The International Peace Museum

Each Wednesday afternoon with Meditation at 5:15 and Yoga at 6 pm. Bring your water and a mat or borrow one from the Museum. From beginners to intermediate welcome. Donations Welcome. The museum operates on donations so any contribution is greatly appreciated to keep Zensday and the museum open to the public.  

Join us for our first Y-Dub Discussions of 2020 with a conversation and action plan on #YWomenCount: YWCA USA’s national campaign to support the 2020 Census. February 27, 6 pm to 7:30. Free Event! A full, fair, and accurate census is crucial to securing the strength and vitality of nonprofit organizations, like ours, that receive federal funding to provide domestic violence, child care, housing, nutrition, health, and other critical services. Women, girls, and families who may access federally-supported, life-saving services…

Almost every nation has enacted laws criminalizing human trafficking, and international organizations, governments, and NGOs sponsor a large variety of projects to curb trafficking and slavery. Almost every nation has enacted laws criminalizing human trafficking, and international organizations, governments, and NGOs sponsor a large variety of projects to curb trafficking and slavery. Billions of dollars have been allocated to these efforts. What is the international community doing to combat slavery and trafficking? What are the experiences like those being trafficked?…

Join us for this new prevention education open-forum outreach series, meeting on the last Saturday of each month, that engages our community in discussions about gender-based violence and how to raise awareness, combat it, and enact change at a systemic level. The program includes interactive, hands-on activities with local experts in a safe environment to air concerns and offers solutions. February’s Topic: Teen Dating Violence with our Girls LEAD! program. Questions? Contact us at info@ywcadayton.org.

The Northern Triangle of Central America made up of Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala is a special target of the administration, which holds the nations responsible for the large flow of migrants from Latin America to the U.S. Combatting illegal immigration has become a priority of the Trump administration. The Northern Triangle of Central America, made up of Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala, is a special target of the administration, which hold the nations responsible for the large flow of…

Join distinguished community leader Karlos L. Marshall in a conversation on how the 'conscious connect' is revitalizing neighborhoods in our region.

After nearly a year away, the popular discussion series, Building Peace, returns to the museum calendar in February. Elizabeth Gish is a program officer at The Kettering Foundation where she works with research programs in faith and public life, higher education, and philanthropy. She brings decades of experience in community work, faith-based work, and higher education to her role at the Foundation. Her work focuses on how everyday people can work across differences to identify common ground and act together…

The Isaac Pollack House has been sold, but take one last good look around, take some photos, and meet old friends.

(June 3 - July 30) From 1965-to 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. moved his crusade for Civil Rights to Chicago, in a  campaign named The Chicago Freedom Movement. This campaign focused on housing equality and the elimination of slums.   With the support of Chicago activists, Dr. King for the first time raised attention to the issue of open housing. He did this in a series of infamous, nonviolent freedom marches in all-white neighborhoods that took place during the summer of 1966.   Photographer and Civil Rights activist,…

(June 3 - July 30) From 1965-to 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. moved his crusade for Civil Rights to Chicago, in a  campaign named The Chicago Freedom Movement. This campaign focused on housing equality and the elimination of slums.   With the support of Chicago activists, Dr. King for the first time raised attention to the issue of open housing. He did this in a series of infamous, nonviolent freedom marches in all-white neighborhoods that took place during the summer of 1966.   Photographer and Civil Rights activist,…

(June 3 - July 30) From 1965-to 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. moved his crusade for Civil Rights to Chicago, in a  campaign named The Chicago Freedom Movement. This campaign focused on housing equality and the elimination of slums.   With the support of Chicago activists, Dr. King for the first time raised attention to the issue of open housing. He did this in a series of infamous, nonviolent freedom marches in all-white neighborhoods that took place during the summer of 1966.   Photographer and Civil Rights activist,…

(June 3 - July 30) From 1965-to 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. moved his crusade for Civil Rights to Chicago, in a  campaign named The Chicago Freedom Movement. This campaign focused on housing equality and the elimination of slums.   With the support of Chicago activists, Dr. King for the first time raised attention to the issue of open housing. He did this in a series of infamous, nonviolent freedom marches in all-white neighborhoods that took place during the summer of 1966.   Photographer and Civil Rights activist,…

