT MUSEUM REOPENED

The new permanent exhibition of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum
The Humanitarian Adventure is an introduction to contemporary humanitarian action,
breaking away from traditional museology. A visit starts as an experience and ends as a
description of strong messages embedded in the visitors emotions.
Three internationally acclaimed architects from different cultural backgrounds used their
talents for this new exhibition organized around three different themes: Defending Human
Dignity (Gringo Cardia, Brazil), Restoring Family Links (Dibdo Francis Kr, Burkina
Faso), and Reducing Natural Risks (Shigeru Ban, Japan). They were managed by Atelier O
(Switzerland). These contemporary issues are of concern in troubled, historical periods and
present-day conflict zones, but also to each of us today and, in a wider perspective, will
affect our common future for decades to come.
Within each theme, the visitors first of all enter a phase which aims at raising awareness
during which they live through an intense emotional experience. A second stage provides
them with information and historical background, reminding them that the Red Cross is the
oldest and largest humanitarian organisation in the world.
An interactive chronology unfurls 150 years of humanitarian history, while On the Spot
enables you to track Red Cross and Red Crescent Operations right around the globe.

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39. INFORMATION ON THE TRANSFORMATION

WORKS

TOWARDS A MUSEUM OF HOPEA changing museum for a world in motion

In a break with traditional museography, the new

exhibition will be an adventure, initiating visitors into
contemporary humanitarian action. It will be an
experience to be lived through first of all, than
described during a second phase, so that visitors
become actors within each theme. Selected, strong
messages will embed themselves in their emotions.
The exhibition will be organised around three independent thematic areas designed by
internationally renowned architects from different cultural horizons: Defending human dignity
(Gringo Cardia, Brazil), Reconstructing the family link (Dibdo Francis Kr, Burkina Faso)
and Refusing fatality (Shigeru Ban, Japan).
Within each zone, the visitor first of all enters a phase which aims at raising his awareness
and during which he lives through an intense emotional experience. A second stage
provides him with information and historical background, reminding him that the Red Cross
is the oldest and largest humanitarian organisation in the world. A large interactive globe will
show the latest news from the field.
Finally, a new temporary exhibition hall covering 500m2 will be built on the lower level of the
Visitors Center shared with the International Committee of the Red Cross, which will also
include an auditorium.

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40. JEUGD ONTMOETINGSCENTRUM - YSSELSTEYN,

THE NETHERLANDS

The Jeugd OntmoetingsCentrum Ysselsteyn (Youth Meeting

Center Ysselsteyn) is an educative group accomodation and
education centre for schools, exchange projects, foundations,
etc. Topics include history, cemetery, peace education, social
skills, politics and art. The YMC Ysselsteyn is part of the youth
department of the German War Grave Service and lies next to
the 17 hectare German war cemetery, in which 32.000 graves
let you experience what evil war can do.
The aim of the YMC Ysselsteyn is to have youth meet the past and work together on peace
projects. Participants learn that:

PEACE doesn't need to mean a war free

environment;Everybody needs to know himself before
understanding others; A norm or value can be different from
each other; Cultures can be normal for one and for the other
very strange; Education can be fun.
Address
Timmermannsweg 75
5813 AM Ysselsteyn, The Netherlands
www.joc-ysselsteyn.com
info@joc-ysselsteyn.com
https://www.facebook.com/jbsYsselsteyn?fref=ts

Opening hours
On appointment

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41. PAVILION OF TOLERANCE ON WAR CEMETERY

The German war cemetery and YMC Ysselsteyn are preparing the building of a Pavilion of
Tolerance. The construction of this building on the cemetery will cost one million euro, paid
from funds and sponsors.
Our aim is to start the construction in 2015, 70 years after the liberation of The Netherlands
(WW2, ed.) says Tarcicia Voigt, head of YMC Ysselsteyn. In this new pavilion we will
create space for school visits, as well as temporary exhibitions and meetings. At the same
time it will become a perfect place for Remembrance Day, as well as a study area for
students from all over Europe and scientists who conduct research on the cemetery. The
pavilion should become the new centre and entrance for the cemetery.
To realise these plans, the current visitors centre should be demolished first. The existing
accommodation will be renovated into office, staff canteen and laundry room. And finally,
two new apartments for volunteers, outlining the entrance to the war cemetery, will be built.

