Introduction to a Peace Museum: Lindau Peace Rooms
Lindau Peace Rooms (Friedens Räume)
Introduction:
Lindau is a historical German town and island on the eastern side of Lake Constance in the province of Bavaria and is home to the Lindau Peace Museum. Founded in 1980, the museum works to introduce the life and work of known and unknown pioneers of peace and bring them more into the realm of public consciousness.
Tehran Peace Museum will be closed for visits from 20th to 22nd of July 2015
The Tehran Peace museum would be closed for visits from 20th to 22nd July 2015 to hold Peace Counts workshops.
The Peace Counts exhibition includes 25 stories of successful peace builders from around the world and is a part of international "Peace Counts" tour by Berghof Foundation. "Peace Counts" has been recognized by UNESCO as a contribution to the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence."
Ambassador of the Bulgaria visited Tehran Peace Museum
On Monday 13 July 2015, H.E Mr. Christo Polendakov, ambassador of the Bulgaria visited Tehran Peace Museum ,together with the first secretary, Mr. Zhivko Kantchev.
Following this visit and during a meeting, the volunteers and staff of the TPM, including chemical warfare survivors, presented a brief report of the museum’s educational programs and international relations to the ambassador Polendakov and his companies.
The 11th issue of the INMP newsletter is published
The 11th issue of the INMP (International Network of Museums for Peace) Newsletter (May 2015) is published and is now available on the following link.
In this issue of the newsletter, you can find reports and news from the peace museums around the world as well as useful information about the new peace related publications and upcoming events.
Myanmar Joins Chemical Weapons Convention as the 191st state Party to the CWC
On 8 July 2015, Myanmar joined the Chemical Weapons Convention -CWC- and make it the 191st state party to the treaty; the CWC will enter into force for the Myanmar after 30 days.
North Korea, Egypt, South Sudan, Angola and Israel have not joined the CWC yet, known as 5 states non party to the convention.