The World Center for Peace » Current Exhibitions

The paths of peace
From 11 november to 6 may 2012

This exhibition shows works by the Belgian artists Isabelle de Vinck et Ladislas de Monge.

The different style of posters and their  references to timeless values are an invitation to think - about our relationship to the world and human memory.
For example, the Tipi is a symbol of mobility and emergency shelter,  with a large round table we make associations to other things: a meeting place for dialogue or a feast. The diffuse light of an old mirror reminds us of the transience of our existence and our memory. A throne emblematizes authority and power, but also represents harmony and wisdom.
Near the battlefields of Verdun, these objects have the meaning of a report of an appeal to space and time. In view of the beautiful rooms of the 18th Century at the Centre mondial de la Paix, they create a path of Peace and harmony.

Triennial of political posters
From 28 october to 22 april 2012

Poster Triennial Policy is an international competition open to professional designers and students of schools of visual art on the theme of politics, namely the life in the city. These posters raise multiple issues: human rights, world hunger, minorities, racism and fascism, poverty and violence against women ... but also topics more in line with the news in recent years as the debate of Islamic headscarves, suicide of executives of large companies, global warming, etc..

This exhibition is an invitation to reflect on the present.

Why do we wage wars? How can we create and conserve peace?
The exhibition tries to answer these and other questions.