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We explore human rights from many different angles and perspectives. Check out our past events (since March 2018).

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November 2023

November 24 to 30, 2023

Cost: CMHR Members: Free, General Tickets: $10

Location: Cinematheque 100 Arthur St., Suite 304, Winnipeg

Event details
A smiling young woman in a headscarf stands in a crowd. The image has a date-stamp: 25-10-2006.

Friends Gala 2023: Raising our voices

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Cost: $500 per person

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall

Event details
In a large hall, hundreds of diners sit at round tables while a woman speaks at a podium.

Human‐made at the Museum

Saturday, November 11 and Sunday, November 12, 2023

Cost: See below

Location: Throughout open areas in the Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Event details
A group of people gathering and chatting in a large hall. One person is shopping at a kiosk.

Holiday Programming

November 11, 2023 to January 6, 2024

Cost:

Location: In the Museum

Event details
A female musician dressed in a red, sleeveless dress is playing a gold saxophone.

In conversation with Indigenous veteran Devin Beaudry

Friday, November 10, 2023

Cost: Free

Location: Canadian Journeys gallery, Level 2, Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Event details
A close-up of a fiery red poppy in a field of poppies. The picture has been stylized so that only the red flowers are in vivid colour and the surrounding field is in black and white.

Remembering Indigenous veterans

Friday, November 3, 2023

Cost:

Location: Manitoba Teachers’ Society Classrooms, Level 1, Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Event details
The National Aboriginal Veterans monument, an outdoor statue featuring three Indigenous veterans, a bear, a wolf and an eagle taking flight on top.

October 2023

Brunch at Drag-ula’s Den

Sunday, October 29, 2023 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Cost: $36 per person.

Location: Boreal Bistro, Level 1, Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Event details
A vampire dressed in a velvety red dress peeks through a red wooden box with her long, black nails.

Migration Moon: Share a pipe ceremony and potluck

October 21, 2023

Cost: Free, registration required

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The group will meet in Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1 and proceed together to level 6.

Event details
A large number of snow geese along with a few Ross’s geese fly across a grey sky.

September 2023

Take part in “reconcili‐action” at the CMHR

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Cost: Free

Location: Garden of Contemplation, Level 3

Event details
An image of an orange shirt with the text Every Child Matters is projected on an exterior wall of the Museum.

Nuit Blanche 2023

September 23, 2023

Cost: Free

Location: At the Museum

Event details
Many people stand between two intricately patterned joined mirrors that reflect green lights and a throng of onlookers.

The Mating Moon – How do we stay thankful in the era of swiping?

Saturday, September 23, 2023

Cost: Free, registration required

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1

Event details
The cut cross-section of an old tree reveals its many, many rings and splits in the wood that developed over time.

September 22 to 27, 2023

Cost: CMHR Members: Free, General Tickets: $10 Cinematheque is offering a pay-what-you-can option for this film.

Location: Dave Barber Cinematheque, 100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg

Event details
A drawing of a wooden shelter is covered in strips that comprise human faces.

Woman, Life, Freedom

September 16, 2023 to March 31, 2024

Cost: This space is free to access

Location: The Forks North Portage Partnership Classroom Lobby

Event details
A white banner hangs on a wall, bearing the words "Woman, Life, Freedom" in black. Small coloured squares with text are attached to the banner around the text.

World Wellness Day at the Museum

September 15 and 16, 2023

Cost:

Location: Throughout the Museum

Event details
A ballet slipper lies in a tall prairie grass field near a large glass building.

August 2023

August 25 to 31, 2023

Cost: CMHR Members: Free, General Tickets: $10

Location: Cinematheque, 100 Arthur St., Suite 304, Winnipeg

Event details
An Indigenous woman stands in a field of prairie grasses. There is a blue sky with grey clouds behind her as the sun shines on her.

Celebrate Emancipation Day at the Museum

Friday, August 4, 2023

Cost: Free ticket recommended

Location: Buhler Hall, Level 1, Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Event details
A crowded hall of people.

July 2023

Cree Métis beading with Knowledge Keeper Marilyn Dykstra

Sunday, July 30

Cost: Included with admission

Location: Level 5 – PCL terrace

Event details
A pair of light purple felt earrings with dark purple sewn borders. In the middle of the earrings are beaded flowers.

Learning to fly right

July 29, 2023

Cost: Free, registration required

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1

Event details
Fifteen geese fly in formation across a blue sky with mauve-coloured clouds. Beneath the flock, a rising hill is covered with spruce trees and a few white houses.

Cree earring beading with Knowledge Keeper Marilyn Dykstra

Sunday, July 9, 2023

Cost: Included with admission

Location: Level 5 – PCL terrace

Event details
Brightly coloured beads in various shapes and sizes hang from hooks on a white pegboard.

Peyakôskan: One family, one bond, one nation

Saturday, July 8, 2023

Cost: Free, registration required.

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1

Event details
A patch of bright yellow dandelions with green leaves, photographed from above.

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