On September 20, 2018, the city of Oak Ridge celebrated the Peace Pavillion Dedication and the first ringing of the International Friendship Bell.
The bell, which was cast in 1993, and the Peace Pavilion, created in 2018, symbolizes “a future being created by the ever increasing scientific and technological advances that benefit the world.” This new Peace Pavilion is a collaboration by many groups supporting the Oak Ridge community, including the City of Oak Ridge; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; and IACMI – The Composites Institute.
