Temple of Peace
The Temple of Peace is a travelling public art installation that brings people together through creativity. Rising 18 metres into the sky, the Temple transforms squares, parks, museums and festivals into places of encounter, dialogue and hope.
Eighty colourful Peace Flags hang from the outside of the structure, making the Temple a striking public artwork that invites people to stop, look and enter. Inside, visitors discover something very different. Not an exhibition. A place where peace is created together.
At the heart of every Temple
Every day, artists, designers and makers guide visitors through creative workshops where people create together, exchange stories and discover each other’s worlds.
Activities include:
Everyone is welcome. No artistic experience is needed. Every workshop is an invitation to meet someone new.
More than an installation
The Temple is not a monument to peace. It is a place where peace is practised. Neighbours create alongside refugees. Children work with grandparents. Visitors discover that making something together often starts conversations that would never happen otherwise.
Every workshop plants a small seed of peace. Every Peace Flag becomes part of a growing international collection.
Ketelhuisplein · Dutch Design Week · 2024 · Past
The very first Temple of Peace opened at Ketelhuisplein during Dutch Design Week. For nine days, hundreds of visitors created Peace Flags and discovered the power of creating together.
Eye Filmmuseum & A’DAM Tower · International Peace Week · 2025 · Past
Located between Eye Filmmuseum and the A’DAM Tower, the Temple welcomed visitors from many cultures and backgrounds during International Peace Week. Creative workshops, conversations and new Peace Flags transformed the waterfront into a place of connection.
Airborne Memorial Week · 2025 · Past
During Airborne Memorial Week, visitors reflected on freedom, remembrance and peace by creating Peace Flags together in the heart of Arnhem.
With Pax Christi Vlaanderen · 2025 · Past
The first international Peace Flag workshops took place in Mechelen, organised together with Pax Christi Vlaanderen. New communities joined the growing Peace Flag Collection.
With Pax Christi Vlaanderen · 2025 · Past
In the historic City of Peace, Pax Christi Vlaanderen organised Peace Flag workshops connecting remembrance with hope for future generations.
Peace in the Park · 2026 · Past
Families, neighbours and visitors came together in Bruges to create new Peace Flags in one of Belgium’s most beautiful parks.
Museumplein · WorldPride Amsterdam · 2026 · Past
For WorldPride Amsterdam, the Temple returns in a new form as the Temple of Unity. Together with LGBTQIA+ communities, refugees, artists, designers and visitors from around the world, new Peace Flags will be created every day inside the Makers Lab. Outside, eighty large Peace Flags transform Museumplein into a colourful symbol of diversity, freedom and connection.
The Temple keeps travelling. Every new city contributes new Peace Flags. Every workshop creates new friendships. Every participant adds another story to our growing international collection.