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42. JOHN RABE INTERNATIONAL SAFETY ZONE

MEMORIAL HALL, CHINA

The John Rabe International Safety Zone Memorial Hall and Research and ExchangeCenter
for Peace and Reconciliation is established to commemorate Mr. Rabe and the members of
the International Committee for their deep love of humanity. The Memorial Hall intends to
refresh people's memories of and learn lessons paid with blood from this agonizing period of
Chinese history, so that tragedies of this kind will never recur. They promote world peace
and humanitarianism everywhere, and want to further develop friendly communications and
cooperations among people of China and all other countries of the world.
A PEACEFUL WARRIOR: JOHN RABE
On 13 December 1937, Japanese invaders captured Nanjing and
committed the Nanjing Massacre. A German businessman, together with
other foreigners, built a Noahs Ark, a Safety Zone within an area of less
than 4 square kilometers. This German was called John Rabe. He
protected 250.000 Chinese refugees in this peaceful way, which
contributed much to world peace.

Address
22 Hankou Road, Nanjing University
210093 Nanjing, China
Opening hours
Monday - Friday 8:30 - 16:30h
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43. KOEN VLERICK, BELGIUM

Koen Vlerick is an autodidactic painter, poet and
artist.

With his drawings, paintings, poetry, collages and

constructions he testifies to love for life, nature,
earth, peace and freedom in an unpretentious way.
But his work is also an expression of aversion for
the ugly and horrible things in life. He takes a
stand against war, poverty, discrimination, environmental destruction, and injustice. It is his
private way of expression, his means of communication, to laugh and cry.

Address
www.koenvlerick.exto.nl
koen.vlerick@telenet.be

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W W W WIJ WILLEN WERELDVREDE

Mijn hoofd
Mijn buik
Mijn bloed & ik
Mijn hersenen
Mijn huid
Mijn hart & ik
WIJ WILLEN WERELDVREDE KORTWEG W W W
Wij vragen wereld begrijpt u Nederlands
Zo ja: wereld wij willen wereldvrede
Zo neen: leer Nederlands of vertaal wij willen wereldvrede
Wij vragen wereld is dit belangrijk
En wij antwoorden zelf: wereld dit is belangrijk
Aarde dit is van betekenis groot
WIJ WILLEN WERELDVREDE KORTWEG W W W
Voor de zon de ziedendhete zon boven u
Voor de wolken de dansende drijfnetten eromheen
Voor bomen bloemen gras
Wou dat de wereldvrede er al was
Voor de dieren in het gras
De dieren in de bloemen & de bomen
Voor de vogels in de wolken eromheen
In de zon de ziedendhete zon boven u
Wereld voor de zoveelste keer weer wereld
Wij vragen van links naar rechts
Wereld begrijpt u Nederlands
WIJ WILLEN WERELDVREDE KORTWEG W W W
Aarde ter zelfverdediging
Aarde ter zelfbevrediging
Aarde zeg het na met natte nijpende woorden
Zeg het luid of schreeuw het uit
ONS BASISRECHT IS WERELDVREDE
WERELDVREDE IS ONS BASISRECHT
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44. KYOTO MUSEUM FOR WORLD PEACE, JAPAN

The twentieth century saw two world wars, in which
tens of millions of lives were lost. Nonetheless,
conflicts have not stopped, and many lives are still
in danger today. Moreover, humanity is plagued by hunger, poverty, human rights violations
and environmental disasters. We need to eliminate not only the causes of conflict, but also
all barriers to human development so that we can build a peaceful society in which human
potential can blossom. As a university, Ritsumeikan felt that it had a social responsibility to
promote the development of a peaceful society, and therefore established the Kyoto
Museum for World Peace to foster the understanding necessary to build a peaceful world.

