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New exhibit "Broken Promises" now open.

Welcome - Canadian Museum for Human Rights

“If there is to be perpetual peace in a world of nation states, the individuals who live in them must be free, their human rights must be respected.”

John P. Humphrey

A black-and-white photograph of an older man sitting on a sofa. He is dressed in a suit with a patterned tie and vest, resting one arm on the armrest and looking calmly toward the camera with a slight smile. Partially obscured.

Photo: Kari Berggrav, UN Photo

Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge

January 31, 2025 to fall 2026

From the 1950s to the 1990s, the Government of Canada systematically investigated, harassed and fired 2SLGBTQI+ members of the Canadian Armed Forces, the RCMP and the federal public service destroying careers, ruining lives and inflicting psychological damage on the community.

Exhibition details
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.

Exhibitions

Broken Promises: The Dispossession of Japanese Canadians

September 23, 2025 to April 2026

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

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.
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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:

$22

Events

Cree Teachings with Knowledge Keeper Marilyn Dykstra and Traditional Helper Peyton

Saturday, December 6, 2025

Cost: Registration required. Teaching: Free Art activity: $25.00, to be paid upon registration

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A full moon glows brightly in the night sky, framed by the arching tip of a green conifer branch with a few dried brown leaves hanging from it. Partially obscured.

International Human Rights Day at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights

December 10, 2025

Event details
A tall, illuminated glass-and-steel spire rises above the curved patterned roof of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, glowing in blue and white light against a soft grey sky. Partially obscured.
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Stories

Shikata Ga Nai / It Can’t Be Helped

By Travis Tomchuk

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A young Japanese Canadian couple pose in a field with trees in the background. Partially obscured.

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

By Karine Duhamel

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Drawing of a diverse group of people, one of whom holds up a blank page meant to symbolize the Declaration. Partially obscured.

Canada, antisemitism and the Holocaust

By Jeremy Maron

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Black and white photo of three signs on a post, reading “Christians only,” “Jews not allowed” and “Danger.” Partially obscured.

The intergenerational effects of displacement

By Damhat Zagros

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Watercolour painting of a group of adults and children, their faces obscured, standing in a field. All the women’s heads are covered and most people are carrying backpacks and have things in their hands. 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

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