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August 2014

CMHR works with Canadian War Museum to present “Peace” as first temporary exhibit

Winnipeg - August 7, 2014

Developed by the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, this travelling exhibition explores the ways that Canadians have defined, made and kept peace at home and around the world. Peace is examined on three levels: how we negotiate to obtain and protect it; how we organize and demonstrate to demand it; and,

June 2014

CMHR highlights human rights on Canada Day

Winnipeg - June 26, 2014

Outdoor public tours kick off Canada's History Week celebrations The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) will offer a day of free outdoor public tours on July 1 to celebrate Canada 147th birthday and highlight the evolution of human rights and responsibilities in the history of our nation. 

100‐day countdown begins today for CMHR opening

Winnipeg - June 12, 2014

National awareness campaign grows with launch of new television promos  Today marks 100 days until the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) opens its doors to the public as Canada's new national museum on September 20, 2014. As part of an ongoing national awareness campaign, new vi

CMHR announces admission prices and hours

Winnipeg - June 6, 2014

Adult admission will be $15 (taxes included), youth (age 7 to 17) will be $8, and students and seniors $12. Children under 7 may visit for free. A family of six or less can enter for $42. More details are included in the Admission Prices and Hours Backgrounder and on the Admission Fee page. "We've

CMHR announces first international education agreement

Caen, France - June 3, 2014

New collaboration with International Human Rights Institute for Peace  The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) today announced its first international education agreement, with the International Human Rights Institute for Peace (2idhp), located in Caen, in northwestern France. "To trul

May 2014

Chocolate replica of Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Winnipeg - May 30, 2014

Chocolatier Constance Popp presents Canadian Museum for Human Rights architect Antoine Predock with some edible architecture — a chocolate replica of Canada's newest national museum. Owner Constance Menzies and designer Denis Duguay unveiled the intricate creation Friday afternoon, at the conclusion

CMHR welcomes architect Antoine Predock

Winnipeg - May 29, 2014

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) welcomes renowned architect Antoine Predock to the Museum, hours before he receives a prestigious Honorary Fellowship from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC). Predock, the New Mexico‐based architect who designed the CMHR, is in Winnipeg to

April 2014

CMHR needs 250 volunteers to create inspiring encounters with human rights

Winnipeg - April 14, 2014

A series of information sessions for interested candidates begins today at the Museum. Several sessions will be offered in French. A schedule is attached below. "This is an exciting time for the Museum and the entire community," said Denise Bukowski, the CMHR's Volunteer Services Manager. "Volunteer

Winnipeg survivors of Rwandan genocide speak out at commemoration events, 20 years later

Winnipeg - April 4, 2014

- University of Manitoba (UofM) social work professor Régine Uwibereyeho King could hardly forget the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, the country where she was born. She survived the genocide and later worked in a trauma‐healing program before moving to Canada in 2000.  King wan

March 2014

New teacher institute to focus on the “Fourth R”: Rights

Winnipeg - March 14, 2014

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) and the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba today announced the creation of a unique summer institute for teachers that will provide training opportunities in teaching and learning about human rights issues. The program represents the first‐

CMHR tower “goes green” for global St. Patrick’s Day campaign

Winnipeg - March 13, 2014

The Tower of Hope atop the Canadian Museum for Human Rights will glow green on Sunday and Monday nights (March 16 and 17), as the CMHR joins iconic buildings all around the world in Tourism Ireland's "Global Greening" celebration. The CMHR is one of eight Canadian landmarks to take advantage of this

January 2014

Speech delivered by CMHR President and CEO Stuart Murray during the Manitoba Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Series in Winnipeg, January 29, 2014

Winnipeg - January 29, 2014

…thank you for that introduction. Merci. Good morning. Bonjour. C'est un plaisir d'être ici. Je suis très heureux de pouvoir vous parler du Musée canadien pour les droits de la personne. We are in the early weeks of what will unfold to become a remarkable year for our city. For our province. In

Renowned Canadian artist to create major original piece for CMHR

Winnipeg - January 24, 2014

Renowned Canadian artist to create major original piece for CMHR One of Canada's most celebrated contemporary artists, Rebecca Belmore, will create a large and prominent work of original art for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), its president and CEO Stuart Murray announced today. As

December 2013

Speech delivered by CMHR President and CEO Stuart Murray at the CMHR’s 2013 Annual Public

Winnipeg - December 10, 2013

Remarks for Stuart Murray 2013 Annual Public Meeting Thank you Angela and thank you Eric. Merci. Merci d'être présent. Je suis content d'être parmi vous ce matin – la Journée internationale des droits de la personne. I am so pleased to be here this morning on International Human Rights Day an

Unique CMHR theatre to feature immersive “surround” technology

Winnipeg - December 10, 2013

Museum holds annual meeting on International Human Rights Day The Indigenous Perspectives theatre was showcased at the CMHR annual public meeting, held today on International Human Rights Day, as an example of the Museum's immersive multimedia elements. "Canada's new national museum will create ins

November 2013

PUBLIC NOTICE: The Canadian Museum for Human Rights will hold its Annual Public Meeting on December 10, 2013

Winnipeg - November 8, 2013

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) will be holding its Annual Public Meeting on December 10, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. CST. The CMHR will provide an update on key accomplishments from the past year and will outline the path ahead as it works towards official opening in September 2014. DATE: T

October 2013

Aboriginal youth help create “spirit panels” for Canadian Museum for Human Rights, in partnership with NAFC

Winnipeg - October 29, 2013

Aboriginal youth from every province and territory in Canada are contributing their human rights visions to artistic "spirit panels" being created for an Indigenous Perspectives gallery in the new Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR). Mi'kmaq artist Gilbert Alex Sark conducts workshop in Charlo

“Comfort women” survivor from Philippines promotes human rights against wartime rape, human trafficking

Winnipeg - October 17, 2013

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights has organized a visit to Canada by one of the last living survivors of military sexual slavery during the Second World War. Lola Fidencia David, 86, has been accompanied from The Philippines by Cristina Lope Rosello, a Filipina therapist who helps former com

September 2013

Free human rights tours extended into October

Winnipeg - September 4, 2013

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) has extended its popular summer program of free outdoor tours into the fall. The tours, which will continue on Saturdays until October 12, encourage visitors to reflect on the human rights rooted in our lives and local history. To date, more than a thousan

July 2013

Statement: Statement from the President and CEO: Use of “genocide” in relation to treatment of Indigenous peoples in Canada

Winnipeg - July 26, 2013

Please note that the Museum’s approach has evolved since this statement was issued in 2013.  We recognize that the colonial experience in Canada, from first contact to the present, constitutes genocide against Indigenous peoples. The Indian residential school system was one key component

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