Address
56-1 Kitamachi, Toji-in, Kita-ku
603-8577 Kyoto, Japan
www.ritsumei.ac.jp/mng/er/wp-museum

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45. LUTHULI MUSEUM, SOUTH AFRICA

The Luthuli Museum was officially opened on 21 August 2004. It
is located in the original 1927 home (currently a national
monument) of first African Nobel Peace Prize laureate Chief
Albert Luthuli.
The vision of the Luthuli Museum is to "Let the Spirit of Luthuli
Speak to All".
The mission of the Luthuli Museum is to conserve, uphold,
promote and propagate the life, values, philosophies and legacy of the late Chief Albert
Luthuli in the struggle against Apartheid oppression and respect for human rights as well as
life devotion to non-violent resolutions to world problems.

Address
3233 Nokukhanya Luthuli Street
Groutville, KwaDukuza, 4450
South Africa
www.luthulimuseum.org.za
marketing@luthulimuseum.org.za

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46. MISSING PEACE ART SPACE, U.S.A.

The art of peace is creative communication using artistic
mediums to express the human desire for peace. Each piece
is as different as the artist that created it and in many
instances overcomes the barriers of language. Humans have
used art for communicating their struggle to attain a state of
peace since prehistoric times. It can leave you inspired,
terrified or somewhere in between.
The Missing Peace Art Space is a non-profit organisation operating as a program of the
Unitarian Fellowship for World Peace. The mission of the Missing Peace Art Space is to
provide an artistic forum for exploring issues of peace and violence in a tolerant,
non-commercial environment. Their gallery is available for meetings and private gatherings
as well.
The Missing Peace Art Space travelling exhibitions and current exhibitions are included in
our exhibitions section.
Address
234 S Dutoit Street
45402 Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A.
www.missingpeaceart.org
info@missingpeaceart.org

Opening Hours
Saturday - Sunday 14.00 - 19.00h
During exhibitions and by appointment only

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47. TRAVELLING EXHIBITION: DRAWING PARADISE

ON THE AXIS OF EVIL

This exhibition includes a full set of images from the art

exhibition by Emily Johns.
For more information and reservations, please contact the
Missing Peace Art Space.

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48. TRAVELLING EXHIBITION: COMBAT PAPER

PROJECT, VOL.1

The Combat Paper Project utilizes art making workshops to

assist veterans in reconciling and sharing their personal
experiences as well as broadening the traditional narrative
surrounding service and the military culture. Through
papermaking workshops veterans use their uniforms worn in
combat to create cathartic works of art. The uniforms are cut
up, beaten into a pulp and formed into sheets of paper.
Veterans use the transformative process of papermaking to
reclaim their uniform as art and begin to embrace their
experiences in the military.
This exhibition includes a set of six prints made by Iraq War Veterans, with You are not my
Enemy poems written on them.
For more information and reservations, please contact the Missing Peace Art Space.

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49. MUGONKAN (ART MEMORIAL MUSEUM FOR

THE FALLEN STUDENTS), JAPAN

The purpose of the Mugonkan art museum is to

contribute to promoting peace education through
introducing paintings by students who majored in art,
but were sent to battlefields to be killed during World
War II. The museum distinguishes itself by collecting, preserving and exhibiting such
paintings, as well as researching them and making them known to the public.

Address
3462 Koaso, Ueda city
386-1213 Nagano, Japan
www.mugonkan.jp
Opening hours
Daily 9.00 - 17.00
July and August
Daily 9.00 - 18.00h

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50. MUSEUM OF PEACE, SECURITY AND DEFENSE

RESEARCH, MACEDONIA

The Museum Peace, Security and Defense Research in the Republic of Macedonia has
two departments: the Department for Military History and the Department for Peacekeeping
Operations. The latter collects, researches and exhibits historical items and documents
related to the country's peace processes and the Army of the Republic of Macedonia's
peacekeeping operations abroad under UN, NATO and EU command.
The museum was opened in 2006 as Military Museum in the military barracks Goce Delcev
by decision of the Ministry of Culture in Skopje. In 2008, the government of the Republic of
Macedonia decided to reform and restructure this Military Museum and moved the
organization in the building of the National Museum of Macedonia. On 7 December 2012,
the museum was officially renamed to Museum of Peace, Security and Defense Research.
The museums have an UNESCO certificate and work together with Skopje's archeological,
ethnological and historical museums, such as the Museum of Holocaust and the Memorial
Museum of Mother Teresa. Macedonia is the homeland of 1979 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Mother Theresa.