(June 3 - July 30) From 1965-to 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. moved his crusade for Civil Rights to Chicago, in a  campaign named The Chicago Freedom Movement. This campaign focused on housing equality and the elimination of slums.   With the support of Chicago activists, Dr. King for the first time raised attention to the issue of open housing. He did this in a series of infamous, nonviolent freedom marches in all-white neighborhoods that took place during the summer of 1966.   Photographer and Civil Rights activist,…

(June 3 - July 30) From 1965-to 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. moved his crusade for Civil Rights to Chicago, in a  campaign named The Chicago Freedom Movement. This campaign focused on housing equality and the elimination of slums.   With the support of Chicago activists, Dr. King for the first time raised attention to the issue of open housing. He did this in a series of infamous, nonviolent freedom marches in all-white neighborhoods that took place during the summer of 1966.   Photographer and Civil Rights activist,…

(June 3 - July 30) From 1965-to 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. moved his crusade for Civil Rights to Chicago, in a  campaign named The Chicago Freedom Movement. This campaign focused on housing equality and the elimination of slums.   With the support of Chicago activists, Dr. King for the first time raised attention to the issue of open housing. He did this in a series of infamous, nonviolent freedom marches in all-white neighborhoods that took place during the summer of 1966.   Photographer and Civil Rights activist,…

(June 3 - July 30) From 1965-to 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. moved his crusade for Civil Rights to Chicago, in a  campaign named The Chicago Freedom Movement. This campaign focused on housing equality and the elimination of slums.   With the support of Chicago activists, Dr. King for the first time raised attention to the issue of open housing. He did this in a series of infamous, nonviolent freedom marches in all-white neighborhoods that took place during the summer of 1966.   Photographer and Civil Rights activist,…

(June 3 - July 30) From 1965-to 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. moved his crusade for Civil Rights to Chicago, in a  campaign named The Chicago Freedom Movement. This campaign focused on housing equality and the elimination of slums.   With the support of Chicago activists, Dr. King for the first time raised attention to the issue of open housing. He did this in a series of infamous, nonviolent freedom marches in all-white neighborhoods that took place during the summer of 1966.   Photographer and Civil Rights activist,…

(June 3 - July 30) From 1965-to 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. moved his crusade for Civil Rights to Chicago, in a  campaign named The Chicago Freedom Movement. This campaign focused on housing equality and the elimination of slums.   With the support of Chicago activists, Dr. King for the first time raised attention to the issue of open housing. He did this in a series of infamous, nonviolent freedom marches in all-white neighborhoods that took place during the summer of 1966.   Photographer and Civil Rights activist,…

(June 3 - July 30) From 1965-to 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. moved his crusade for Civil Rights to Chicago, in a  campaign named The Chicago Freedom Movement. This campaign focused on housing equality and the elimination of slums.   With the support of Chicago activists, Dr. King for the first time raised attention to the issue of open housing. He did this in a series of infamous, nonviolent freedom marches in all-white neighborhoods that took place during the summer of 1966.   Photographer and Civil Rights activist,…

(June 3 - July 30) From 1965-to 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. moved his crusade for Civil Rights to Chicago, in a  campaign named The Chicago Freedom Movement. This campaign focused on housing equality and the elimination of slums.   With the support of Chicago activists, Dr. King for the first time raised attention to the issue of open housing. He did this in a series of infamous, nonviolent freedom marches in all-white neighborhoods that took place during the summer of 1966.   Photographer and Civil Rights activist,…

(June 3 - July 30) From 1965-to 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. moved his crusade for Civil Rights to Chicago, in a  campaign named The Chicago Freedom Movement. This campaign focused on housing equality and the elimination of slums.   With the support of Chicago activists, Dr. King for the first time raised attention to the issue of open housing. He did this in a series of infamous, nonviolent freedom marches in all-white neighborhoods that took place during the summer of 1966.   Photographer and Civil Rights activist,…

