Culture of Peace NL
Culture of Peace NL is a multidimensional art project and part of the RYB Global Development platform
Red Yellow Blue (RYB) is a global development project with a mission to connect creative minds worldwide.
We are building a network of inspiring physical spaces, where people can meet, work, and collaborate. These spaces include coffee rooms and restaurants, art galleries, and data-innovation centers — all designed to support culture, creativity, and positive societal change.
Bauhaus and De Stijl once dreamed of uniting the world through Red, Yellow, and Blue—symbols of harmony and renewal. Their vision was never completed. We continue it.
Culture of Peace NL and Amsterdam Creative City for a Culture of Peace together form a multidimensional art project within the RYB Global Development platform.
Like any multidimensional concept, this project cannot be understood through a single lens. It goes beyond one artwork, one exhibition, or one website. Instead, it operates across many layers of society, culture, and public life.
At one level, it is an artistic vision. Artists, designers, and creative thinkers explore peace as a living, evolving idea. Peace is expressed through visual art, design, storytelling, digital media, and public interventions.
At another level, it is a cultural platform. Culture of Peace NL connects local and international voices. It brings together creatives, institutions, NGOs, and citizens. Each contributes a different perspective on peace, dialogue, and coexistence.
It is also a civic and social experiment. Amsterdam Creative City for a Culture of Peace uses the city as its canvas. Public spaces, cultural venues, and online environments become places for encounter, reflection, and exchange.
Digitally, the project extends its reach. The website functions as an archive, a map, and a meeting point. Ideas, initiatives, and collaborations coexist in one shared ecosystem.
Together, these dimensions form a single artwork in motion. Not static, but evolving. Not symbolic only, but practical. By working across art, culture, education, and public engagement, the project presents peace as something you can experience, shape, and practice — individually and collectively.
(RYB) Global Development
For more detailed information about our project, visit Red Yellow Blue (RYB), our international platform, at redyellowblue.org. Here, at the Culture of Peace NL website, we work on local promotion and community building in the Netherlands and Amsterdam.
UNESCO's Culture of Peace Programme
UNESCO’s Culture of Peace Programme is a global initiative promoting non-violence, human rights, and peaceful coexistence through education, dialogue, and sustainable development, focusing on transforming individual attitudes and societal practices by tackling conflict’s root causes and fostering cooperation in areas like science, culture, and heritage. It’s a long-term process, viewing peace as more than just the absence of war, and involves youth, communities, and institutions in building lasting harmony.
A culture of peace is closely linked to a culture of human rights and democracy. Peace cannot be maintained if the basic rights and freedoms of individuals or groups are violated and if discrimination and exclusion generate conflict. Therefore, the protection of human rights and the promotion of a culture of democracy, which includes the formation of informed, democratic and responsible citizens, become important elements for the construction of internal and international peace.
Culture of Peace is a concept that promotes values, attitudes and behaviours that reject violence and prevent conflict by addressing its causes through dialogue, education and cooperation. It emphasises the importance of understanding, tolerance and solidarity between people and communities. The aim is to build societies where differences are respected and conflicts are resolved peacefully, creating an environment in which peace can flourish.