Address
Kurciska bb
1000 Skopje, Macedonia

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51. MUSEUM VOOR VREDE EN GEWELDLOOSHEID,

THE NETHERLANDS

The Museum voor Vrede en Geweldloosheid (Museum

for Peace and Nonviolence) is a virtual museum on the
internet. Their address in Delft houses a small museum,
open on appointment only. Since 1 July 2013, the museum
also operates a permanent exhibition space inside the
Resistance Museum South-Holland.
They promote a culture with less violence, through the use of travelling exhibitions in
libraries, schools, major houses and museums. Their museum shop among other things
sells games that promote cooperation instead of competition.
The museum works with volunteers and has 500 supporters. Twice a year they publish a
newsletter entitled De Vredesboot (The Peaceboat).
The Museum voor Vrede en Geweldloosheid travelling exhibitions and current exhibitions
are included in our exhibitions section.

Address
Vlamingstraat 82
2611 LA Delft, The Netherlands
www.vredesmuseum.nl

Opening hours
On appointment only (+31-15-2121694)
Address Resistance Museum
Turfmarkt 30
2801 HA Gouda, The Netherlands
www.verzetsmuseum-zh.nl

Opening hours Resistance Museum

Tuesday - Friday 10.00 - 17.00h
Saturday 12.00 - 17.00h
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52. TRAVELLING EXHIBITION: LEN MUNNIK

ILLUSTRATES FOR THE PEACE WEEK

Museum voor Vrede en Geweldloosheid

This exhibition shows all 35 posters of the annual Dutch

Peace Week. Artist Len Munnik designed the posters
during the past 35 years. He is famous for his political
cartoons in Dutch magazines and news papers.

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53. OPENING PERMANENT PEACE EXHIBITION IN

WAR MUSEUM

For more than a year, the Dutch Museum

for Peace and Nonviolence has been
collaborating with the Resistance Museum
South-Holland, in the city of Gouda. After
several temporary displays, they recently
opened a permanent peace exhibition.

MORE ARTICLES...
Travelling Exhibition: 75 Years Church
and Peace Foundation
Travelling Exhibition: Unprecedented Defense
Travelling Exhibition: Trench Warfare
Travelling Exhibition: 1000 Peace Women
Travelling Exhibition: Historical Peace Posters
Travelling Exhibition: The Atomic Bomb and Humanity
Travelling Exhibition: Gandhi
Travelling Exhibition: Mayors for Peace
Travelling Exhibition: Forgive - Reconcile
Travelling Exhibition: A Vision Shared
Travelling Exhibition: End and New Beginning
Travelling Exhibition: Oppression and Liberation
Travelling Exhibition: India Refusers. Tropical Madness or Idealism?

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54. MY PEACE PALACE COLLECTION - THE HAGUE,

THE NETHERLANDS

My Peace Palace Collection started in 2005, when Vincent Stittelaar scoured flea markets,
antique shops and the internet for any item connected to the Peace Palace in The Hague.
The collection currently holds more than 1000 objects, varying from kitchen ware and textile
to various books, boxes and all kinds of souvenirs. Stittelaar is still collecting new
memorabilia and wants to participate in and organise exhibitions.

On the Peace Palace Centenary (28 August 2013) the website was launched as a virtual
Peace Palace Museum. The aim is to share this collection of Peace Palace memorabilia,
including knowledge about both Hague peace conferences, with anyone who is interested,
and eventually to build a Hague peace museum that would educate about The Hague's
historical judicial roots as International City of Peace and Justice.

Address
www.mypeacepalacecollection.com

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55. NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR WAR,

HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE STUDIES (NIOD),

THE NETHERLANDS

The Netherlands Institute for War,

Holocaust and Genocide Studies (NIOD) is
a research and archival institute focused on
the history of WW2 and in particular on the
German occupation of the Netherlands and
the Japanse occupation of the Dutch East Indies.
Beside archival tasks the NIOD conducts scholary research, publishes these results and
provides information to the public. The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies has been
cooperated in the NIOD recently. The institute plays a key role as intermediate of the Dutch
war, resistance, memorial and peace museums.

