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Asia Pacific Peace Museum

Name: Asia Pacific Peace Museum
Address: 1775 Lawrence Avenue E, Toronto, ON, M1R2X7, CA
Telephone: +14162990111

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The world's first English-language museum dedicated to the history of World War II in Asia

05/26/2026

How can we mend a broken world?

One student visitor of the APPM Keisha created this artwork “Mending the World” and wrote: “The torn map represents conflict around the world. The red sewing represents understanding, peace, and unity. Instead of hiding the damage conflict and war have brought, the stitches are visible to show that peace does not mean forgetting the past, but learning from it.”

Keisha also “wants [her] art to present a vision of a future where understanding brings peace and connection instead of division in the world.”

Come visit the WongAvery Asia Pacific Peace Museum, be inspired, and reflect upon Keisha’s vision.

Keisha’s art was part of ’s History + Art = Peace project that took place earlier this year. To learn more about the project, visit www.alphaeducation.org/history-art-peace.

04/24/2026

Come explore the unfamiliar history about a group of Chinese men who volunteered to serve the Canadian military behind enemy lines during World War II in Asia.

Join the WongAvery Asia Pacific Peace Museum (APPM) in our Asian Heritage Month event, Talking History, on April 30th, 6:30pm - 8:30pm!

Catherine Little shares her fascinating story on writing her critically-acclaimed children’s book, Endgame: The Secret Force 136. A powerful book to read with your family, bring into your classroom, and use to spark conversations about identity, belonging, and the histories we don’t always hear.

Signed copies of Endgame and other books will be on sale.

Light refreshments and a free guided tour of the WongAvery Asia Pacific Peace Museum will be included. Get your tickets through the link in our bio!

04/22/2026

Come join a Book Talk by author Catherine Little at WongAvery Asia Pacific Peace Museum to explore the often-overlooked history of a group of Chinese men who volunteered to serve the Canadian military behind enemy lines during World War II in Asia.

Through portraying the relationship between a great-grandson and a great-grandfather, the critically-acclaimed children’s book, Endgame, transforms this complex history into an accessible narrative for younger generations.

Endgame is a powerful catalyst for conversations about identity and history, making it an essential addition to any classroom or home library seeking to inspire the next generation of historians and advocates.

📅 April 30th, 6:30pm-8:30pm
📍WongAvery Asia Pacific Peace Museum. 1775 Lawrence Ave. East, Toronto ON.

Click the link in our bio for mor details and tickets!

04/08/2026

To celebrate the second anniversary of the opening of the WongAvery Asia Pacific Peace Museum (APPM), join us on June 7, 2026 for a 5K run/walk 🏃 and a chance to win round-trip tickets from Toronto to Shanghai, with Southern China tours to Shanghai and surrounding cities included (courtesy of Jacco Tours)!

Register to participate and encourage your friends and family to sponsor your run! All proceeds go towards supporting the work of ALPHA Education and Asia Pacific Peace Museum in advancing public awareness and understanding of the history of World War II in Asia, and its significance in fostering the values of peace and humanity.

Register through the link in our bio today! For inquiries, contact [email protected]. See you there!

03/11/2026

We had such a successful exhibition of “Threads of Memory and Art” at the Toronto Botanical Gardens ! With over 400 pieces of student artworks, the exhibition is a moving display of creative expression, empathy, and student voice.

As the culmination of ’s History + Art = Peace, this exhibition featured artworks inspired by students’ reflections and discussions around the history of World War II. As one of our student panelists said at our launch event last Thursday, art is an important medium for student voice as it can extend beyond words.

In addition to our student panel, our launch event included a teacher panel and a superintendent panel. There was also a musical performance of “When You Believe”! The launch event was attended by approximately 150 students, parents, teachers, and community members. Over 500 people visited during the course of the exhibition!

A big thank you to our staff, volunteers, and everyone behind the scenes who made this launch and exhibition happen! And a special thanks to the students and teachers who participated. Your voice matters!

03/04/2026

APPM Art Alert! Today, we are showcasing this artwork by Grade 10 student Bernardo. In this piece titled “Love”, Bernardo “depict[s] a mother holding her child, both wearing a red cloth around them.”

