Canadian Museum for Human Rights

"Decolonizing doesn’t hurt anybody. It’s exactly what everybody needs to do."

Buffy Sainte-Marie, CC, Indigenous Canadian American singer-songwriter

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Indigenous history and human rights

Discover the stories of Indigenous people and communities. Learn about Canada's history of colonialism and genocide. Reflect on how we can collectively work towards reconciliation.

A carved wooden box, showing the carved face of a person with a painted red hand over their mouth. Partially obscured. — Photo: CMHR, Aaron Cohen

The Witness Blanket

Inspired by a woven blanket, the Witness Blanket is a large‐scale work of art. It contains hundreds of items reclaimed from residential schools, churches, government buildings and traditional and cultural structures from across Canada.

Portion of a large artwork consisting of objects set in cedar frames. — Photo: CMHR, Aaron Cohen

Ukrainian Artists United

Until Sept. 30, 2023 - An intimate look at artists connecting, resisting and healing through the power of music. Their stories, told through images, voiceover and music, provide insight into their lives as people who are impacted by the ongoing war.

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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:

$18

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Events

Migration Moon: Share a pipe ceremony and potluck

October 21, 2023

Cost: Free, registration required

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Woman, Life, Freedom

September 16, 2023 to March 10, 2024

Cost: This space is free to access

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Upcoming Events

Stories

Truth and reconciliation: What’s next?

By Karine Duhamel

A closeup of a carved wooden box, showing the carved face of a person with a painted red hand over their mouth. Partially obscured.

Picking Up the Pieces: The Making of the Witness Blanket

Large artwork consisting of objects set in cedar frames. Partially obscured.

Pass the Mic: Let’s Talk About Racism

By Sarah Adomako-Ansah

Photo on the left – A biracial man dressed in drag. He is wearing a black headpiece, black leather gloves, a black leather dress and and black and white sweater. Photo in the centre – a Black woman wearing black and red Athletic gear, jumping. She has blonde braids. Photo on the right – a Sikh-Canadian man, smiling, wearing a black and white striped sweater, blue and brown pants, boots, and an orange turban, in the snow in front of a cabin. Partially obscured.

The nuts and bolts of reconciliation

By Karine Duhamel

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Exhibitions

Climate Justice

June 2022 to June 2024

A crowd of youth hold protest signs and stand behind a large banner that reads “La Terre Mère,” or “mother earth” in English. Partially obscured.

The road to reconciliation.

Permanent

A row of museum display cases with various artifacts inside. A guitar is displayed under glass. The guitar has a colourful floral print with a bird hand-painted onto its front. Partially obscured.

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Explore the Museum from home

Join Museum guides for virtual tours of our exhibits and architecture. Download our mobile app to check out the entire Museum, gallery by gallery. Discover our many special online experiences.

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

Indigenous history and human rights

The Witness Blanket

Ukrainian Artists United