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We explore human rights from many different angles and perspectives. Learn about the people, stories and issues we have explored in some of our past exhibitions.

Past exhibitions 1 – 17 of 17

Beyond the Beat: Music of Resistance and Change

February to September 29, 2024

Exhibition details
A digital illustration showing a crowd clapping and raising their hands. The background shows a pixelated green soundwave shape and blue and black graffiti-like designs with neon-coloured diagonal lines radiating out from the center. Partially obscured.

Witness Blanket: Preserving a Legacy

April 30, 2021 to March 26, 2022

Exhibition details
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. Partially obscured.

Artivism

April 30, 2021 to March 26, 2022

Exhibition details
Several white plaster faces hang from strings, inside a cage. Partially obscured.

Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War

October 2019 to March 2025

Exhibition details
A group of young women and girls in their teens stand together on the front porch of a building. Most are dressed in white blouses and blue skirts, with two girls also wearing blue sweaters. To the right, a doorway reveals a roomful of students sitting at wooden desks and writing on notepads. Partially obscured.

Explore Canada’s proclamation through augmented reality 

August 2019 to May 2024

Exhibition details
A visitor's hands hold a tablet that carries an image of four animated people including a little boy, a young Indigenous woman, a man wearing an apron and a woman judge. Partially obscured.

Truth and Reconciliation

September 2017 to December 2023

Exhibition details
A row of museum display cases with various artifacts inside. A guitar is displayed under glass. The guitar has a colourful floral print with a bird hand-painted onto its front. Partially obscured.

ARTiculate Our Rights

July 30, 2021 to September 10, 2023

Exhibition details
A museum gallery featuring artwork projected onto large screens and colourful geometric shapes. Partially obscured.

Behind Racism: Challenging the Way We Think

May 31, 2022 – October 16, 2022

Exhibition details
A woman gazes at a display showing faces of a diverse group of people. Partially obscured.

Time to Act: Rohingya Voices

June 16, 2019 to March 28, 2021

Exhibition details
Rohingya women, children and men wade through waist-high muddy river water. Some carry young children, while others carry bags of possessions, including household items. Partially obscured.

Rights on the Job

November 2019 to October 2020

Exhibition details
A line of miners hold lunch pails as they punch a time clock. Partially obscured.

ARTiculate Our Rights

July 15 to October 20, 2020

Exhibition details
A colourful collage of artwork, including an image of a bloody, brown, clenched fist with text saying, “I matter,” images of diverse faces and a pattern of squiggly lines in which the words “Yes,” “No” and “Bipolar” appear. Partially obscured.

Mandela: Struggle for Freedom

June 8, 2018 to August 25, 2019

Exhibition details
A black and white photograph of Nelson Mandela standing in front of a podium. He is smiling and waving. Partially obscured.

Rights of Passage

December 2017 to March 2019

Exhibition details
A group of women and children sitting together. The two children in the front are looking at the camera. Partially obscured.

Seeking Safety

November 2017 to November 2018

Exhibition details
A mother with two children crossing the US-Canada border. Partially obscured.

Seeking Refuge

August 2017 to November 2018

Exhibition details
A teenage boy holds a life jacket in his hands while he stands behind a dome-like structure made of lifejackets. Partially obscured.

Canadian Doctors in the Field

September 2017 to August 2018

Exhibition details
Four people standing around an operating table. Partially obscured.

The Witness Blanket

December 15, 2015 to June 25, 2016

Exhibition details
Portion of a large artwork consisting of objects set in cedar frames. Partially obscured.

Beyond the Beat: Music of Resistance and Change

February to September 29, 2024

Music can be a powerful force for social and political change. Explore stories of artists who have used their voices and platforms to advance causes and advocate for change.

Exhibition details
A digital illustration showing a crowd clapping and raising their hands. The background shows a pixelated green soundwave shape and blue and black graffiti-like designs with neon-coloured diagonal lines radiating out from the center.

Witness Blanket: Preserving a Legacy

April 30, 2021 to March 26, 2022

April 30, 2021 to March 26, 2022

Exhibition details
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.