(June 3 - July 30) From 1965-to 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. moved his crusade for Civil Rights to Chicago, in a  campaign named The Chicago Freedom Movement. This campaign focused on housing equality and the elimination of slums.   With the support of Chicago activists, Dr. King for the first time raised attention to the issue of open housing. He did this in a series of infamous, nonviolent freedom marches in all-white neighborhoods that took place during the summer of 1966.   Photographer and Civil Rights activist,…

(June 3 - July 30) From 1965-to 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. moved his crusade for Civil Rights to Chicago, in a  campaign named The Chicago Freedom Movement. This campaign focused on housing equality and the elimination of slums.   With the support of Chicago activists, Dr. King for the first time raised attention to the issue of open housing. He did this in a series of infamous, nonviolent freedom marches in all-white neighborhoods that took place during the summer of 1966.   Photographer and Civil Rights activist,…

(June 3 - July 30) From 1965-to 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. moved his crusade for Civil Rights to Chicago, in a  campaign named The Chicago Freedom Movement. This campaign focused on housing equality and the elimination of slums.   With the support of Chicago activists, Dr. King for the first time raised attention to the issue of open housing. He did this in a series of infamous, nonviolent freedom marches in all-white neighborhoods that took place during the summer of 1966.   Photographer and Civil Rights activist,…

(June 3 - July 30) From 1965-to 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. moved his crusade for Civil Rights to Chicago, in a  campaign named The Chicago Freedom Movement. This campaign focused on housing equality and the elimination of slums.   With the support of Chicago activists, Dr. King for the first time raised attention to the issue of open housing. He did this in a series of infamous, nonviolent freedom marches in all-white neighborhoods that took place during the summer of 1966.   Photographer and Civil Rights activist,…

(June 3 - July 30) From 1965-to 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. moved his crusade for Civil Rights to Chicago, in a  campaign named The Chicago Freedom Movement. This campaign focused on housing equality and the elimination of slums.   With the support of Chicago activists, Dr. King for the first time raised attention to the issue of open housing. He did this in a series of infamous, nonviolent freedom marches in all-white neighborhoods that took place during the summer of 1966.   Photographer and Civil Rights activist,…

International Peace Museum, 10 N. Ludlow St.: The Dayton Sister City Committee along with the Dayton International Peace Museum and the Japanese American Citizens League is marking 77 years of peace since the bombing of Hiroshima and Nakasaki. Beginning at 6:45, hear remarks from city officials before bells in Dayton ring simultaneously with bells in our Japanese sister city of Oiso. Bells will ring 77 times to represent each year of peace between our two nations.

Join Iranian watercolorist and activist, Maryam Safajoo, for an artist reception at the International Peace Museum. Enjoy food from the Middle East and a discussion about Maryam Safajoo's work and journey as an activist and artist. https://peace.museum/pages/upcoming-exhibits

Meet the Artist - August 18 at 7pm Maryam Safajoo is a Persian-American painter based in West Virginia. She graduated with an MFA from Tufts University. Her paintings narrate the stories of the contemporary situation of the systematic persecution of the Baha'i community in Iran, since 1979. Her paintings narrate stories from her own experiences and that of people at the actual events. She primarily works from oil on linen and the use of mixed media to maintain historical accuracy.…

Come learn the Farsi alphabet. Write your name in Farsi, hear a Persian tale, make sugar cubes infused with saffron and cardamom and enjoy this sweet treasure with tea served from a samovar. Free with museum admission!

Join us to dedicate the museum's new Peace Pole exhibit and to celebrate the global observation of the 41st Peace Day.

Michele Colburn shoots guns. She also knits, and for the same reason - to call into question the mechanisms of violence. Colburn's gunpowder landscape drawings mix the explosive with ink, pencil, and charcoal on paper, resulting in rough, craggy textures that suggest wartime trenches. Opening reception and program with Michele Colburn one night only, September 30 at 7 pm. $20 admission.

Michele Colburn shoots guns. She also knits, and for the same reason - to call into question the mechanisms of violence. Colburn's gunpowder landscape drawings mix the explosive with ink, pencil, and charcoal on paper, resulting in rough, craggy textures that suggest wartime trenches. Opening reception and program with Michele Colburn one night only, September 30 at 7 pm. $20 admission.

