On September 22, 2019, the museum debuted a special exhibit—our first public presence in Washington, DC—at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

The festival at the Kennedy Center’s new REACH space dedicated the last day to Peace Corps. The exhibit coincided with the world premiere of A Towering Task: the Story of the Peace Corps, an acclaimed new documentary narrated by Annette Bening. The festival drew thousands of visitors.

Your generosity helped us raise part of the $30,000 to make the museum’s debut exhibit truly awesome.  Your generous support will continue to highlight your commitment to the Peace Corps mission and the highest ideals of service and global citizenship, as envisioned by President John F. Kennedy in 1961.

You can still make a difference

We are looking ahead to when Peace Corps Place opens early 2020. We will have a dedicated space for our first exhibit there. You can participate with us through your financial donation, artifact donation and help with exhibit installation.

Produced in collaboration with the National Peace Corps Association, the exhibit will include interactive educational displays about the Peace Corps experience, some utilizing state-of-the art holographic and 3-D technologies.

The Museum of the Peace Corps Experience, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, collects and displays objects and stories from volunteers who have served over the past six decades.

If you have questions about your tax-deductible donation or about the museum, please email us:  contactus@museumofthepeacecorpsexperience.org

Why a Museum of the Peace Corps Experience?

Peace Corps Volunteers carry home their stories, their changed world perspectives and tangible artifacts associated with memorable situations.  We believe these objects and experiences should be preserved and made public through web-based virtual exhibits and in a physical museum.

The purpose of the Museum of the Peace Corps Experience is to extend the reach of Peace Corps beyond international host communities and individual volunteers.  By exhibiting artifacts and telling Peace Corps stories to far-reaching audiences the Committee hopes to inspire deeper cultural understanding and a commitment to service.

The Committee, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, is an affiliate group of the National Peace Corps Association and embraces all three Peace Corps goals:

1. Help the people of interested countries meet their need for trained men and women.  
2. Help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served.
3. Help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.

As an institutional member of the American Alliance of Museums, the Museum preserves and exhibits artifacts, shares Peace Corps stories and educates viewers, all in compliance with best practices and the highest standards of museum management.