Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation

The Peace Centre
Inspired by the Archbishop’s legacy of activism, the new Desmond Tutu Peace Centre will be a resource for African and global peace movements, as well as individuals interested in contributing to a more equitable world order.

Currently housed in temporary offices in downtown Cape Town, the focus of its work is on peace, leadership training and sustainable development.

It’s estimated that the new, state-of-the-art facility will make an impact on 1.5-million visitors each year with:

Training Programs
Study and research opportunities
Civic and public Events
Public Meetings and discussion forums
A Peace Museum
Exhibitions
Publications
Reference facilities

In a Partnership Agreement, the City of Cape Town generously granted the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre a prime block measuring nearly an acre - at a nominal cost. This site is adjacent to the hugely popular Cape Town International Convention Centre and excellent hotels.

Architects Van der Merwe and Miszewsky, in association with the award-winning Luyanda Mpahlwa of MMA, have designed a building that draws on ancient and contemporary African peace and justice themes.

The Peace Centre, with its masterful blend of space, light and technology will encourage all who enter to work toward peace. Planned facilities include a peace room for deliberation, a contemplative space for reflection, a museum, exhibit halls, conference rooms, a theatre, educational laboratories, a research library and bookstore.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s office and archives will also be housed in the new Peace Centre.

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Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation
205 East 64th Street, Suite 503 New York, NY 10065 Tel: 212-750-5504 | Fax: 212-371-2776
info@tutufoundation-usa.org

The Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation (U.S.) and the Desmond Tutu Peace Trust (S.A.) work together to raise funds throughout the world for the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre in Cape Town, South Africa.