Silk Kashan Carpet, made in Iran, probably Kashan, 16th century — The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Cosmology of Peace: Platforms for Experiential Collaboration
The Cosmology of Peace is RYB Global Development‘s master framework for turning the idea of peace from a distant ideal into something people can build, visit, and take part in. It transitions shared philosophy into experiential collaboration: hands-on platforms where researchers, artists, city-makers, and citizens shape harmony through practical, collaborative action rather than theory alone.
Discover our operational pillars below to see how we turn this framework into tangible impact, or explore how it connects to RYB’s wider Culture of Peace programme.
Cosmology of Peace
What Is the Cosmology of Peace?
Long before peace became a policy goal, civilizations already encoded ideas of harmony into colour, geometry, and cosmic order — from the primary palettes of ancient textiles to the layout of cities built around shared public space. The Cosmology of Peace takes this long view. It is the overarching architecture that connects RYB’s separate initiatives into one coherent story: not a single project, but the universal design that the Red Yellow Blue Silk Road, our creative-cities work, and our Culture Women’s Days all sit inside.
The Cosmology of Peace extends this universal design outward — from ancient colour traditions to a connected programme of research and cultural exchange.
The Operational Pillars: Frameworks in Action
Our operational pillars provide the structural blueprint for turning shared principles into measurable real-world outcomes. We don’t just discuss harmony — we build the platforms that host it.
1. Red Yellow Blue Silk Road Initiatives
A global research project and touring exhibition tracing how unrelated civilizations independently converged on the same primary colour palette for textiles, art, and cultural memory. Cross-continental creative hubs bring together researchers, historians, and digital innovators around shared cultural archives, building modern cross-cultural narratives that unite distinct communities through shared experience.
→ Explore the Red Yellow Blue Silk Road
2. Collaborative Urban Peacebuilding
This pillar treats the city itself as a platform for peace. Civic leaders, town planners, and residents co-design interactive community labs and shared public spaces, turning urban architecture into a dynamic setting for dialogue and everyday encounters that reduce structural segregation. Our Creative Cities for Culture of Peace initiative, with Amsterdam as a proposed first city, is where this pillar takes concrete shape.
→ Discover Creative Cities for Culture of Peace
3. Culture Women’s Days
A coordinated calendar of national days across all 193 UN member states, using arts and heritage to advance equality and recognise women as a foundation of global harmony. Each day connects local culture to a shared global call to action.
From Universal Design to Everyday Practice
Each pillar stands on its own, but together they express one underlying idea: that a culture of peace, as defined by UNESCO, is built through daily practice — through colour, craft, cities, and calendars — as much as through policy. This is also why the Cosmology of Peace is not separate from RYB’s data and country work. Every pillar connects back to the same 193 countries, the same Data Revolution, and the same Sustainable Development Goals that anchor RYB Global Development as a whole.
Shape the Universal Design Through Active Participation
True harmony is not a passive agreement; it is a shared space we build together. We invite innovators, cultural leaders, and organisations to step onto our collaborative platforms. By matching diverse regional insights with hands-on initiatives, your contribution helps test, refine, and scale new models for global coexistence.