Artivism

April 30, 2021 to March 26, 2022

Exhibition details
Several white plaster faces hang from strings, inside a cage.

Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War

October 2019 to March 2025

The journey of two girls from Uganda who were abducted and held captive for years by a rebel group. Later, they discovered the power of using their voices to seek justice for women who survived captivity with the LRA.

Exhibition details
A group of young women and girls in their teens stand together on the front porch of a building. Most are dressed in white blouses and blue skirts, with two girls also wearing blue sweaters. To the right, a doorway reveals a roomful of students sitting at wooden desks and writing on notepads.

Explore Canada’s proclamation through augmented reality 

August 2019 to May 2024

Exhibition details
A visitor's hands hold a tablet that carries an image of four animated people including a little boy, a young Indigenous woman, a man wearing an apron and a woman judge.

Truth and Reconciliation

September 2017 to December 2023

Truth and Reconciliation presents the tragic history of Canada’s residential schools and the ongoing efforts to use education and discussion to move towards reconciliation.

Exhibition details
A row of museum display cases with various artifacts inside. A guitar is displayed under glass. The guitar has a colourful floral print with a bird hand-painted onto its front.

ARTiculate Our Rights

July 30, 2021 to September 10, 2023

This vibrant art exhibition explores youth perspectives on human rights for themselves, their families and their communities.

Exhibition details
A museum gallery featuring artwork projected onto large screens and colourful geometric shapes.

Behind Racism: Challenging the Way We Think

May 31, 2022 – October 16, 2022

Explore what science can teach us about racism. Learn to recognize and challenge mental processes that can lead to real‐world injustice.

Exhibition details
A woman gazes at a display showing faces of a diverse group of people.

Time to Act: Rohingya Voices

June 16, 2019 to March 28, 2021

Exhibition details
Rohingya women, children and men wade through waist-high muddy river water. Some carry young children, while others carry bags of possessions, including household items.

Rights on the Job

November 2019 to October 2020

Exhibition details
A line of miners hold lunch pails as they punch a time clock.

ARTiculate Our Rights

July 15 to October 20, 2020

What human rights matter to youth today? What kind of future do they envision? In this vibrant art exhibition, Manitoba youth express their views about human rights for themselves, their families, and their communities. Their thought‐provoking artwork covers a range of issues that impact us all.

Exhibition details
A colourful collage of artwork, including an image of a bloody, brown, clenched fist with text saying, “I matter,” images of diverse faces and a pattern of squiggly lines in which the words “Yes,” “No” and “Bipolar” appear.

Mandela: Struggle for Freedom

June 8, 2018 to August 25, 2019

Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years, but he never gave in to hate. Walk in the footsteps of the man they called Madiba and learn the legacy of his struggle for freedom.

Exhibition details
A black and white photograph of Nelson Mandela standing in front of a podium. He is smiling and waving.

Rights of Passage

December 2017 to March 2019

Rights of Passage: Canada at 150 explores the key debates and issues that have been central to the evolution of the Canadian conversation on rights and freedoms, justice and equality.

Exhibition details
A group of women and children sitting together. The two children in the front are looking at the camera.

Seeking Safety

November 2017 to November 2018

Seeking Safety uses a combination of video, photos and documents to explore the experiences of asylum seekers and refugees in Canada.

Exhibition details
A mother with two children crossing the US-Canada border.

Seeking Refuge

August 2017 to November 2018

Combining art, videos and imagery, Seeking Refuge explores the global refugee crisis through the lens of two teenage boys.

Exhibition details
A teenage boy holds a life jacket in his hands while he stands behind a dome-like structure made of lifejackets.

Canadian Doctors in the Field

September 2017 to August 2018

Canadians are often strong advocates for human rights, both in Canada and internationally. For those who are active beyond our national borders, this can mean working in dangerous conflict zones. What motivates these individuals to work in such circumstances?

Exhibition details
Four people standing around an operating table.

The Witness Blanket

December 15, 2015 to June 25, 2016

Exhibition details
Portion of a large artwork consisting of objects set in cedar frames.

Current exhibitions

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.

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