Our Director, Chris, is at the launch of the 50th anniversary exhibit celebrating five decades of the critically important work of @ploughsharesca.bsky.social

Museums are not neutral. We are firmly, passionately, pro-peace. Funding for peace is difficult. You can help us by donating canadianpeacemuseum.ca/donate

Photos from today’s Walk for Peace, an event organized by Friends of the Canadian Peace Museum. News on the event: www.mybancroftnow.com/73552/news/c...

Tonight at the museum (June 18th, 2026), at 7pm, Erin Crecelius hosts the @cfscquakers.bsky.social and @nonviolentdefence.ca monthly book club. All are welcome. 🌐 Book club: quakerservice.ca/upcoming-eve... 🌐 Museum events: canadianpeacemuseum.ca/events

Is there any accounts for rating bees? Like a @weratedogs.com kinda thing? If so, we submit this photo of Bradley B.

Today’s VIP visitor to our peace garden We ❤️ pollinators Bee kind

Today’s VIP visitor to our peace garden We ❤️ pollinators Bee kind

Join us on June 23, 2025 to mark the 40th anniversary of the Air India Flight 182 bombing with film screenings of Calorie by Eisha Marjara and Flight 182 by Rippin Sindher. Learn more here: https://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/events/flight-182-40-remembering-the-1985-air-india-bombing-in-film/

Yesterday, there was a call for peace from the president of the International Confederation of Midwives Convention in Lisbon. @internationalmidwives.org Chief Executive, Anna af Ugglas said that 61% of maternal deaths occur in humanitarian and areas affected by conflict. #IDM2025

We had a VIP visitor supervising the renovations today. Any comments on the state of our window seals require a minimum $5 donation.

Read our first newsletter and sign up for more updates about events and peace news. canadianpeacemuseum.ca/newsletter/f...

Early results from our user surveys show that event attendees are learning skills and acting on that new knowledge.

Grab the latest "Bancroft this Week" to learn about our recent delegation to the Town of Bancroft.

Free drug overdose training We're offering free training on how to respond to drug overdoses. Please join us on Monday next week. At the event, there will be free food and also free Narcan/Naloxone kits. With thanks to event sponsors, Rotary Impact Club 7010. www.facebook.com/share/1CHG8m...

“Study co-author Feifei Bu, a research fellow in UCL’s department of behavioral science, told CNN the study found that both the frequency with which people engage with the arts, as well as the number of different ways in which they do so, can slow the aging process.” www.cnn.com/2026/05/14/h...

Spring is here and our friends have been planing asparagus in the peace garden. It should be ready to harvest in two years.

A pleasure to see us make Kingston’s Whig Standard newspaper. Earlier this year we were approached by Peace Quest to see if we could host their school-peace-education content. We were delighted to do so. Here it is: canadianpeacemuseum.ca/web-archive

Thanks to a donation from Peter Van den Dungen, our peace poster collection now includes posters from Tehran, Bradford and Vancouver.

Grab this week’s Bancroft Times to read about our wonderful volunteers and ongoing renovations.

Thanks to the Town of Bancroft for long-term lending us a surplus freezer. We support Well-being North Hastings get food to people in need and this very much compliments our ability to do so. Thanks to Jimmi's Italian Kitchen for lending us the trailer. We ❤️ our community

Thansk to Linda and Dave who spent yesterday renovating our museum-to-be.

Charlottesville used bookstore’s got game

🧵1 of 3 We made the news three times this month. ❤️ We loved @angusmaccaull.bsky.social's sumary of why we're creating a peace museum www.thewhig.com/news/canadia...

🧵1 of 3 We made the news three times this month. ❤️ We loved @angusmaccaull.bsky.social's sumary of why we're creating a peace museum www.thewhig.com/news/canadia...

We are proud to have launched our digital archive, preserving two peace websites. www.thewhig.com/news/canadia...

Peace Museum Launches Web Archive, Preserves Two Peace Websites via @world-beyond-war.bsky.social worldbeyondwar.org/peace-museum...