Address
Herengracht 380
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
www.niod.nl

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56. NO GUN RI INTERNATIONAL PEACE

FOUNDATION, SOUTH KOREA

The No Gun Ri International Peace Foundation

has been established based on the No Gun Ri
Special Act (by the Korean National Assembly) to
remember the victims of the No Gun Ri Massacre. Its
goals include not only remembering the victims, but
also planning and carrying out various projects for
enhancing human rights and peace.

Address
Mokwasil-gil 7, Hwanggan-myeon, Yeongdong-gun
370-854 Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea
www.nogunri.net

A SERIES OF PEACE EVENTS

A report by board member Syed Sikander Mehdi
A series of peace events was organized by the No Gun Ri
International Peace Foundation on 21-22 December 2011
in Seoul and at No Gun Ri. These included the 4th
International Peace Prize Ceremony where Professor Ikuro
Anzai, INMP Board Member and eminent Japanese peace
scholar and activist and peace museum expert, was
awarded the prestigious Human Rights Prize. At the
ceremony, the Journalist Prize in the newspaper section
was awarded to the Hankyoreh and in the broadcasting
section to Tae Jeon Broadcasting. Novelist Kang Byungsuk
was awarded the Literature Prize for his novel Legend of Green.
In his acceptance speech, Prof. Anzai thanked the Foundation for awarding him the Asian
Peace Prize and stressed the importance of peace research, peace movement and
museums for peace in Asia and in the rest of the world. Peace songs were sung at the end
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of this well organized and dignified ceremony. It was attended by more than 100
distinguished scholars, media and civil society people.

5th No Gun Ri Academic Conference For International Peace

The 5th No Gun Ri Academic Conference for
International Peace was held at the National
Assembly Library, Seoul. It had a well-structured
programme and the proceedings were conducted
in English and Korean. In his welcome address, Dr.
Chung Koo-Do, Chairman of the No Gun Ri
International Peace Foundation, described the
background for the establishment of the
Foundation and the objectives of the annual international conference.
Seven presentations (followed by discussions) were made: 1) The Last memorial to War by
Prof. Em. Herbert George, University of Chicago; 2) Toward the Networking of Museums for
a New Approach to Peace by Prof. Ryotaro Katsura, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto; 3)
Building Peace Museums on the Wagah Border and the Khyber Pass-Challenges and
Prospects by Prof. Syed Sikander Mehdi, Institute of Business & Technology-Biztek, Karachi;
4) Wednesday Social Movement for the Survivors of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery for
the Last 20 Years by Ms. Yun Mi-hyang, Director of the Korean Comfort Womens
Committee; 5) Activities of 50 Years to Reveal the Truth of the Jeju 4.3 Incident by Kim
Chang-hu, Director of the Jeju 4.3 Research Institute; 6) Activities to Reveal the Truth of
Mass Civilian Killings and Establish Special Acts for Bereaved Families by Mr. Akim
Jeongas, Former Investigator of South Koreas Truth and Reconciliation Commission; and 7)
Establishment and Prospects of Organizations for Victims of Government Violence-Focused
on Democracy Movement by Dr. Jeong Ho-gi, Korean Modern Society Research Institute.

No Gun Ri Peace Park and Museum

On the second day (22 December), a tour to No Gun Ri Peace Park and Museum was
arranged. More than forty scholars and peace activists participated, including eminent
Korean educationists and civil society leaders, Prof. and Mrs. Ikuro Anzai and his secretary
Mrs. Yuriko Shimano, Prof. Ryotaro Katsura, Prof. Herbert George, Mr. Chung Eun-yong,
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Chairman of the No Gun Ri Peace Prize

