On the Creative Principles, Message, and Thematic Content of a Peace Museum (1993)

This discussion document for a working party of the Give Peace a Chance Trust aiming to establish a peace museum in Bradford (UK) delineates the concept and defines the functions of a peace museum. It suggests organizing principles for a display and provides details of 18 possible themes that can be illustrated in such a museum. They present a comprehensive picture of the history and evolution of ideas and movements for a world without war. Not only the general public but also many peace activists are unaware of the long and rich history of peace thinking and peacemaking. A peace museum is the ideal vehicle to bring that history alive through the display of a wide variety of artifacts drawn from the past and the present and providing inspiration for the future.