Organised by Cardiff University School of Architecture in partnership with Cymru Global; supported by Being Human Festival
The Temple of Peace and Health is one of Cardiff’s most recognisable civic landmarks, but whose stories does it tell?
Join researchers, students and community partners for a day exploring Contested Pasts, Inclusive Futures, a student-led exhibition that reinterprets the Temple through gendered labour, colonial material flows and overlooked histories. Through architectural research, archival materials, film, models and design, the project examines how ideas of peace, health and remembrance have been shaped over time.
Discover how women’s contributions, global supply chains and cross-cultural connections have influenced the building and its meanings. Learn how students have worked with heritage collections and community partners to create new ways of understanding the Temple’s past and imagining its future.
The event includes guided tours, exhibition highlights and opportunities for discussion about heritage, identity, belonging and wellbeing in contemporary Wales.
