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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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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.

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.

Doors Open Winnipeg! 

Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26, 2019

Cost: Free

Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights

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Exterior view of the Museum

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.

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

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.

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.

Coin exchange

May 1, 2019

Cost: Free

Location: CMHR, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1

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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.

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.

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

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.

March 2019

Persecution, protection and resilience: Canada and the Bahá’ís of Iran

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Cost: Free

Location: CMHR, Manitoba Teachers Society Classrooms on Level 1

Close-up of a smiling man at dusk. Behind him is a body of water and on the other side there are boats, lights and buildings.

Festival of Rights

March 25 to March 28, 2019

Cost: Free

Location: CMHR, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1

Smiling children sitting cross-legged on the floor. One girl in the centre is looking into the camera.

Spring break at the Museum

March 23 to March 31, 2019

Cost: Children 12 and under receive free admission

Location: Multiple locations

A woman, a man and a young boy are gathered around a circular table. Several photographs are scattered on the table, and the woman is pointing one out to the boy.

After 27 hours: In conversation with Derek Nepinak 

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Cost: Free ticket required

Location: CMHR, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1

An Indigenous man wearing ceremonial regalia kneels inside a replica of a prison cell. He is presenting a textile banner with a graphic image of a bird and the words “bring our children home.”

Here I Am – 2019 Cabaret of Monologues

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Cost: Free

Location: Museum galleries on Levels 2, 3 and 7

Graphic image of a woman with butterflies in her hair.

Women’s Rights Tour

March 3 to March 10, 2019 (excluding March 4, when the Museum is closed)

Cost:

Location: CMHR, Bonnie & John Buhler Hall, Level 1

People standing listening to a Museum guide.

February 2019

Book launch with Cecil Foster 

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Cost: Free with $5 admission

Location: Level 3 - Stuart Clark Garden of Contemplation

A black and white photo of four men in train porter uniforms. All of the men are smiling, and the two men in the middle appear to be shaking hands.

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