Between Us: Muslim Journeys
A Public Humanities Storytelling Initiative
Between Us creates opportunities for dialogue, reflection, and community engagement through public humanities storytelling and shared lived experiences.
Peace Pavilion is rooted in the humanities through oral history, cultural storytelling, public history, religious studies, and facilitated community dialogue. Through exhibitions and public programs, the organization creates spaces for reflection, interpretation, and engagement with the lived experiences that shape our shared civic and cultural life.
Why It Matters
At a time of growing distance and persistent misrepresentation, Between Us creates space for stories and perspectives that are often unseen or unheard. Through personal narratives, cultural storytelling, and public dialogue, the initiative foregrounds lived and collective experiences that invite reflection on identity, belonging, memory, and shared civic life.
By creating opportunities for audiences to encounter aspects of their own lives reflected in the experiences of others, the initiative encourages curiosity, reflection, and meaningful community engagement. It offers welcoming spaces where conversation, interpretation, and connection can emerge naturally across diverse communities.
What Participants Experience
Participants engage with Between Us through storytelling, public dialogue, and interpretive experiences that encourage reflection, cultural understanding, and meaningful community engagement.
- Personal narratives shared through visual, oral, and multimedia storytelling formats.
- Themes of identity, migration, belonging, memory, contribution, and community life.
- Opportunities for reflection, dialogue, and shared interpretation.
- Welcoming and accessible spaces designed to encourage participation across diverse communities.
A Distinct Public Humanities Approach
- A curatorial approach rooted in participatory storytelling and facilitated public engagement.
- A flexible exhibition model designed to adapt to diverse community spaces and cultural contexts.
- An emphasis on reflection, dialogue, and shared interpretation that encourages meaningful participation beyond viewing.
- Partnerships with cultural, educational, and community institutions that support collaborative public programming.
- A human-centered practice shaped by ethical storytelling, humanities research, public dialogue, evaluation, and long-term cultural stewardship.
Community Partnerships & Hosting
Between Us: Muslim Journeys is designed to support collaborative public humanities programming in cultural institutions, community spaces, libraries, educational settings, and civic environments.
Each installation and program is adapted to meet the needs and interests of local communities while creating opportunities for reflection, dialogue, storytelling, and shared interpretation grounded in lived experience and cultural understanding.
About Us
Peace Pavilion is a 501(c)(3) cultural nonprofit creating inclusive, welcoming spaces that share the lived experiences and cultural narratives of Muslim American communities.
Through exhibitions, public programs, and learning initiatives, Peace Pavilion fosters reflection, cultural understanding, and meaningful community engagement through the humanities.
The organization is guided by long-term stewardship, responsible governance, and a commitment to public trust.
Support The Work
Peace Pavilion’s work is sustained through partnerships, philanthropy, and community support that advance public humanities programming, cultural storytelling, and inclusive community engagement.
Support helps sustain exhibitions, public programs, oral history initiatives, and collaborative learning experiences that foster reflection, dialogue, and cultural understanding across communities.
