Culture of Peace NL is a multidimensional art project, not a single website
About Culture of Peace NL • Part of the RYB Global Development network
What This Project Is
Culture of Peace NL and Amsterdam Creative City for a Culture of Peace form one project.
Together, they sit inside the RYB Global Development platform.
No single lens explains this project fully.
It moves across art, culture, public life, and digital space. Here is how.
An artistic vision.
Artists and designers explore peace as a living, evolving idea — through visual art, design, storytelling, and public interventions.
A cultural platform.
We connect local and international voices: creatives, institutions, NGOs, and citizens. Each brings a different view on dialogue and coexistence.
A civic experiment.
Amsterdam Creative City for a Culture of Peace uses the city itself as a canvas. Public spaces and cultural venues become places for encounter and reflection.
A digital ecosystem.
This website works as an archive, a map, and a meeting point. Ideas and collaborations coexist in one shared space.
Together, these layers form one artwork in motion. Always evolving, never finished.
Our Role: Local Promotion and Community Building
Culture of Peace NL works at ground level, in Amsterdam and the Netherlands.
We connect local artists, cultural institutions, and citizens to a global movement.
We translate a worldwide mission into local action, one initiative at a time.
For the bigger picture behind this work, visit RYB at redyellowblue.org
Part of a Global Network
Culture of Peace NL is the Dutch chapter of Red Yellow Blue (RYB).
RYB connects 193 countries through arts, culture, and the creative industries.
Sister platforms extend this work into other regions and disciplines.
→ Europa Regina — fashion and creative industries across Europe
→ Bali International — global development and sustainable tourism in Indonesia
UNESCO’s Culture of Peace Programme
Our work builds on UNESCO’s Culture of Peace Programme.
Since 1989, it has promoted non-violence, human rights, and dialogue worldwide.
Peace, in this view, means more than the absence of war.
It also means justice, equity, and respect for human rights everywhere.
Looking Forward
This page, like the rest of our website, is a work in progress.
As we publish new pages, we learn how to organize and tell this story.
Expect this About page to grow and shift alongside the project itself.
Sources
- UNESCO, Culture for Peace programme: unesco.org/en/mondiacult/culture-peace
- Wikipedia, Culture of Peace (UNESCO history, 1989–present): wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Peace
- RYB Global Development, Culture of Peace: redyellowblue.org/culture-of-peace