Behind every story,
a person.
Peace Pavilion is a nonprofit building a national storytelling ecosystem — oral histories, a traveling exhibition, public programs, and the future Museum of Muslim Stories — that preserves the lived experiences of Muslim Americans before they are lost.
Four centuries here. Not one national museum for this story.
in America
nationhood
for this story
stories underway
For more than four centuries, Muslims have been part of the American story — as enslaved Africans, immigrants, entrepreneurs, artists, soldiers, public servants, and citizens. Yet much of this history remains absent from America’s public memory.
When we know one another’s stories, fear has less room to grow.
This work isn’t about one community alone. It’s about what happens to all of us when the people around us are finally seen as human first.
From a single voice to a lasting record.
Every part of what we build follows the same simple path — from the moment a story is told to the day it becomes part of the nation’s memory.
Collect
We gather oral histories and lived experiences from Muslim Americans across the country.
Transform
We shape them into exhibitions, programs, and archives that invite people in.
Share
We carry them into communities through the Muslim Journeys exhibition and public events.
Preserve
We safeguard them for future generations in the Museum of Muslim Stories.
Every story preserved strengthens our shared humanity.
Become a
Story Steward.
A museum can preserve thousands of stories. A movement can inspire millions to preserve their own. There are four ways to begin today.
Become a Story Steward →
A movement already underway.
We’re building this step by step, through a disciplined, phased approach. Here’s what’s done — and what comes next.
Research & Feasibility
Groundwork establishing the need, the model, and the path for a national storytelling institution.
National Community Survey
Listening first: gathering input from communities across the country. Results coming soon.
The Legacy Tour
A national community-engagement tour building awareness and support for the museum, city by city.
Museum of Muslim Stories
The long-term vision: a permanent home preserving these stories for generations.
The journey ahead.
Two ways the work is moving into communities across the country — a national tour building support city by city, and a traveling exhibition already bringing Muslim American stories to life.
The Legacy Tour
A national journey to build community, city by city.
As we build the Museum of Muslim Stories, we’re bringing the journey to communities across the country — raising awareness, connecting with local storytellers, and inviting people to help build it. Expect conversations with our founder and board, family celebrations, and a first look at what’s to come.
Muslim Journeys
American Stories: 250 Years & Beyond
A public humanities initiative bringing Muslim American stories into the American record — through storytelling, oral history, art, and lived experience. Muslim Journeys creates spaces where people move beyond assumptions and embrace one another more fully.
The stories that shape our future are still being told today.
Every person carries a history that deserves to be remembered. Together, we’re building the relationships, the movement, and the future Museum of Muslim Stories—one story at a time.