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Conference attendees urged to “Save Your Place in History” Three collections preserving Peace Corps Volunteer experiences came together to offer an eye-opening session on preserving your experience during 2021

We are pleased to notify members that the video recording of “Peace Corps 2.0: A Symposium” on March 31, 2021 is available. The historic event was sponsored in conjunction with the

Serving New Afghan RefugeesBy Tony Agnello Afghanistan 1972-74President of Friends of Afghanistan The ongoing effort of the members of Friends of Afghanistan to continue to serve our host country has for more

Martin Kaplan, Museum co-founder, dies in Oregon Martin Louis Kaplan, co-founder of the Museum of the Peace Corps Experience, died unexpectedly on June 20 at his home in Oregon City,

Do you have Peace Corps posters, especially those issued by the agency to recruit and promote Peace Corps?  A Peace Corps poster exhibit is on its way and we are

After three months of virtual tours only, the exhibition “Peace Corps at 60: Inside the Volunteer Experience” opened on June 1 for in-person viewing at American University Museum, Washington, D.C.  Five

On March 29-31, 1961, the National Student Association with American University (AU) and University of Michigan students hosted the National Conference on Youth Service Abroad on the AU campus. The

On March 3, Museum of the Peace Corps Experience (MPCE) virtually opened Peace Corps at 60: Inside the Volunteer Experience, its first major exhibit in ten years. Installed at American University

Celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Peace Corps! Please join the virtual opening of the MPCE exhibition, Peace Corps at 60: Inside the Volunteer Experience, at the Katzen Art Center, American University.

Note: Fundraising Update The Museum of the Peace Corps Experience sends a special thank-you to everyone who contributed to our recent fundraising success.  A tremendous gift-in-kind comes from American University

Hat’s off to the volunteers who are turning the Museum into a virtual and physical reality. Their contributions of time and talent, quietly lent behind the scenes, are moving dreams into reality.

Beloved dresses, baskets, sandals and even a saddle were carefully packed, carried thousands of miles from places like Chad and Otavalo to the U.S.  Shirts woven locally and shoes that