Peace Museums: Helping to Build a Culture of Peace
When you first hear of a ‘peace museum,’ you may be
slightly mystified or perhaps even a bit skeptical. It is easy to imagine what
goes into a war museum, but what can you put in a peace museum? And if the peace
movement is to be represented in a museum, does that mean it is being relegated
to the past?
Through exhibitions and educational activities, peace museums aim to help build
a ‘culture of peace’ in the here and now. One of the strengths of peace
museums is that they can reach out to and involve a broad general public, many
of whom might not be involved in the peace movement per se.
The International Network of Museums for Peace is a worldwide
network of Peace Museums that share in the same desire to build a global culture
of peace.