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Peaceful Towns
To provide children around the world with opportunities to think about the importance of peace and to foster their peace-seeking spirit, Mayors for Peace hosts an annual art competition inviting children to submit artworks imagining peaceful towns. This exhibition showcases past prize-winning works.
The exhibit is organized by Mayors for Peace and endorsed by the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations.
On display until 20 February 2026
Upcoming Exhibits
Between Life and Death
Bringing together the stories of survivors and rescuers, this exhibition demonstrates the complexity of human relationships under the extreme but varied conditions of the Second World War. It provides a glimpse of the broader historical context to deepen understanding of the very different local possibilities for survival and rescue efforts. It presents testimonies from 13 European countries and highlights diplomats from eleven.
The exhibition was prepared by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (ENRS), in cooperation with the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw and the Silent Heroes Memorial Center in Berlin. It is endorsed by the Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme.
From 15 January until 20 February 2026
The International Atomic Energy Agency
This exhibition showcases the IAEA’s work on nuclear science and technology, energy, safeguards, safety and security. It highlights how the safe, secure and peaceful uses of nuclear science benefit health, food security, energy, the environment and much more.
The exhibit is organized and endorsed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Coming February 2026
Marie-Josèphe Angélique (1705-1734) depicted by artist Marilyn Carr-Harris. Courtesy of Dr. Afua Cooper.
A History Exposed
This exhibition explores Canada’s role in the global trade of enslaved Africans while examining the larger system of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. It was created by the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in partnership with the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia and guest curated by Dr. Afua Cooper.
The display of the exhibit was organized by the United Nations Outreach Programme on the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Slavery.
Coming March 2026
Virtual Exhibits
Photo: Artem Chystiak
UN Staff at Work
This exhibition offers a glimpse into the daily work of United Nations personnel around the world. The 80 photographs were contributed by UN staff from multiple countries and many different UN agencies and entities, celebrating the UN’s 80th Anniversary and honoring the people behind its mission. It is iIn connection with the 80th Anniversary of the United Nations and UN Day (24 October).
UN Staff at Work is organized by the UNSRC Photographic Society and endorsed by the United Nations Staff Union.
Photo: Sourav Das
Photography 4 Humanity
Photography 4 Humanity is an international initiative that calls on photographers from around the world to bring the power of human rights to life through their images. The photos included in this exhibit are the winner, finalists, and runners-up of the 2025 Photography 4 Humanity competition. It is in connection with Human Rights Day (10 December).
The exhibit is organized by Photography 4 Humanity?and endorsed by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
Ongoing Exhibit
Drawing by Hugh Ferriss for the Board of Design, 1947.
UN Headquarters: A Workshop for Peace
The exhibition features archival images of the planning and building of UNHQ between 1949 and 1952 and photos of the recently renovated compound. The exhibition also includes photos of the recently renovated UNHQ (renovation: 2008-2014).
The exhibition is organized by the Department of Global Communication.