Bernardo wrote this in his artistic statement: “The background shows war and destruction, whilst the foreground represents love, hope and new beginnings. The mother and child are also heart-shaped, combined with the red it is meant to represent very strong love. The child also is a symbol for new beginnings, and in a sense, the mom is placing hope in the child, hope for a brighter, better future.”

Artwork by students like Bernardo will be on display at the Toronto Botanical Gardens between March 5 and 9. This exhibition is the culmination of ALPHA Education’s History + Art = Peace program! More than 500 students participated in a series of two workshops and visited the WongAvery Asia Pacific Peace Museum (APPM) to engage in conversations of peace and justice. Come join us!

02/18/2026

On February 8th, 1942, Japanese troops marched into the then-British colony of Singapore, which began an occupation that would end only with the rest of the Pacific theatre in 1945. While the Allies outnumbered the Japanese, the poor strategy of spreading out the Allied troops too thinly meant that Singapore fell in just one week.

Following the British surrender, over 80,000 British, Australian, Indian, and Singaporean troops were taken as prisoners of war.

One such prisoner was Leo Rawlings, who joined the army as a Regimental Artist, had been captured after the fall of Singapore on the 15th. Held in Changi Jail, Rawlings created paintings of fellow prisoners to record the diseases that they were exposed to.

This part of his artworks provided an invaluable documentation of illnesses contracted by soldiers in Japanese camps – bringing to light the deplorable conditions that POWs had to endure.

To learn more about the fall of Singapore and its devastating consequences, visit the WongAvery Asia Pacific Peace Museum by booking your tickets through the link in our bio.

02/05/2026

“It only takes one to start making a difference” – a message left by a student, inspired, after his school visit to the WongAvery Asia Pacific Peace Museum (APPM).

Such school visits include a guided tour of the galleries, curated to the class’s specific focus with engaging in-gallery activities and discussions. Through learning at different themed galleries, students are encouraged to explore an important episode of human history from multiple perspectives such as media literacy, humanitarianism, human resilience and postwar justice.

The gallery visit is followed by a debriefing session for the students to address their inquiries and deepen their critical understanding of the history of WWII in Asia.

Check out the “Visit” section on the APPM website and book a free school visit.

01/26/2026

NEW EXHIBITION COMING SOON!

and is proud to present Threads of Memory & Art, a student art exhibition funded by the Government of Canada.

This exhibition is the culmination of ALPHA Education’s History + Art = Peace program! More than 500 students participated in a series of two workshops and visited the WongAvery Asia Pacific Peace Museum (APPM) to engage in conversations of peace and justice.

Come and visit the Toronto Botanical Gardens between March 4 and March 10 to see over 500+ art pieces and more than a thousand origami butterflies created by high school students from across the GTA!

For more information, check out www.alphaeducation.org/history-art-peace

01/16/2026

Unit 731 was the headquarters of Japan’s biological and chemical weapons research centres during WWII in Asia. Unit 731 conducted brutal and inhumane experiments on prisoners of war and civilian prisoners to study human reactions to disease and bacteria.

The civilians and prisoners of war, often of Chinese, Korean, Mongolian, and Russian descent, were subjected to horrifying experiments, including vivisection, forced pregnancy, and exposure to bacteria. There were no survivors of Unit 731.

Led by Lieutenant General Ishii Shiro, a microbiologist and military surgeon, and supported by thousands of medical professionals, it makes us ponder where is the stance of medical ethics when it comes to military and political gain. The atrocities committed at Unit 731 were mostly covered up and the key personnel were not tried at the IMTFE; many even pursued illustrious careers in medicine and academia after the war.

How and why could this injustice happen? What lessons could we learn from these crimes against humanity? Visit the WongAvery Asia Pacific Peace Museum (APPM) and explore more.

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1775 Lawrence Avenue E
Toronto, ON
M1R2X7

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 4pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 4pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 4pm
Thursday	9:30am - 4pm
Friday	9:30am - 4pm
Saturday	9:30am - 4pm

Telephone

+14162990111

Website

http://asiapacificpeacemuseum.com/

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