Michele Colburn shoots guns. She also knits, and for the same reason - to call into question the mechanisms of violence. Colburn's gunpowder landscape drawings mix the explosive with ink, pencil, and charcoal on paper, resulting in rough, craggy textures that suggest wartime trenches. Opening reception and program with Michele Colburn one night only, September 30 at 7 pm. $20 admission.

Join us for story time on the first and third Fridays of the month! 10am-11:15am Drop off your child while you check out our exhibits. Free with admission. https://peace.museum/pages/programs-and-events

Michele Colburn shoots guns. She also knits, and for the same reason - to call into question the mechanisms of violence. Colburn's gunpowder landscape drawings mix the explosive with ink, pencil, and charcoal on paper, resulting in rough, craggy textures that suggest wartime trenches. Opening reception and program with Michele Colburn one night only, September 30 at 7 pm. $20 admission.

Michele Colburn shoots guns. She also knits, and for the same reason - to call into question the mechanisms of violence. Colburn's gunpowder landscape drawings mix the explosive with ink, pencil, and charcoal on paper, resulting in rough, craggy textures that suggest wartime trenches. Opening reception and program with Michele Colburn one night only, September 30 at 7 pm. $20 admission.

Michele Colburn shoots guns. She also knits, and for the same reason - to call into question the mechanisms of violence. Colburn's gunpowder landscape drawings mix the explosive with ink, pencil, and charcoal on paper, resulting in rough, craggy textures that suggest wartime trenches. Opening reception and program with Michele Colburn one night only, September 30 at 7 pm. $20 admission.

Michele Colburn shoots guns. She also knits, and for the same reason - to call into question the mechanisms of violence. Colburn's gunpowder landscape drawings mix the explosive with ink, pencil, and charcoal on paper, resulting in rough, craggy textures that suggest wartime trenches. Opening reception and program with Michele Colburn one night only, September 30 at 7 pm. $20 admission.

Join us for story time on the first and third Fridays of the month! 10am-11:15am Drop off your child while you check out our exhibits. Free with admission. https://peace.museum/pages/programs-and-events

Michele Colburn shoots guns. She also knits, and for the same reason - to call into question the mechanisms of violence. Colburn's gunpowder landscape drawings mix the explosive with ink, pencil, and charcoal on paper, resulting in rough, craggy textures that suggest wartime trenches. Opening reception and program with Michele Colburn one night only, September 30 at 7 pm. $20 admission.

Join us for story time on the first and third Fridays of the month! 10am-11:15am Drop off your child while you check out our exhibits. Free with admission. https://peace.museum/pages/programs-and-events

Join us for story time on the first and third Fridays of the month! 10am-11:15am Drop off your child while you check out our exhibits. Free with admission. https://peace.museum/pages/programs-and-events

Daniel Tiger is coming to our neighborhood for the Dayton Holiday Festival! ThinkTV PBS, The International Peace Museum and PNC Grow Up Great welcome Daniel Tiger for a meet and greet, fun hands-on activities and more!

Join us for story time on the first and third Fridays of the month! 10am-11:15am Drop off your child while you check out our exhibits. Free with admission. https://peace.museum/pages/programs-and-events

Join us for story time on the first and third Fridays of the month! 10am-11:15am Drop off your child while you check out our exhibits. Free with admission. https://peace.museum/pages/programs-and-events

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Come make a Valentine's Day card for somebody special in your life! Share in a community card making event to tell somebody how much you care about them! We will provide the supplies. Bring a friend! $5.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Lisa Haapapuro will be hosting an event at the International Peace Museum to celebrate her exhibit, "Bridges" from 11am-1pm on Saturday, February 28th. She will speak about the project and how it represents what bridges us as a Dayton community and will host a project where participants will be able to make their own panel for a Bridge created in the International Peace Museum. $5 museum admission

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.

Art by Janet McTavish Peace Labyrinth is a series of 17 quilts that visitors can walk through, like a labyrinth, which portray the teachings of the Golden Rule in 17 major faith traditions and humanist philosophies.