Committee and Dr. Chung Koo-Do. It took a
one and a half hour bus ride from Seoul to No
Gun Ri Peace Park and Museum.
The location of the park is historic because here
the No Gun Ri massacre took place sixty years
ago. Occupying a vast area and built up in the
tragic historic background, it is a well-planned
and well-designed park with passages, symbols, monuments and museum buildings
narrating the tragedy of No Gun Ri. The delegates visiting the Park were introduced to
survivors and paid homage to the dead. As board members of INMP, Prof. Anzai and I were
very happy to see a large banner publicising the 2014 international conference on museums
for peace that is being organized by the No Gun Ri International Peace Foundation and
INMP.
Later, the delegates visited the beautiful Peace Museum, opened recently. It is a large
building with galleries, a well-furnished 500-seater auditorium and several small rooms for
holding separate sessions, workshops or round tables - each room with a capacity for some
sixty people. At the museum, delegates were shown a powerful documentary on the
massacre and on the leaders of the movement seeking apology and compensation from the
USA. During the visit to the museum, an exhibition of photographs relating to the massacre
and the movement for apology and compensation was inaugurated and delegates were
given a historical tour along the photographs. Several books on the massacre written in
English, Japanese and Korean by scholars from various countries were nicely preserved to
memorialize and inform succeeding generations about the tragedy. The display of artefacts
and photographs is mostly concerned with providing a historical narrative and not to promote
a hate campaign against the USA and its people. As a centre of peace education, this
museum emphasizes the importance of peace and shows how to work collectively for the
healing of the wounds.
By any count or criterion, the No Gun Ri International Peace Foundation under the
leadership of its dynamic Chairman Dr. Chung Koo-Do imaginatively and efficiently
organized the events on 21-22 December 2011. I am fully confident that Dr. Chung and his
team are well equipped to organize larger events like the International Conference of
Museums for Peace in 2014.
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57. NO MORE HIROSHIMA: NO MORE NAGASAKI:

PEACE MUSEUM

There is a need to educate people about the differences between a conventional bomb and
a nuclear bomb, and about the costs and impact of nuclear tests. Toward this end, the Indian
Institute for Peace, Disarmament & Environmental Protection (IIPDEP) established the No
More Hiroshima: No More Nagasaki: Peace Museum on 6 August 1996 in Nagpur, India.
The museum opened in a large hall in the city's commercial district. Their aims are to raise
public awareness and put pressure on the government to make the world a better place to
live.
The museum provides public education and awareness towards peace and disarmament,
especially about nuclear weapons. Along with information on the Holocaust, the permanent
exhibition shows photos of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as well as
images of India's nuclear test site in Pokharan. The photo panels were donated by the
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum and an
association of A-bomb survivors in Japan.
A travelling exhibition on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, offered by the IIPDEP, is included in our
exhibitions section.

Address
537 Sakkardara Road
Nagpur, India
www.iipdep.org
iipdep_ngp@sancharnet.in

Opening hours
Monday - Sunday 10.00 - 18.00h

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58. NOBEL PEACE CENTER, NORWAY

The Nobel Peace Center presents the Nobel Peace Prize and its ideals. It is an arena
where culture and politics merge to promote involvement, debate and reflection around
topics such as war, peace and conflict resolution.

The center presents the Nobel Peace Prize laureates and their work, in addition to telling the
story of Alfred Nobel and the other Nobel prizes. This is done using multi media and
interactive technology, exhibitions, meetings, debates, theater, concerts and conferences,
as well as a broad educational program and regular guided tours.
The Nobel Peace Center current exhibitions are included in our exhibitions section.

Address
Radhusplassen
Oslo, Norway
www.nobelpeacecenter.org

Opening hours
Daily 10.00 - 18.00h
From 1 September
Tuesday - Sunday 10.00 - 18.00h

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59. PASOS PEACE MUSEUM, U.S.A.

Pasos Peace Museum is a nonprofit organization dedicated to peace building through
education and the arts. Their mission is to connect, inspire and empower peace builders,
leading to a just and peaceful world.

Pasos Peace Museum is a vibrant physical and virtual gathering place where people can
connect, ideas can be explored, and individual and collective actions can be forged.
Pasos Virtual Museum presents a broad array of artistic and educational exhibits in every
genre from people who are making their own personal statement as peace builders. These
exhibits connect you with the artistic vision of peace builders. Here you will be inspired by
their creative voice and challenged to use this inspiration to find your own unique voice as a
peace builder.
Address
New York, U.S.A.
www.pasospeacemuseum.org

