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Welcome - Canadian Museum for Human Rights

“Education got us into this mess and education will get us out of it.”

The Honourable Murray Sinclair, lawyer and former Canadian senator

Portrait of an older Indigenous man with long gray hair pulled back, wearing a dark blazer, purple shirt, and decorative bolo tie, sitting in a softly lit hallway with an out-of-focus background. Partially obscured.

Photo: Adrian Wyld, The Canadian Press

The Witness Blanket

September 20, 2024 – September 20, 2027

Experience the connections between human rights and our shared history in each of the multi‐dimensional, quilt‐like sections of the Witness Blanket.

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A museum exhibition featuring a large, curved freestanding wooden wall on which is mounted numerous small objects arranged in diamond and rectangular patterns. In the foreground, there circular benches creating an inviting space for visitors to view and contemplate the exhibit. Partially obscured.

Exhibitions

Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge

January 31, 2025 to fall 2026

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A large group of protestors march through a city while two uniformed RCMP officers keep watch. In this black-and-white image, the protestors' signs and banners call for an end to discriminatory practices against members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community. Partially obscured.

Broken Promises: The Dispossession of Japanese Canadians

Saturday, September 23 2025 to Sunday, October 25 2026

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Black-and-white image of women and children standing on a gravel road in front of a field. Partially obscured.
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Location

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Hours

Open Today:

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Admission

Adult General Admission:

$23

Events

The Portrait of Georges Forest

Thursday, June 4 – Saturday, June 6 and Thursday, June 25 – Friday, June 26

Cost: Free with gallery admission.

Program details
A stop sign and street sign in both English and French are seen in front of trees. Partially obscured.

For classrooms: Special virtual tour for Pride

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Cost: Free

Program details
Three silhouettes of people walking past a large wall panel featuring the logo for the Love in a Dangerous Time exhibition. The silhouettes are blurred as the individuals are walking from left to right. Partially obscured.
Upcoming Events

Stories

Every Canadian’s responsibility

By Karine Duhamel

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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.

Treaty 3: Honouring its truths

By Carlie Kane

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Mist rises off a large, calm lake surrounded by an evergreen forest. Partially obscured.

The life and death of Elzéar Goulet

By Karine Duhamel

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Riders on horseback with arrows and lances drawn ride across a rolling prairie landscape towards a herd of buffalo. Partially obscured.

Canada’s Indian residential schools: Childhood denied

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A group of boys in pyjamas kneel on single beds, heads bowed and hands clasped as if in prayer. A woman stands in the room, her hands clasped in the same way. Partially obscured.
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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.

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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

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