Mission

• Research and preserve Palestinian history

• Showcase the Palestinian experience, pre- and post-Nakbah, in Palestine and in the diaspora

• Celebrate Palestinian cultural and artistic achievements

• Tell the Palestinian story to US and global audience through works of art, film, literature, and mixed media

• Serve as a cultural common ground for all Palestinians

Principles

  The Museum is an independent non-profit organization

• The Museum will espouse a nonreligious and nonpolitical posture

• The Museum will accept donations that fully comply with its policies, principles, and mission

• The Museum will be led, managed, and controlled by Palestinians (or those of Palestinian descent)

• The Museum will be governed by a diverse board of directors reflective of the Palestinian community in the US

• The Museum will maintain a board of advisors to provide artistic and strategic guidance