Welcome to America’s only brick-and-mortar peace museum!

People cannot be expected to end disputes peacefully if they have never learned nonviolent alternatives. Yet, few places exist for the sole purpose of teaching people—especially children—nonviolent approaches to conflict resolution. Our peace museum fills this void.

The Museum is free to members but we suggest a donation of $8 per person for non-members. No one will ever be turned away by their inability to make a donation.

Reopening at our new location this September!

208 W. Monument Ave, Dayton

  • By appointment

Founded in 2004,

…the Dayton International Peace Museum raises awareness of nonviolent strategies for achieving peace now and in the future. The Dayton International Peace Museum was founded by J. Frederick Arment, Ralph and Christine Dull, Steve Fryburg and Lisa Wolters.  It honors the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords that ended war in Bosnia. Its mission is to inspire a local, national, and international culture of peace.

Located in downtown Dayton,

the Museum is housed in the Isaac Pollack House

…a three-story structure  built in 1877 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Incorporated in Ohio in 2004, the Museum is a 501(3)c organization and relies on volunteers and private donors for its support. The Museum is a member of the International Network of Museums for Peace, which has members in 27 countries, including Germany, Iran, Japan, Kenya, and South Africa.

A Space to Make Peace

Fun fact:

photo of the grand staircase in The Issac Pollack House

The Isaac Pollack House was completed in Dayton in 1877 and once had an identical sister house when they were built together on West Third St.  The home was saved multiple times, unlike its twin, and finally moved about four blocks north and east to its present location on Monument Ave in 1977.

The house was one of two identical mansion houses built, side by side, on Third Street. They were in the style of Victorian Second Empire, popular during the mid-19th century and the reign of England’s Queen Victoria.

TIPS: Teens Inventing Peaceful Solutions

Teens Inventing Peaceful Solutions (TIPS) is a group of young people (7th-12th grade) who meet at the Dayton International Peace Museum. Any Miami Valley teen can join.

photo of young teens smiling at a banquet tablephoto of teenagers kneeling around an art project on the floor

Learn More

It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it. —Eleanor Roosevelt

Our Leadership & Staff

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR — K. Kelly

OPERATIONS MANAGER — Greg Humphrey

DONOR LIAISONS— William Meers, Tony Massoud, & Ken Cohn

GROUNDS & MAINTENANCE — Tim Ling

DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT— Lezley Pisone, Ripple Effect Studio

WEBMASTER & DIGITAL EXHIBITS — auutstudios.org,  San Francisco

FINANCE & ACCOUNTING: Lisa Chapman, CPA

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION: Currently Vacant

INTERN: Eric Powers, Northwestern University

Board of Trustees

The Volunteers and Board of Directors do not receive any compensation for their services attributed to the Dayton International Peace Museum.

Board Minutes

CHAIR

Tom Roberts
Sinclair College, NAACP

Vice-Chair

Jacob Bauer
University of Dayton

TREASURER

Bob Knechel
Nonprofit Executive-Retired

SECRETARY

Kathleen Gish
Sinclair College

Amanda Arrington
Dayton Metro Library

Sam Ortiz
University of Dayton

Maggie Schallar
The City of Dayton

Rhonda Kline
Goodwill/Easter Seals Dayton

Salma Albezreh
The Ohio State University

Kelly Lehman
Social Entrepreneur

Tracy Sibbing
The United Way