April 26, 2022 - October 15, 2022

Exhibit Overview

The exhibit celebrated 50 years of Tempe Sister Cities "Bringing the World Together - one friendship at a time." Tempe became the first American city to partner with a city behind the Iron Curtain when it initiated its inaugural student exchange with Skopje, Yugoslavia (present North Macedonia) in 1972. Since then, 10 cities from five continents joined the Tempe Sister Cities program in cross-cultural efforts to build friendships between people and communities. 

The exhibition was a partnership between the Tempe History Museum, Tempe Sister Cities, the ASU Melikian Center, and ASU Library volunteers.