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“Art has the ability to reach our heart. That's the first step to making change in the world.”

Carey Newman / Ha̱yałka̱ng̱a̱me, master carver and creator of the Witness Blanket

A man stands with a mic speaking to a crowd wearing traditional indigenous clothing infront of a wood panel art installation. Partially obscured. — Photo: Annie Kierans, CMHR

Reclaiming Power and Place: Indigenous Women and Their Rights to Safety and Justice

May 3, 2025 – April 5, 2030

Discover how two local Indigenous artists/matriarchs respond to the need for justice by creating awareness through art and action.

Exhibition details

Six red dresses and a white dress in the middle are suspended on wooden clothes hangers in front of a backdrop. A white star glows at the location of the heart on the central white dress. The backdrop features patterns on a birchbark texture. Some of the patterns are illuminated from behind to create glowing star-like features on the panels. Partially obscured.

Exhibitions

Dimensions in Testimony

Fridays and Saturdays at 1:15 p.m. (English) and 2:15 p.m. (French).
Times are subject to change.

Exhibition details

A small group of people sitting on wooden benches in a theatre face a screen showing an older woman seated in a chair. A man in a yellow shirt is standing to the right of the screen holding a microphone. Partially obscured.

Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present

June 27, 2026 to November 30, 2028

Exhibition details

Des femmes et des enfants transportant des fardeaux sur leur tête marchent le long d’un chemin de terre. Partially obscured.

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Location

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Hours

Open Today:

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Admission

Adult General Admission:

$23

Events

Creating Communities Through Colour and Care

Sunday, October 4, 2026

Cost: Free admission

Two teenage girls sit at a table, laughing and colouring in a design with markers, while another person sits nearby with their back to the camera. Partially obscured.

For classrooms: Queer History Month Tour

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Cost: Free

A small group of people walk by a large sign on a wall, made up of thick black horizontal lines with the English and French words “Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge” and “Amours cachés : La purge LGBT au Canada” distributed within the lines. The top and bottom lines are a mix of black and rainbow colours. Rainbow colours cover the left edge of the wall. Partially obscured.

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Stories

Every Canadian’s responsibility

By Karine Duhamel

A young woman with braided hair, wearing a maroon jacket and gray winter cap, looks forward resolutely. A red handprint is painted over her mouth and face. Partially obscured.

The Re‐emergence of 2Spirit People in the 21st Century

By Albert McLeod

A group of marchers carrying signs that read “2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations” are walking down the centre of a city street while onlookers watch behind barriers on both sides. Partially obscured.

Five Women Who Should Be Household Names in Canada

By Matthew McRae

Six red dresses are suspended in air on hangers in front of a backdrop. The backdrop features an image of a birch wood forest with more red dresses hanging in it. Partially obscured.

Heartbeat of a People

By Dave McLeod

Close-up on a group of people wearing beaded jackets and vests performing on stage. In the centreer, a man wearing glasses, a hat, and a large, beaded medallion sings into a microphone. Partially obscured.

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A smiling woman with light skin is filmed on a cell phone. She is wearing a lanyard with the words “Be inspired” and standing in front of an exhibit element made of horizontal strips of wood, some decorated with Indigenous art. Partially obscured. — Photo: CMHR, Scott Gillam