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FREE admission every First Sunday of the month 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

The Museum is accessible to all

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

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Past events 101 – 120 of 308

June 2023

Prioritizing Indigenous Values in Wildlife Conservation

Monday, June 12, 2023

Cost: Free, email to register beepeg2023@gmail.com

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Event details
Smiling female wearing a fur-lined parka posing in front of a mountainous terrain.

How do we grow our hope and faith?

Saturday, June 3, 2023

Cost: Free, registration required

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

Event details
The night sky is lit up green, yellow and blue with Northern lights. There are large, tall trees on the right-hand side of the image and a lake to the left.

May 2023

Human Rights Through Film: Twice Colonized

May 31 to June 8, 2023

Cost: CMHR Members: Free, General Tickets: $8

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

Event details
Aaju Peter covers her eyes and cheeks with her bare hands. Tattoos are visible on her forehead, chin, fingers and wrists. Her hands and the visible parts of her face are illuminated and are framed by her dark curly hair and angular shoulders.

Celebrate Pride Brunch

Sunday, May 28, 2023 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Cost: $30

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

Event details
A stack of waffles topped with blueberries, maple syrup and powdered sugar.

Lady Muse and The Inspirations

Friday, May 26, 2023 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Cost: Free, registration required

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

Event details
Drag queen with shoulder-length blonde hair wearing silver jewelry and a purple dress poses in front of a silver background.

Rainbow Tales

Saturday, May 20, 2023 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Cost: Free, registration required

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Carolyn Sifton Foundation Terrace, Level 6

Event details
Colourful illustration of a book with rainbow-coloured pages that is open in the middle. There is a nature scene coming out of the book, which includes a rainbow, mountain, lake, trees, flowers and grass.

Be an Upstander Showcase

Friday, May 12, 2023, 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Cost: Free

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Event details
Two people looking at a poster.

What’s love got to do with it?

Saturday, May 6, 2023

Cost: Free, registration required

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

Event details
A white figure of a turtle with a frog on its back sitting on top of a colourful star blanket.

National MMIWG2S+ Awareness Day

Friday, May 5 to Sunday, May 7

Cost: Free

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Level 1 Gallery

Event details
Five red dresses, representing missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, hang in a row in the Canadian Journeys gallery as part of an exhibit titled “From Sorrow to Strength.” Behind the dresses, the scene of a snow-covered forest with more red dresses hung on the branches of trees is displayed on a series of banners.

April 2023

Sustainable Fashion: Make, mend and defend

Friday, April 14, 2023, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Cost: Free, registration required

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Stuart Clark Garden of Contemplation, Level 3

Event details
Garment workers sit at desks with sewing machines in a warehouse.

Human Rights Through Film: Women Talking

April 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17 and 22, 2023

Cost: Free for members, $8 for general public

Location: Cinematheque, 100 Arthur Street, Suite 304, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Event details
A group of women dressed in head coverings and long dresses are gathered in a barn filled with hay bales and lit by lanterns. Some of them standing and some are sitting while they look to the left.

March 2023

Two‐Spirit Journeys

Friday, March 31, 2023, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Cost: Free, registration required

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

Event details
Elder Ma-Nee Chacaby stands outside surrounded by trees and cabin looking up at the sky playing a drum.

Spring Break 2023 

March 25 to April 2, 2023

Cost: Free for kids 12 and under

Location: Throughout Museum

Event details
Two guitar players in bright and colourful outfits sing into microphones in front of a balloon arch.

Behind the Dress: A call to keep fighting for our kids

Friday, March 24, 2023, 5:30 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.

Cost: Free

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

Event details
This section of the orange jingle dress shows a thunderbird.

Annual Public Meeting

Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Cost: Free, registration required

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Stuart Clark Garden of Contemplation, Level 3

Event details
A man stands in front of an illustrated blue and orange a map of Canada.

Breaking the Silence: The Yazidi genocide and its ongoing legacy 

Wednesday March 15, 2023, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Cost: Free, members-only event. Registration info below.

Location: PCL Terrace, Level 5

Event details
A woman hugs her aunt upon arriving at the Winnipeg airport.

Still Working 9 to 5

Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Cost: Free

Location: Manitoba Teachers’ Society Classrooms, Level 1

Event details
Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton sitting on a couch together.

The Mariachi Ghost

Friday, March 3, 2023, 8:30 p.m. — 11 p.m.

Cost: General tickets: $15; Member tickets: $12

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

Event details
The Mariachi Ghost band members, dressed in traditional Mexican mariachi outfits and makeup.

Rendez‐vous de la Francophonie 2023

March 1 to March 31, 2023

Cost: Free

Location:

Event details
Two people dressed in chic clothes smile as confetti falls on them and hold theatre masks, in front of a colourful background.

February 2023

Awasisuk

February 28, 2023 to September 4, 2023

Cost: This space is free to access.

Location: The Forks North Portage Partnership Classroom Lobby

Event details
A section of an orange jingle dress is shown. Jingles, or small silver cone-shaped pendants, are visible at the top of the image. Under them, seven human figures are shown, all in various colours and sizes. One of the figures is wearing an orange shirt. These human figures are holding hands inside a multicoloured tipi.

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