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Museum to offer visitor entry through special guided tours, while work on exhibits is completed
Winnipeg
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) will offer visitor entry to the Museum through special guided tours when it opens for paid admission on September 27, 2014. Two different tours will run multiple times a day except Mondays, until November 9, 2014 while work on a number of exhibits is compl …
Popular museum tours sell out for first paid weekend
Winnipeg
Canada's new national museum was a bustling hive of activity during its first paid weekend, with sold‐out visitor tours on September 27 and 28, a busy boutique and ERA Bistro, and several private events – including the first wedding and a reception for 600 police women from all over the world. …
Teachers have new human rights online toolkit this school year
Winnipeg
Teachers across Canada have a valuable new online toolkit to support them in the classroom this school year, courtesy of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) and the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF). Today CMHR and CTF unveiled the Canadian Human Rights Toolkit, a new central hub of educat …
An important human rights conversation
Winnipeg
The following piece appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press on November 1, 2014 By Murray Sinclair and Stuart Murray In 2008, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights began its formative work by traveling across the country to listen and learn from people about their human rights experiences. In the sa …
Six more Museum galleries ready to welcome visitors
Winnipeg
Visitors top 80,000 for guided tours, visits and special events Canada's new national museum welcomes visitors to six more galleries this week, making all of its gallery spaces available for viewing. "The response to our guided tours and events over the past six weeks since we first opened our …
Speech Delivered by Mr. Patrick O’Reilly to the Commercial Realtor Division Winnipeg Realtors Association on Monday, February 5, 2009
Winnipeg
I'm very happy to be with you this morning to talk about Winnipeg's, and indeed Canada's most exciting project, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The Museum has been close to the hearts of Manitobans for a number of years, as they have nurtured the dream and watched it grow. This dream grew beyo …
International Women’s Day at Museum counts down to FIFA Women’s World Cup
Winnipeg
– International Women's Day at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) on March 8 will highlight women's rights, sports and the power of soccer to break down cultural barriers to unite us all. Canada has designated 2015 as the Year of Sport. March 8 is the 40th anniversary of International …
Kim Campbell to deliver keynote on eve of 100th anniversary of women’s vote: From suffragists to the prime minister’s office
Winnipeg
The Right Honourable Kim Campbell, Canada's 19th prime minister, delivers a free, public keynote address at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) on January 27, the eve of the 100th anniversary of women first winning the right to vote and hold elected office in Canada. "It is a fitting tribute …
Spring break activities explore human rights stories
Winnipeg
Museum open every day March 28 through April 6 Families are invited to participate in activities connected to human rights stories during spring break at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Included in the price of admission, thought‐provoking special programs will take place inside the …
Museum hosts celebration of Indigenous Spirit Tour
Winnipeg
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) will host a celebration of sharing and gratitude for the knowledge gifts of Indigenous Elders that underpin the new Mikinak‐Keya Spirit Tour. Media are invited to attend the free public event on Wednesday evening, which will feature dancing, stories and so …
Museum wins international award for inclusion
Winnipeg
Winnipeg – December 9, 2016 – The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) was today presented with the prestigious Gold Award from the International Association of Universal Design (IAUD) at a ceremony in Nagoya, Japan. The award is presented annually for outstanding contributions towards building a …
Free admission, special activities for International Human Rights Day
Winnipeg
Technology, dance, dog showcase possibilities for persons with disabilities Winnipeg – December 6, 2016 – The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) will showcase the capabilities of people who live with disabilities this Saturday on International Human Rights Day, offering free admission from 10& …
Canadian Concert for Human Rights, full weekend of free family events to mark CMHR official opening
Winnipeg
Canadians are invited to join in a full weekend of free events and performances on September 20 and 21 in celebration of the opening of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR). Museum representatives and event partners said the two‐day festival – titled RightsFest – would offer something fo …
Canadian Museum for Human Rights announces partnership with Rogers to broadcast official opening ceremonies and concert, September 19 and 20
Winnipeg / Toronto
Multiplatform viewing available on City, OMNI, APTN, Citytv.com, OMNItv.ca, and HumanRights.ca The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) today announced a broadcast and production partnership with Rogers for the Museum's official opening ceremonies activities on September 19 and 20 in Winnipe …
Public eager for first look inside Canada’s new national museum
Winnipeg
Free tickets for preview tours available online September 3 People eager to be among the very first to look inside the new Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) on September 20 and 21 can book free preview‐tour tickets online starting next Wednesday, September 3 at 10 a.m. CDT, Museum officia …
Norway House youths to perform their own song of reconciliation with National Arts Centre Music Director Alexander Shelley at CMHR
Winnipeg
Talented young musicians from Norway House in northern Manitoba will perform an original song they wrote about the dark legacy of Indian Residential Schools during an event on May 24 organized by the National Arts Centre (NAC) and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR). One of five Indigenous y …
Museum fundraising campaign continues
Winnipeg
"The Board of Trustees asked the Friends to continue their efforts to ensure that we build the iconic structure and world‐class exhibits expected from this national and international destination and centre for learning," said Arni Thorsteinson, Chair of the CMHR Board. "This project will have import …
CMHR Response to Winnipeg Sun Article: Build it and they won’t come
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Sun Build it and they won't come Vast majority of Canadians have no interest in visiting CMHR:poll By Paul Turenne Toronto Sun Human rights museum a flop? Canadians not too keen to visit new 'Peg attraction: Poll By Paul Turenne, QMI Agency The results of a recent poll conducted by SunMedia …
Letter to the Editor of the Winnipeg Sun
Winnipeg
Submitted January 10, 2012 but not printed. Re: Heading off course, January 7, 2012 Re: Stop the hide and seek, January 8, 2012 I am writing in response to recent Winnipeg Sun articles "Heading off Course (January 7, 2012) and "Stop the hide and seek" (January 8, 2012). As previously …
Thinking about Ideas Museums: U of M leads human rights conversation
Winnipeg
News release from the University of Manitoba Would a virtual reality exhibit make museum visitors more empathetic to suffering? Are Aboriginal rights and human rights the same thing? What can Winnipeg's new Canadian Museum for Human Rights learn from museums in other countries? Those kinds of questi …