Canadian Museum for Human Rights

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Right Honorable Michaëlle Jean, former Governor General of Canada

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A pattern of pineapples, cameras, handprints, floral bouquets and shirts.

ARTiculate Our Rights

Submission deadline extended to January 31

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Smears of red, blue, purple and yellow paint.

Friday Night Rights

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A pair of hands hold up a phone to photograph two couples smiling inside the Museum’s Tower of Hope. They stand in front of a large window with a view of Winnipeg's cityscape at night.

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Canadian Museum for Human Rights

85 Israel Asper Way
Winnipeg, MB
R3C 0L5

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Events

La Nuit des idées (Night of Ideas)

Friday, January 31, 2020

Cost: Free programs, $5 gallery admission

A crowd of people watches a band play on a brightly lit stage.

New Music Festival immersive soundscapes

Friday, January 31, 2020

Cost: Free (does not include gallery admission)

A group of geese standing on ice and snow bordered by prairie grasses. The image has been digitally altered: from left to right it becomes increasingly blurred and abstract.

Exhibitions

Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War

October 2019 to November 2020

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A group of young women and girls in their teens stand together on the front porch of a building. Most are dressed in white blouses and blue skirts, with two girls also wearing blue sweaters. To the right, a doorway reveals a roomful of students sitting at wooden desks and writing on notepads.

Time to Act: Rohingya Voices

June 2019 to April 2020

Exhibition details

Rohingya women, children and men wade through waist-high muddy river water. Some carry young children, while others carry bags of possessions, including household items.

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Stories

Dick Patrick: An Indigenous veteran’s fight for inclusion

By Jason Permanand and Steve McCullough

A snow-covered country road with mountains in the background.

Claiming our rights as a transgender family

By Amanda Jetté Knox

A smiling family of six in a living room.

Language rights are human rights

By Rémi Courcelles

A stop sign and street sign in both English and French are seen in front of trees.

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Photo: CMHR, Jessica Sigurdson