Canadian Museum for Human Rights

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1

Friday Night Rights

Kick off your weekend the rights way! $5 admission after 5 p.m. and a special behind-the-scenes tour.

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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.

ARTiculate Our Rights

Submissions close January 17, 2020

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Smears of red, blue, purple and yellow paint.

Explore Canada’s proclamation through augmented reality

August 2019 to February 2021

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A visitor's hands hold a tablet that carries an image of four animated people including a little boy, a young Indigenous woman, a man wearing an apron and a woman judge.

Location

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

85 Israel Asper Way
Winnipeg, MB
R3C 0L5

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Hours

Open Today:

10 a.m. - 9 p.m.

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Admission

Adult General Admission:

$18

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Events

Seeking justice after genocide

December 8, 2019

Cost: Free

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A group of people walking down a street with sign that reads “Commémoration du génocide contre les Tutsi du Rwanda. Avril-Juillet 1994. www.pagerwanda.ca”.

Free Friday night at the Museum!

December 6, 2019

Cost: Free after 5 p.m.

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Three women pose in front of a black wall.

Exhibitions

Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War

October 2019 to Winter 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

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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

What if you were taken from your family?

A story about Indian residential schools and their legacy

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A group of boys wearing pyjamas kneels on single beds with heads bowed and hands clasped as if in prayer. A woman stands in the room with her hands clasped in a similar manner.

What led to the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda?

By Jeremy Maron

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Thousands of refugees carrying their belongings and walking along a long dirt road. Bright green grass and bushes flank the road.

The Winnipeg General Strike

By Travis Tomchuk

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A large crowd gathered on a street

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Photo: CMHR, Keith Fraser