Peace Museum Launches Web Archive, Preserves Two Peace Websites via @world-beyond-war.bsky.social worldbeyondwar.org/peace-museum...

23 April 1885 | Jewish man, Moses Krupp, was born in the Russian Empire (today Leckava in Lithuania). In 1905 he emigrated to Norway. A merchant. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 3 March 1943 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.

This Earth Day, we’re hauling all sorts of junk out of the creek and wetlands behind the Musuem. It’s very rewarding work.

This Earth Day, we’re hauling all sorts of junk out of the creek and wetlands behind the Musuem. It’s very rewarding work.

Yesterday we had the pleasure of speaking to our neighbours about our plans for the museum. It was a pleasure to be hosted by the residents of Riverstrone Residence.

Latest news on our progress: www.mybancroftnow.com/73026/news/c...

Nightskye North - join us tonight (April 18 2026) for live music open mic. Super-informal, free event, open to all. Details on all upcoming events: canadianpeacemuseum.ca/events

We are proud to announce the launch of our web archive. Web archive: canadianpeacemuseum.ca/web-archive Newspaper link: www.calameo.com/read/0032892...

In times of increasing authoritarianism and violence, Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers) urge people to learn about nonviolent resistance. We're hosting their book club tonight at 7pm. quakerservice.ca/upcoming-eve...

Free event at the Musuem today.

Volunterrs today include Bryan from Jimmi's Italian Kitchen. Bryan is framing in the furnaces in our Main Hall. Jimmi’s also sponsors our annual Stories of Peace award ceremony. canadianpeacemuseum.ca/awards

Signed in 1998, the International Criminal Court's Rome Statute established 4 core international crimes: ▪️genocide ▪️crimes against humanity ▪️war crimes ▪️crime of aggression War crimes includes "Intentionally directing attacks against civilian objects" www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...

Peace Museum Event: COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP FOR MEN Sunday, April 12th; 1pm – 3:30 pm No cost Details on all future events: canadianpeacemuseum.ca/events

As conflicts flare around the world, a beacon of hope shines in a small Canadian town. For two years, a group of volunteers in Bancroft have been hosting community events and telling stories online to inspire and educate people about peace & the values that sustain it broadview.org/canadian-pea...

Wednesday evening event, via @science-for-peace.bsky.social www.scienceforpeace.org/events-1/the...

Want free seeds? Good news: we have free seeds.

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Lloyd Axworthy signed the Ottawa Treaty on 3 Dec 1997 Currently 162 nations have ratified/acceded the treaty, to ban landmines Today is International Day for Mine Awareness & Assistance in Mine Action en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_... 📸 credit: Dave Chan

We’re renovating. Thanks to our supporters who donate to keep this work going. Happy Easter. canadianpeacemuseum.ca/donate

Fay Martin is talking about her book Dementia Widow. Her story of loss and love speaks of challenges in the healthcare system in diagnosing dementia. She also speaks of agism and sexism in the book publishing industry.

TORONTO PEACE EVENT ☮️ The New Nuclear Arms Race - via @science-for-peace.bsky.social 📅 Wed, Apr 08 📍 60 Lowther Ave, Toronto 🌐 www.scienceforpeace.org/events-1/the...

This is Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s mission patch for the Artemis II mission, painted by Sagkeeng First Nation artist Henry Guimond. You can read more about it here. In a world full of atrocities I’m moved that Canadians are taking part in science & hope. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Join us on April 2 and hear from Fay Martin PhD about dementia and gender issues in care work. www.mybancroftnow.com/72816/news/c...

Free seeds, seeds for sale, it’s Seedy Saturday! Today, Saturday 28th, until 2pm.

The need to promote peace is urgent. Museums serve as a trusted source of information amid increasing polarisation and misinformation. On Wednesday, our Chris spoke about these issues at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social's Centre for Global Peace, Justice & Health Symposium. @mcmasterhum.bsky.social