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January 2025

Stories of pain, joy and resistance: exhibition on LGBT Purge opens Friday

Winnipeg - January 28, 2025

Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge on display until early 2026

Exhibition panel with an image of an RCMP officer standing at attention and text that read "State Enforcers."

December 2024

Human rights for the holidays

Winnipeg - December 18, 2024

Free admission for kids, family‐friendly activities at CMHR

A group of children and youth paint with small brushes. They are gathered on both sides of a long table with different coloured paints in the foreground.

Free admission to CMHR on International Human Rights Day

Winnipeg - December 6, 2024

Mark International Human Rights Day, Tuesday, December 10, with free admission and programming for all visitors all day from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

A large crowd in a Museum gallery. Most people are looking at a display on the wall of the gallery. The display consists of a series of pictures and of long rectangular text panels placed horizontally.

November 2024

Mixed reviews: Canadians share hopes and concerns for human rights in new report

Ottawa - November 18, 2024

2024 Foresights for Human Rights report highlights need for more education, more action

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

What do Canadians think about human rights?

Winnipeg - November 17, 2024

On Monday, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) will release a new report that highlights findings from original research on Canadians’ perceptions and experiences of human rights.The report – Foresights for Human Rights 2024 – will provide valuable insight into how Canadians feel about human …

One Land, Two Hearts unites Indigenous and Newcomer Voices

Winnipeg - November 15, 2024

Multimedia collaboration uses storytelling to find shared narratives

Radiating hope: youth take action for a nuclear weapons‐free world

Winnipeg - November 6, 2024

Fourth annual Youth Nuclear Peace Summit culminates in public event on Friday

Celebrating 10 years at Gala 2024: Raising Our Voices

Winnipeg - November 5, 2024

Friends of the CMHR gala features George Stroumboulopoulos with young human rights upstanders

Free admission for veterans and their families November 5–10

Winnipeg - November 4, 2024

Veterans and active service members can visit the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) this week with up to four family members free of charge.This special admission offer is available Tuesday, November 5 until Sunday, November 10. On Remembrance Day, November 11, the Museum will be closed.During …

October 2024

Chasing wrongs, defending rights

Winnipeg - October 29, 2024

Human rights stories from the frontline with author activist Elaine Pearson

In the Sri Lankan city Vavuniya in 2017, Elaine Pearson meets with Tamil mothers protesting the enforced disappearance of their children during Sri Lanka's civil war.

Ageism: it’s getting old

Winnipeg - October 23, 2024

Free event explores the impact of ageism on adults and youth aging out of care

A young woman who looks to be in her teen years smiles as she works at a computer alongside an older, white-haired woman who is also smiling.

September 2024

Museum open and free on National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

Winnipeg - September 26, 2024

In honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Museum will be open with free admission on Monday, September 30.

A large, curved freestanding wooden wall on which is mounted numerous small objects arranged in diamond and rectangular patterns. There is an open door in the centre of the wall.

Canadian Museum for Human Rights marks 10 years of transformational experiences

Winnipeg - September 18, 2024

Return of the Witness Blanket installation and free concert highlight historic day

A large, curved freestanding wooden wall on which is mounted numerous small objects arranged in diamond and rectangular patterns. There is an open door in the centre of the wall.

Community invited to create large‐scale mosaic at Museum

Winnipeg - September 6, 2024

Free public event focuses on growing movement around the right to be known

June 2024

Ariane Moffatt headlines Francophone concert at CMHR

Winnipeg - June 26, 2024

Intimate and powerful French‐language concert amplifies music from blockbuster exhibition Beyond the Beat: Music of Resistance and Change

A performer is sitting behind a keyboard on stage with beams of blue and white lights and a rainbow flag flying on a pole.

May 2024

Students to showcase human rights projects at CMHR

Winnipeg - May 22, 2024

Special free admission offer available to Be an Upstander Showcase attendees

In a museum gallery, students exhibit projects on easels. Two students speak with adults about their work.

Canada’s Drag Race finalist kicks off Pride festivities at CMHR

Winnipeg - May 16, 2024

Drag shows, tours, Pride pop‐up shop, brunch and storytime celebrate a rainbow of rights

A person with long blond crimped hair sitting on a ledge overlooking a large body of water in a gold bikini.

April 2024

Conscious couture hits runway at sustainable fashion event

Winnipeg - April 10, 2024

Free event empowers visitors to take action with more ethical wardrobe choices

Garments are hung over a rack to air dry. The fabrics are grey, black, white and shocking pink.

February 2024

Concert series celebrates music that has provoked change

Winnipeg - February 29, 2024

The Museum announces Beyond the Beat Music Series.

Concert-goers raise their hands in collective jubilation as a band plays on a brightly lit stage.

Musical showcase to carry human rights stories to new heights

Winnipeg - February 16, 2024

The CMHR and University of Manitoba collaborate on an inspirational free Friday night

Two hands play the keys of a gleaming black Yamaha piano. The pianist, barely shown, wears a long-sleeved black top.