Following St David’s Day 1 March 2025, WCIA are delighted to have worked with ITV Wales producer Megan Booth on her short feature exploring the history of the Daffodil. “Let Peace Bloom across the hillsides of Wales” A little known but fascinating ‘fun fact’ for St David’s Day, is the […]
Read moreBy WCIA Volunteer, Meg Russell On June 9, The Delegation of the Government of Catalonia to the United Kingdom and Ireland visited the Temple of Peace during their trip to Wales. The delegation were welcomed by WCIA volunteers, Tom Chambers and Meg Russell. Tom lead the tour of the Temple […]
Read moreThis Easter marks a ‘Centenary’ for WCIA – as we celebrate the founding after World War One of our predecessor body, the Welsh League of Nations Union (WLNU), which formally came into being over the Easter Weekend of 21-22 April 1922. […]
Read moreReproduced from Chris Olsen’s Blog. On the beautiful campus of Cardiff University sits one of the most recognisable buildings in the city, the Temple of Peace. The Temple’s iconic, art deco, neoclassical architecture has been used for the filming of many popular fantasy adaptations for stage and screen, from Doctor Who and Sherlock to […]
Read more#OTD #OnThisDay 100 years ago, 29 January 1922, the campaigns of the Welsh League of Nations Union (WLNU) were officially kickstarted at a meeting in Shrewsbury – where philanthropist and founding patron David Davies of Llandinam unexpectedly announced that he would “endow the Welsh movement with a sum.. that would […]
Read moreOn the evening of 17th January, 1946, the world’s first United Nations General Assembly was formally opened with a ceremonial gathering at London’s Royal Albert Hall – the ‘British Welcome’ to delegates of every nation. Reading through this opening programme from the Temple of Peace Archives (below), one remarkable thing […]
Read moreFollowing the 82nd Anniversary of the Temple of Peace, we want to share different perspectives on the importance of its legacy, the multiplicity of projects of those translational organizations based on the venue and the key role that the latter plays in cooperation as well as the forthcoming challenges brought […]
Read moreWe are following Welsh Government and official Public Health Wales guidelines and as the Government is now recommending non-essential contact; the team have decided to work from home. If you have a non-essential event at the Temple of Peace coming up soon, please get in touch with the Venue […]
Read moreSEARCH / VIEW the WW1 Book of Remembrance (Link to National Library of Wales viewer) Download Printable PDF Booklet Temple Tour – Book of Remembrance (WCIA website – page designed for phone / tablet users) Wales’ Temple of Peace and Health, home of the Welsh Centre for International Affairs and the HLF-funded […]
Read moreInterview with WCIA trustee Chrishan Kamalan conducted by UNA Exchange 2019/2020 volunteers Helene Chaland and Loeiza Stucker on January 31st 2020. […]
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