This booklet is intended to stimulate discussion about the potential influence of peace museums as a way to educate the public about peace. Four papers are included representing four somewhat different perspectives. The first paper, "The Environment for Peace Education: The Peace Museum Idea" (Terence Duffy), outlines the origins and the growth of the peace museum idea and discusses categories of such museums, especially the Irish Peace Museum Project. The second article, "On the Creative Principles, Message, and Thematic Content of a Peace Museum" (Peter van den Dungen), details some of the principles and content of a peace museum, presenting a general outline of 18 possible major themes. The third paper, "A Peace Museum as a Center for Peace Education: What do Japanese Students Think of Peace Museums" (Kazuyo Yamane), discusses present trends and possibilities in the peace museum field. The final essay, "Peace Museums as Potential Instruments of Peace Education: Viewpoints Expressed by Members of the PEC Network" (Ake Bjerstedt), provides responses to a questionnaire about the positive interest in the idea of peace museums as potential instruments for peace education, based on 60 respondents from 25 different countries. (EH)