FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Museum of the Peace Corps Experience Announces November 10, 2026 Opening Celebration for 65 Objects That Changed the World WASHINGTON, D.C. — October 7, 2026 — The
Landmark gift launches $100,000 Museum-building challenge as Diamond Rivers Reborn—a new film returning Bill Benenson to the Brazilian landscape that helped launch his filmmaking career after Peace Corps service—premieres November
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 65 Objects That Changed the World opens November 10 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, exploring what encounters between Americans and communities around the world
A sacred symbol of the deep connections I formed, the boundless generosity I received, and the enduring beauty of Garifuna heritage. Ava Hacker Belize 2011-2013 “Buiti binafi!” I called out
How four Peace Corps volunteers and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Warren Burger were lured to Bobbo’s loom John Nash Ghana 1988-90 One day a weaver named Bobbo came
Sometimes the greatest service is simply allowing yourself to be welcomed home Tim Dami Belize 2003-2005 September 11, 2001. I watched the towers fall from the employee break room in
Janna Cunnion Ecuador 2020 The evacuation was the messiest of exits: a sudden, panicked, tearful, middle-of-the-night commotion. The president of Ecuador was closing the roads in an hour, leaving no
I used two years of vacation to be a monk for one month Dewey Weaver Thailand 1977 – 1979 I really loved living in Bangkok. I was introduced to Khunying
Colombian rescue changes to recovery in Peace Corps’ first tragedy Byron Hopewell Colombia 1961-1963 On Easter Sunday, 1962, an Avispa commercial flight from the Pacific coast resort town of Bahia
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who identify as a member of a non-majority group in the USA talk about their unique Peace Corps experiences.
The future is bright! The Museum is actively exploring space options in Washington, D.C. close to the Peace Corps Park site at the foot of Capitol Hill. We imagine an experience wherein visitors explore interactive exhibits on peace education, foreign cultures, and the history of Peace Corps at the Museum paired with a park visit that fosters reflection and community. Join the Museum’s 40+ volunteers and hundreds of supporters in bringing this vision to life.
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“For every young American who participates in the Peace Corps—who works in a foreign land—will know that he or she is sharing in the great common task of bringing to man that decent way of life, which is the foundation of freedom and a condition of peace.”
– President John F. Kennedy, March 1, 1961
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