Winnipeg - June 26, 2024

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

Winnipeg - June 27, 2023

Galleries and special programs share important stories of rights in Canada

Winnipeg - June 13, 2023

Showcase of designs at CMHR today part of Level Up: Winnipeg

Winnipeg - June 28, 2022

Stories feature youth voices calling for action

Winnipeg - June 25, 2020

The Board of Trustees of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) has announced immediate action to address recent allegations of systemic racism, discrimination and claims of sexual harassment at the Museum. “These allegations were not properly escalated to the Board of Trustees,” said Board …

Winnipeg - June 19, 2020

From January 2015 (when the Museum began offering education programs) until mid‐2017, the Museum accommodated some school groups who requested adapted school programs that excluded – or even hid – LGBTQ2+ content. This practice was wrong and was ended. This practice is contrary to the Museum’s ma …

Winnipeg - June 10, 2020

Free admission for frontline pandemic workers on #FrontlineFridays

Winnipeg - June 27, 2019

Outdoor choir, $5 admission, last few weeks for Mandela exhibition

Winnipeg - June 14, 2019

Powerful photographs, interactive voices bring contemporary issue to life

Winnipeg - June 27, 2018

Cupcakes, choir and family activities – open until 7 p.m. The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) will be covered with red‐and‐white stripes and topped with a glowing red tower all weekend, from Friday night to Monday morning to mark Canada Day. This year's lighting display has been expande …

Winnipeg - June 18, 2018

The summer solstice will be celebrated in the spirit of reconciliation at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights this Thursday on national Indigenous Peoples Day, with a free concert featuring Indian City, Kinnie Starr and Scott Nolan. "One People, One Voice" has been organized in partnership wit …

Winnipeg - June 7, 2018

Fight for freedom showcased through dramatic visuals, digital technology Visitors to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) can experience the tiny cell where Nelson Mandela spent 18 of his 27 years in prison, take a stand in front of a giant armoured vehicle, make a virtual protest poste …

Winnipeg - June 5, 2018

A unique new program developed by The University of Winnipeg (UWinnipeg) and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) will help business executives and organizational leaders shape workplace cultures that respect Indigenous and human rights. As Canadians work to implement the Truth and Reconcili …

Winnipeg - June 28, 2017

Canada Day full of family activities, special exhibits, Canadian food The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) is glowing red from its roots to its tower all this week, as Canada gears up to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation. The CMHR is one of over 80 iconic buildings and location …

Winnipeg - June 23, 2017

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) has been chosen as one of the top two attractions in Canada by voters in the USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice travel awards. Online voters were asked to select their favourite Canadian attraction from a list of 20 nominated by a panel of six prominent Ca …

Winnipeg - June 22, 2017

National exhibition of crowd‐sourced photos opens for Canada 150 A kneeling Indigenous woman brandishes an eagle feather in front of riot police. Two girls in bunny hoods play near a smoking petro‐chemical refinery. A woman wearing a white hijab head‐covering raises her hands in a gesture of prayer. …

Winnipeg - June 20, 2017

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) is inviting visitors to learn about rights and responsibilities from a First Nations perspective through the unique Mikinak‐Keya Spirit Tour, which will be free with admission tomorrow evening on National Aboriginal Day. An Indigenous guide leads the journ …

Winnipeg - June 19, 2017

Put your best face forward for Canada 150. Visitors to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) later this week can participate in an interactive photo mosaic that will cover their face with iconic Canadian imagery and project it onto the wall in Museum's welcome hall. The faces are overlaid with …

Winnipeg - June 3, 2016

New exhibit opened today at Canadian Museum for Human Rights The school uniform that Malala Yousafzai was wearing when she was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman has become a symbol of courage, preserved by its owner to inspire action for girls' right to education around the world. The artifa …

Winnipeg - June 29, 2015

Visitors who adorn themselves in red and white, sing the national anthem or otherwise display their Canadian pride will be admitted for only $5 to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) on July 1. Canada's new national museum celebrates our country's 149th birthday with a slate of family‐f …