opportunity for listening to eye witness accounts of Chemical Warfare survivors
On the occasion of “National day for campaigning against Chemical Weapons” there will be an opportunity for all citizens to meet with survivors of chemical warfare and listen to their eye witness accounts.
On Thursday 28 June, at Tehran Peace Museum several CW victims - most of them are volunteer guides of the museum – will host visitors to share their experience with them and to raise awareness about the consequences of Chemical Weapons.
Those who are interested to meet with them and listen to first hand eye witness accounts are invited to join us on 28 June 2012 from 9 am to 4 pm.
On the sideline of the event there will be several presentations by experts and art exhibitions in the museum. For group visits contact us in advance.
Countdown to the International Day of Peace 2012
Less than 100 days left to the International Day of peace .
The International Day of Peace, marked every year on 21 September, gives us all a chance to reflect on the unconscionable toll – moral, physical, material – wrought by war. Those costs are borne not only by us today, but by future generations as well.
This year, Tehran Peace Museum as usual, will organize an observance on this day. Further details of the event will be announced soon. If you are interested in contributing in this event , please contact us!
Opportunity for those who are interested in Peace and conflict studies
A Masters degree in "conflictology"
The first of joint activities to be undertaken under the new cooperation between UNITAR (The United Nations Institute for Training and Research) and the Open University of Catalunya, in collaboration with Peacekeeping Programme that will be followed by joint activities in international law.
Workshop on International Humanitarian Law
TPM - ICRC Collaboration
According to an agreement between the International Committee of Red Cross ICRC and Tehran Peace Museum TPM, a series of training courses on International Humanitarian Law IHL will be held in TPM . the first program of such series would be a workshop on IHL and use of prohibited weapons which will be held at TPM in mid July 2012.Although this workshop is primarily designed for students of International Law, however those with other backgrounds who are interested in participating in the workshop can apply.
For further information and application please contact us via email.
Education Opportunity at University for peace
The UN-mandated University for peace is accepting applications for the Distance Education programme: online Master of Arts in "Sustainable Peace in Contemporary World".
For further details visit U-Peace website : www.upeace.org
Workshop on UN Structure and Function / Finding UN Documents was held in Tehran Peace Museum
A collaboration between UNIC-Tehran and
Tehran Peace Museum
Two workshops on United Nations structure and activities / finding UN documents were held by UNIC-Tehran in Tehran Peace Museum.
The workshops were held during two days on 23-24 May 2012 in which 25 students of master of International law and political sciences participated.
Those who are interested to participate in the coming workshops in this field can contact tehran peace Museum for further information and registration.
International Day of Museums IDM 2012
Every year since 1977 International Museum Day is organised worldwide around May 18
This day is an occasion to raise awareness on how important museums are in the development of society.
These recent years, International Museum Day has been experiencing its highest involution with almost 30,000 museums that organised activities in more than 100 countries.
In Tehran, a ceremony will be held to mark the IMD on Sunday 20 May in which representatives of many Iranian museums will attend.
Report: Peace Drawing Exhibition of Iranian & Japanese Children
The Peace Drawing Exhibition of Iranian & Japanese children, was held on 9th & 10th of May 2012 in Arasbaran civic center - Tehran. This exhibition was organized by Hadis Pre-school Center and Tehran Peace Museum as a part of a long term cultural exchange program between Iranian and international children which is aimed to promote a culture of peace and friendship between children.
Peace Drawing Exhibition of Iranian & Japanese Children
a collaboration of Hadis Pre-school Center and Tehran Peace Museum
9th & 10th May 2012, Arasbaral Cultural Center, 10am to 6pm
The 27th exhibition of the Hadis Pre-school students’ drawings, which is a new collaboration between Hadis and Tehran Peace Museum, presents a joint program between Iranian and Japanese children seeking advocate peace and friendship culture between children.
Lest we forget the victims of Chemical warfare...
On Sunday 29 April 2012 at Tehran Peace Museum, the observance of the day of remembrance for all victims of chemical weapons was held. Many participants attended the event including survivors of chemical warfare, representatives of international organizations, academics, journalist, etc.
The UN secretary General's message was delivered by the head of UNIC in Tehran then a Video message by the Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons OPCW was shown followed by a message by a survivor of chemical attacks on behalf of Iranian victims of chemical warfare.