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The Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The Museum is accessible to all

Every one of our exhibitions tells a unique story in the diverse world of human rights. And like the world of human rights, our exhibitions are always changing. So be sure to visit before they’re gone.

Exhibitions 1 – 7 of 7

Dimensions in Testimony

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.

Reclaiming Power and Place

May 3, 2025 - April 5, 2030

Exhibition details
Six red dresses and a white dress in the middle are suspended on wooden clothes hangers in front of a backdrop. A white star glows at the location of the heart on the central white dress. The backdrop features patterns on a birchbark texture. Some of the patterns are illuminated from behind to create glowing star-like features on the panels. Partially obscured.

Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge

January 31, 2025 to early 2026

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.

The Witness Blanket

September 20, 2024 to September 20, 2027

Exhibition details
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.

Climate Justice

June 2022 to June 2025

Exhibition details
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.

Strength in Numbers: The Polish Solidarity Movement

January 2020 to August 2026

Exhibition details
A woman wearing a dress cups her hand to a megaphone placed at her mouth. She is standing elevated above a crowd of people at a gate, with two flags waving nearby. Partially obscured.

Galleries

Permanent

Exhibition details
A museum gallery containing a large circular structure with horizontal wooden slats; glass cases containing artifacts; and projections on the wall. Partially obscured.

Past exhibitions

We explore human rights from many different angles and perspectives. Check out our past exhibitions.

Explore Past Exhibitions

Dimensions in Testimony

Saturdays at 1:15 p.m. (English) and 2:15 p.m. (French).
Times are subject to change.

Interact with two Holocaust survivors using innovative technology that allows you to ask questions and get real‐time responses. Now and into the future, museum visitors, including students, will be able to converse with these eyewitnesses to history.

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.

Reclaiming Power and Place

May 3, 2025 - April 5, 2030

Discover how two local Indigenous artists/matriarchs respond to the need for justice by creating awareness through art and action.

Exhibition details
Six red dresses and a white dress in the middle are suspended on wooden clothes hangers in front of a backdrop. A white star glows at the location of the heart on the central white dress. The backdrop features patterns on a birchbark texture. Some of the patterns are illuminated from behind to create glowing star-like features on the panels.

Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge

January 31, 2025 to early 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.

The Witness Blanket

September 20, 2024 to 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.

Exhibition details
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.

Climate Justice

June 2022 to June 2025

This new exhibit explores the connections between human rights and climate change.

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

Strength in Numbers: The Polish Solidarity Movement

January 2020 to August 2026

Strength in Numbers demonstrates the power of collective action during one of the largest labour uprisings in modern times.

Exhibition details
A woman wearing a dress cups her hand to a megaphone placed at her mouth. She is standing elevated above a crowd of people at a gate, with two flags waving nearby.

Galleries

Permanent

Exhibition details
A museum gallery containing a large circular structure with horizontal wooden slats; glass cases containing artifacts; and projections on the wall.

Past exhibitions

We explore human rights from many different angles and perspectives. Check out our past exhibitions.

Explore Past Exhibitions
People in a museum gallery explore tall wooden panels with wildlife and Métis beadwork. There are curved horizontal wooden slats to the right. Partially obscured.

Photo: CMHR, Chronic Creative

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