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PAUSE FOR PEACE

Peaceful Acts Under Surveillance Event
PAUSE for Peace is a worldwide Surveillance Art Event to take place on September 21st at
noon in every time zone to commemorate the International Day of Peace. The Event is
sponsored by the Pasos Peace Museum.
Today, there are an estimated 50 million surveillance cameras in the United States alone. To
those who view us, we are anonymous, silent and disinterested. PAUSE for Peace is an
event for individuals everywhere in the world who desire peace and who want to stand up,
be seen and let art be their voice.
At noon on September 21 (International Day of Peace) in every time zone across the globe,
individuals will take center stage by offering a peaceful display to one of these surveillance
cameras. It could be a poster containing a message of peace, a song or skit, an act of
meditation, or the offering of a sign of peace. It is our symbolic moment of telling those who
monitor us, that we too are aware of their presence. Together we are accountable for
making this a world steeped in positive peace--a non-violent world where justice prevails on
all levels. Participants will create a solid wave of solidarity across the planet as people
participate at noon in each time zone worldwide.
Keep the moment alive all year. Take a picture of your peaceful act and send it to Pasos
Peace Museum to post on their website.

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60. PEACE MUSEUM VIENNA, AUSTRIA

The Peace Museum Vienna is a new, to-be-opened museum, in which the visitor is being
tought peace in an interactive way by the use of media technology. The museum brings
visitors closer to peace education. It educates the public in the culture of peace and
knowledge of history.

Address
Blutgasse 3/1
1010 Vienna, Austria
www.peacemuseumvienna.com

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61. PEACELAB-MUSEUM FACTORY, ITALY

The Peacelab-Museum Factory is an Italian association
that studies and develops guidelines for a museology for
peace.

It

was

established

to

offer

support

and

management to the Peacelab-Museum of Collegno, as a

workshop-museum

where

visitors

become

active

participants by studying documentation, partaking in

discussions and trainings in peace initiatives. The
Peacelab-Museum Factory works to promote peace policies and actions for nonviolent
conflict resolution, disarmament and human rights on a local, national and international
level.

Address
Via Della Consolata 4
10093 Collegno, Turin, Italy

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62. PLEA FOR PEACE PROJECT AND MUSICAL,

SOUTH AFRICA

The Plea for Peace Project and Musical is an initiative to

promote nonviolence as the option towards conflict resolution
and understanding, in pursuit of lasting and sustainable peace.
It comprises of:
a musical: a set of poetic writings about Mahatma
Gandhi, Nobel Peace Prize laureates and peace
activists set to music, performed by school children;
an online petition, calling for the Norwegian Nobel
Institute to declare Mahatma Gandhi Honorary Nobel
Peace Laureate;
several peace clubs for students and teachers to learn about historical, political and
social aspects of Nobel Peace laureates and peace activists, and to promote a
lifestyle of nonviolence.
The Peace Clubs achieve their goals by various activities, such as the monthly celebration of
a peace laureate or activist. During each month they research that person's life and
background, and reflect on their own lives. The clubs are already operative in a number of
high schools in Cape Town. Internationally, informal collaborations have started with
individuals and institutions in Colombia, Isral/Palestine, Mexico and USA.

Address
www.pleaforpeaceproject.wordpress.com

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63. STICHTING CAST LEAD, THE NETHERLANDS

Cast Lead is an art initiative opposed to violence. Its
weapons are theatre, the arts and common sense.
They aim to connect current manifestations at
excessive violence to cities that have been the target
of horrific bombardements themselves and have found
a way of commemorating these events in a special
way.

Address
Amsterdamse Veerkade 84
2512 DJ, The Hague,
The Netherlands
www.ingridrollema.nl
www.castlead.eu
ingrid.rollema@rollema.nl
Studio
Lepelstraat 1, The Hague, The Netherlands

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64. TEHRAN PEACE MUSEUM, IRAN

The Tehran Peace Museum promotes a culture of peace, by
offering awareness programs about the consequences of war.
The museum coordinates a peace education program that
holds

workshops

on

humanitarian

law,

disarmament,

tolerance, and peace education. At the same time, it hosts

conferences

on

the

culture

of

peace,

reconciliation,

international humanitarian law, disarmament, and peace

advocacy.

Currently housed in a building donated by the municipality of Tehran within the historic city
parc, the Tehran Peace Museum is as much an interactive peace center as a museum. The
Iranian secretariat of the international organisation Mayors for Peace is also housed in this
building. Additionally, the museum maintains a documentation centre for the individual
stories of victims of warfare and its library includes a collection of literature spanning topics
from international law to the implementation of peace to oral histories of veterans and
victims of war.

