What We Do
Peace: A Global Challenge
Our Vision
To foster and promote peace and harmony among diverse world cultures and the natural environment.
Our Mission
The Living Peace Museum is committed to celebrating harmony among diverse world cultures and the natural environment through re-education, exhibits, collections and collaborating with Elders and Indigenous communities.
Maasai Elder making an Ol Kila (woman’s apron) that symbolizes peace in community.
Understanding Peace Traditions
Peace heritage traditions exist within every culture. Since time immemorial, ancient cultures developed peace-making traditions to resolve conflict in communities. In many cultures today, symbols of peace are woven into the fabric of everyday life, visible in storytelling, expressive arts, material culture, and sacred geographical sites. Peace traditions are humanity's most significant legacy and are symbols of how we, as human beings, can live in peace and harmony with each other and the environment.
Today, conflicts appear to be all around us, but rarely are peace heritage traditions called upon to restore peace. It is important to note that a vast storehouse of knowledge about peace and reconciliation is not being accessed, practiced, or researched. As a consequence, we're living through a time when this social, spiritual and ecological knowledge is at risk of being lost, and this doesn't have to happen. LPM is committed to documenting and promoting peace traditions to help ensure these practices live on and benefit our communities.
Our Approach
Education
LPM is working with schools to support students building conflict reconciliation skills, by introducing peace material culture and building awareness around the importance of living in peace and harmony in the community.
Exhibits
LPM’s online exhibits are dedicated to exploring and expanding stories of peace through engaging virtual galleries and focused research designed to cultivate curiosity, expand peace knowledge and record peace traditions for future generations.
Programs
LPM works with elders and artists to offer interactive workshops and presentations. These initiatives spread awareness of peace heritage traditions and provide a space for meaningful dialogue.
Collections
LPM’s objects come from around world, including the South Pacific, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. These fascinating objects of peace material culture symbolize diverse culture practices. These objects are key teaching tools that provide insight into a particular culture and illuminate the human spirit’s search for peace.
Research
LPM is researching peace heritage practices from local and global cultures. By identifying cultures of peace and locations of sacred peace sites, we can build a body of knowledge that can be used to support peace building initiatives.
Community Engagement
LPM places a high priority on collaborating with Indigenous community members, researchers and members of the public. LPM supports the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) by committing to developing close working relationships with Indigenous peoples, groups and organizations that have a claim to, or interest in peace heritage traditions.
