For the first time ever, the International Network of Museums for Peace Conference is coming to North America. We invite you to join us in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

This conference will provide an opportunity for knowledge keepers, community leaders, museum workers, artists, activists, and scholars to gather in Winnipeg, on Treaty 1 Territory and the homeland of the Red River Métis, to explore the transformative role museums can play in fostering empathy, decolonization, rematriation/repatriation, promoting human rights and cultivating a culture of peace.

If you are an International Network of Museums for Peace member, or someone who is ready to engage with the conference’s theme, consider attending.

This will be the 12th International Network of Museums for Peace Conference. It is being organized by the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and the International Network of Museums for Peace.

The International Network of Museums for Peace (INMP) Conference 2026 will focus on the potential for museums, storytellers and others caring for, and creating, cultural heritage to promote truth, invite dialogue and reflection, and advance reconciliation.

The bulk of the content will be coming from you, the participants, and we are looking for you to propose your ideas.

Deadline for submission

November 15, 2025

Early bird pricing (until May 31, 2026): CAN $475

We strive to offer barrier‐free participation. If affordability is an issue, please reach out to inmpconference2026@humanrights.ca.

Check back after January 26, 2026 for updates.

Check back after January 26, 2026 for updates.

Travel and accommodation are not included in conference registration fee, and must be booked and paid for by individual attendees.

Hotel

A special conference rate of CAN$229 has been secured at the Fort Garry Hotel. Rooms are available on a first come, first served basis. Secure your room by July 1, 2026.

Known for its friendly and welcoming spirit, Winnipeg is a diverse multicultural city with a rich and varied history. An Indigenous trading centre prior to the arrival of the Europeans, Winnipeg was at the heart of the country’s fur trade and instrumental in developing Canada’s gateway to the west. Home to a grain exchange that once rivalled the largest markets in the world, Winnipeg’s architecture and neighbourhoods reflect the profound character of what was once a small prairie town.

Over the last decades, Winnipeg has developed into a cosmopolitan city complete with top‐notch restaurants, swanky boutiques, exciting attractions and an arts and culture scene that bursts with talent and originality.

Check back after January 26, 2026 for updates.