CONFERENCE PROGRAM
The 11th International Conference of Museums for Peace takes place in Uppsala, Sweden August 14-16. If you arrive early you can participate in pre-conference activities on August 13.
During the conference you will meet interesting people from...
Gapminder – Fredens Hus – The association of Swedish museums – John Rabe and International –Safety Zone Memorial – Museum of World Culture – Museum Next – International Network of Museums for Peace – Newcastle University – Humanitarian Law Center Kosovo – Media Education Centre Serbia – Peace museum Vienna – Kobe University – Uppsala Cathedral and Museum – NIOD (Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies) – Guernika Peace Museum Foundation – Peace museum Colorado – City of Uppsala – Kyoto Museum for World Peace – New York University – The Peace Museum in Bradford – Crosscurrents International Institute – Himeyuri Peace Museum – Community Peace Museum of the African Child Soldier in South Sudan – Teheran Peace Museum – Uppsala University – University of St Andrews – Global Art Project for Peace – Peace Resource Center – Centre for Multidisciplinary Research on Religion and Society – Dayton International Peace Museum – Community Peace Museums Heritage Foundation in Kenya – Webster University – Peace Boat – Ritsumeikan University – October 6 Museum Project – U Thant House – KU Leuven – Cambodia Peace Gallery – NED University of Engineering & Technology – Indian Institute for Peace Disarmament & Environmental Protection – Rotary Peace Center of Makerere University – Peace Resource Center, Wilmington College – Ohio state University – Movement for the Abolition of War – Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels – University of Manitoba – Yesil Valiz Association for Responsible Tourism – Pau Casals Foundation – Canadian Museum for Human Rights – Games for change – Warchildhood Museum in Ukraine – University of Oslo – The Peace Building
...among many other things!
SUNDAY AUGUST 13TH
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Optional: guided city walks 16:00-17:30
MONDAY AUGUST 14TH
Conference theme: Bringing history to life
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Optional: guided city walks 10:00-11:30
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Registration 10:00-14:00
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CONFERENCE SESSIONS: Bringing history to life 13:30-18:30
Keynote speakers and presentations
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Welcome reception at the Principal’s office 18:30
TUESDAY AUGUST 15TH
Conference theme: Education for Peacebuilding
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Registration 8:00-8:30
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CONFERENCE SESSIONS: Education for Peacebuilding 8:30-16:30
Keynote speakers and presentations
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Optional: dinner at Katalin 19:00-21:00
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 16TH
Conference theme: Peacebuilding for the Future
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CONFERENCE SESSIONS: Peacebuilding for the Future 8:30-18:00
Keynote speakers and presentations
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Conference dinner at Uppsala Castle 19:00-23:00
SOCIAL PROGRAM
Uppsala Peace Walk
- Sunday August 13th
- 16:00-17:30 PM
- No cost
- Register via conference registration
Uppsala is often named “The peace city of Sweden”. It has been home to four Swedish Nobel Peace Prize Laureates: Hjalmar Branting, Nathan Söderblom, Alva Myrdal and Dag Hammarskjöld. On this guided tour we will visit some of the places connected to these peace profiles.
Uppsala Cultural Walk
- Sunday August 13th
- 16:00-17:30 PM
- No cost
- Register via conference registration
On this guided city tour we will pass through some of Uppsala’s most famous attractions: The Linnaeus botanical garden, Uppsala Cathedral, and Uppsala castle.
Uppsala Peace Walk
- Monday August 14th
- 10:00-11:30 AM
- No cost
- Register via conference registration
(see description above)
Uppsala Cultural Walk
- Monday August 14th
- 10:00-11:30 AM
- No cost
- Register via conference registration
(see description above)
Welcome reception at Uppsala University (principal's office)
- Monday August 14th
- 18:30 PM
- Included in the conference fee
- Register via conference registration
Optional dinner at Katalin
- Tuesday August 15th
- 19:00 PM
- Extra cost
- Register via conference registration
Conference dinner at Uppsala Castle
- Wednesday August 16th
- 19:00 PM
- Included in the conference fee
- Register via conference registration