Peace Museum Vienna
Peace Museum Vienna is a very ambitious and meaningful project located in Vienna, Austria’s capital city. The museum strives to contribute to world peace by educating the public about peace heroes. The museum provides a physical space, which serves as a meeting point for discussions on peace, an exhibition hall, a center for the presentation of movies and documentaries as well as its wonderful peace kitchen events. It is also an educational meeting point and offers information sources for students, teachers, professors, and general visitors. Peace education is the central to both the current and long-term vision of Peace Museum Vienna. Peace Museum Vienna is also known for its ‘Windows for Peace’, project which is the first World’s Street Peace Museum. As a street museum, it is open twenty four hours a day and charges no admission fee! The ‘Windows for Peace’ are concentrated in and around Stephansplatz in the center of Vienna. The windows are accompanied by posters and brief biographies of Peace Heroes. PMV is committed to spreading the message of peace through various peace education programs. The target demographic for these programs are school students, who learn about peace through the lives of ‘Peace Heroes’ and how each of these heroes promoted peace in his or her own way – be it at a local or global level.
Wie kann man bei uns mitarbeiten?
Peace Museum Vienna is looking for any member of the society willing to help and manage Peace Museum Vienna. We will welcome people who are deeply interested in or have studied the field of peace studies. You will feel free to develop your own ideas and projects with us. The volunteer will have a unique opportunity to contribute to the world peace while working with very experienced experts in the field of peace studies.
The volunteers have the chance to help out with the daily life of the Museum as well as participate in our different projects:
-Peace Museum Vienna frequently organizes different events and exhibitions which are related to peace. We work together with several artists and organizations from the city or internationally.
– Together with the Youth for Human Rights we want to transport the important topic of Peace into Vienna’s students, with our Peace education programmes.
– Peace Kitchens are special events at Peace Museum Vienna. The goal of a Peace Kitchen is to provoke a discussion on peace and seek a way forward.
– We also organise concerts, conferences, expositions and filmscreenings.