Past Events: Past Events
We explore human rights from many different angles and perspectives. Check out our past events (since March 2018).
Past Events listing
July 2019
Canada Day 2019!
Monday, July 1, 2019
Cost: Gallery admission – $5, Choral performance – free
Location: CMHR, Moe Levy Amphitheatre
![A close-up image of a Canadian flag, with a focus on the red maple leaf.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.5%2C0.35%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-06/Canada-flag.jpg?itok=9m8t42di)
June 2019
Film screening: Indian Horse
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Cost: $5 or purchase tickets to all four Indigenous perspectives film series screenings at once and save 25%.
Location: CMHR, Manitoba Teachers Society Classrooms on Level 1
![Un jeune homme portant un uniforme de hockey bleu orné d'un logo de couronne sur une patinoire intérieure.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.5%2C0.38%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-05/AJKapashesit.jpg?itok=ZQH5kVX4)
Film screening: Through Black Spruce
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Cost: $5 or purchase tickets to all four Indigenous perspectives film series screenings at once and save 25%.
Location: CMHR, Manitoba Teachers Society Classrooms on Level 1
![A woman with long dark hair and a red dress is pictured from the waist-up, looking downward towards something off screen. Another woman's face can be seen on the other side of the frame, looking in the same direction.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.36%2C0.35%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-05/through-black-spruce.jpg?itok=si756zEQ)
Exhibition opening
June 15, 2019
Cost: Free
Location: Carolyn Sifton Foundation Terrace on Level 6
![A soldier with a rifle on his back blocks a group of Rohingya before they cross a makeshift bridge. His left hand is raised, gesturing for them to stop.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.54%2C0.3%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-05/Rohingya2.png?itok=eZ91-J3j)
Film screening: Seven Sacred Laws
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Cost: $5 or purchase tickets to all four Indigenous perspectives film series screenings at once and save 25%.
Location: CMHR, Manitoba Teachers Society Classrooms on Level 1
![A seated audience viewing three large screens in a dimly lit room.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-03/national-film-day_2.jpg?itok=SvL8zY_h)
Film screening: Colonization Road
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Cost: $5 or purchase tickets to all four Indigenous perspectives film series screenings at once and save 25%.
Location: CMHR, Manitoba Teachers Society Classrooms on Level 1
![A close-up of a man wearing sunglasses and a hat, looking at something off camera. A road is seen reflected in his sunglasses.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.53%2C0.52%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-05/Colonization-road.jpg?itok=M4PTOAAk)
Gourmet dinner and wine pairing
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Cost: $95 per person, including tax and gratuities
Location: ERA Bistro
![Red wine is poured from a bottle into a glass.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.38%2C0.54%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-05/red%20wine%20pour_0.jpg?itok=jOZkasff)
May 2019
Celebrate Asian Heritage month!
May 29, 2018
Cost: Free
Location: CMHR, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1
![Quatre filles souriantes portant des vêtements assortis en blanc, rouge et vert.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.32%2C0.5%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-05/CMHR%20AsianHeritageMonth_0152_3.jpg?itok=rBj8jvna)
Pride week tour
May 27 to June 3, 2019
Cost: $5.00
Location: CMHR, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1
![A person in brightly coloured wig and clothing swinging a hula hoop at an outdoor festival, with the Museum in the background.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.48%2C0.41%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2018-05/Pride_Week_Tour.jpg?itok=OCNYgaRR)
Doors Open Winnipeg!
Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26, 2019
Cost: Free
Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights
![Exterior view of the Museum](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2018-05/doors_open_winnipeg_3.jpg?itok=AKQjqK8u)
Book Launch: Holodomor in Ukraine, the Genocidal Famine, 1932–1933
Wednesday, May 22
Cost: Free
Location: Main foyer near the Museum Boutique
![A statue of a girl holding stalks of wheat.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.65%2C0.3%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2020-11/Statue-girl-extended.jpg?itok=HU7j1mIm)
Spotlight on Mandela: Family Tour
Saturdays, May 18 to August 24, 2019
Cost:
Location: CMHR, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1
![Girl writing with a pencil on paper](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-01/mandela-family-tour.jpg?itok=6Us6u0O3)
The Statesmen Men’s Chorus
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Cost: Included with Museum admission
Location: Level 3 - Stuart Clark Garden of Contemplation
![A choir of men wearing black outfits hold books and sing in front of a conductor.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-04/statesmen_chorus.jpg?itok=xAJqsw-z)
David Milgaard in conversation
May 5, 2019
Cost: Free ticket required
Location: CMHR, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1
![Close-up of a man’s face looking skyward in a thoughtful pose. He is wearing glasses and there are blurry spots of light in the background.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.22%2C0.58%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-04/geoff_howe_flipped.jpg?itok=RtC1mPeS)
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April 2019
Yom HaShoah: Children of the Holocaust
April 27, 2019 and May 1, 2019
Cost:
Location: Museum galleries on Level 4
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Film screening: Angry Inuk
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Cost: Free ticket required
Location: CMHR, Manitoba Teachers Society Classrooms on Level 1
![A seated audience viewing three large screens in a dimly lit room.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-03/national-film-day_2.jpg?itok=SvL8zY_h)
Film screening: Picking Up the Pieces: The Making of The Witness Blanket
Friday, April 12, 2019
Cost: Free ticket required
Location: CMHR, Manitoba Teachers Society Classrooms on Level 1
![A large horizontal art installation with a wooden frame made up of multiple diamonds and rectangles to which many objects are mounted. There is a half-opened door in the middle of the work.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-04/witness_blanket.jpg?itok=OgIbqAUT)
The 180: Turning injustice toward justice
April 10, 2019
Cost: Student keynotes – free | Admission to the galleries – $5
Location: Various locations at the Museum
![A large number of people in a gallery examining a display comprised of several seemingly ordinary objects](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-03/the_180_1.jpg?itok=MNI5P50k)
Lisa Ndejuru on human rights atrocities and mental health
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Cost: Free
Location: CMHR, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1
![Portrait of a woman looking into the camera.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-03/Lisa-NdeJuru_1.jpg?itok=_FGcU6Aa)