Address
North Gate - Parke Shahr
Tehran, Iran
www.tehranpeacemuseum.org

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65. KHATERI APPOINTED AT OPCW

INMP member Dr. Shahriar Khateri, co-founder of the
Tehran Peace Museum and until recently its Head of
Public and International Relations, has taken up
residence in The Hague following his appointment at the
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
(OPCW), the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He is a
Senior Officer in the Assistance and Protection Branch
in the International Cooperation and Assistance Division
of the OPCW. The INMP would like to congratulate
Shahriar with this excellent appointment, which is a
recognition of his great expertise in the subject as well
as of his commitment to both the elimination of chemical
weapons and the support of its victims.

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66. TEHRAN PEACE MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS AT

KYOTO MUSEUM FOR WORLD PEACE

Five young volunteers from the Tehran Peace Museum participated in a cultural and
educational exchange with the Kyoto Museum for World Peace, from 24 September to 3
October. During their visit they participated in several cultural events, including Ritsumeikan
University classes. They visited local museums and learned about methods of working for
peace. In exchange they gave presentations about the use of chemical weapons, the
Tehran Peace Museum and Iranian culture. INMP board member Dr. Kazuyo Yamane,
vice-director of the Kyoto Museum for World Peace, and museum volunteers, played a
major role in hosting the visit.

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67. THE PEACE MUSEUM, ENGLAND

The Peace Museum is the only museum dedicated to the history and (often untold) stories
of peace, peacemakers and peace movements in the UK.
They aim to engage, inform and inspire through:
items in the collection and exhibitions
learning and education activities for all sectors of the community, schools, colleges
and universities
focusing on local, national and international people, events and stories
posing questions about equality, diversity, cohesion, peace and non-violence
telling untold stories of peacemakers and peace-making

The museum asks visitors to consider peace and peace-making as an active, as opposed to
passive, endeavour, a challenge and something that requires effort, asking What could you
do?, What story will you tell?
The Peace Museum current exhibitions are included in our exhibitions section.

Address
10 Piece Hall Yard
Bradford BD1 1PJ, England
www.peacemuseum.org.uk

Opening hours
Wednesday - Friday 10.00 - 16.00h
At other times by prior appointment
Entrance is free

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68. WOMEN4NONVIOLENCE, NORWAY

Women for Non Violence in Peace and Conflict Zones is designed to inform civilian and
military survivors of gender-based violence about the welfare of those affected, especially in
armed conflict and unstable regions of the world. The project is under development and they
expect to focus on survivors' rights of women from Far East Asian backgrounds to fulfill a
niche by empowering them with information about UN resolutions and instruments.

The Women4Nonviolence website was created initially in response to both civilian and
mililtary survivor groups who wished to catch up on the latest developments regarding
UNSCR 1325 on women, peace and security (and allied resolutions) and their impact at The
Hague. The site also intends to facilitate communication with its users globally to initiate and
to catalyze positive action.

Address
www.w4nv.com
bkawamura@w4nv.com

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69. YI JUN PEACE MUSEUM, THE NETHERLANDS

The Yi Jun Peace Museum preserves a historical
Korean site and the works of Yi Jun,
commemorates his death during The Hague
Peace Conference in 1907, and provides
education on peace and justice.

The Yi Jun Peace Museum was formerly known as

De Jong Hotel, at the time of the second Hague Peace Conference (15/6/1907 - 18/10/1907).
During the conference, the Korean patriot Yi Jun stayed at this hotel with the mission to
attend the conference, and to protect Korea from Japan's attempt to annexation. Yi Jun
however, failed to gain admittance to the conference due to Japanese objection.

On the morning of 14 July 1907. Yi Jun was

found dead in his hotel room, cause unknown
and mysterious...
In remembrance of Yi Jun, the museum is
maintained as a historical monument. After
renovations of the hotel building, the Yi Jun
Peace Museum was opened on 5 August 1995.

Address
Wagenstraat 124a
2512 BA, The Hague, the Netherlands
www.yijunpeacemuseum.com
yijunpeacemuseum@hotmail.com

Opening hours
Monday - Friday 10:30 - 17:00h
Saturday 11:00 - 16:00h

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