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 - May 26, 2018

How do human rights issues of past and present affect people of Asian heritage living in Winnipeg? Panellists Nour Ali, Jennifer Chen, Art Miki and Pamela Rebello share their diverse perspectives in a discussion this Sunday (May 28) moderated by Dr. Muni Mysore at the Canadian Museum for Human Right …

Winnipeg - May 24, 2018

A showcase of vibrant dancing and drumming by diverse Asian‐Canadian and Indigenous performers will be held at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) this Sunday to mark the end of Asian Heritage Month. This free event will begin with a welcome by Art Miki, president of the Asian Heritage Socie …

Moose Jaw - April 26, 2018

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights recognizes 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 of this genocide. Methods of perpetuating genocide include physical, …

Winnipeg - March 23, 2018

CMHR President's Lecture series continues with scholar John Borrows Anishinaabe scholar, author and lawyer John Borrows will deliver the second address in the President's Lecture Series, introduced this year at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR). Borrows' lecture on Monday evening (March 2 …

Vancouver - March 21, 2018

Over 60 per cent of visitors to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in 2016–17 came from outside of Winnipeg, the Museum announced at its Annual Public Meeting held in Vancouver today.  Growing recognition of the CMHR as a world‐renowned tourism destination is the result of national and …

Winnipeg - March 20, 2018

Free admission all week for children 12 and under Families and young visitors can connect with themes of freedom of expression and language rights during spring break at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), through art projects, storytelling, music and crafts. Children aged 12 and under …

Winnipeg - March 8, 2018

Museum among symbols connected to pursuit of human rights

Winnipeg - March 2, 2018

Visitors to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) can explore women's rights issues in Canada and the world all week long on a special themed tour developed to mark International Women's Day (March 8). Offered every day from Saturday, March 3 until Sunday, March 11, the tour explores stories a …

Winnipeg - February 16, 2018

A brand new public tour that explores the rich and complex human rights history of the Métis people will be launched on Louis Riel Day (February 19), free with admission at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR). The 75‐minute tour takes visitors on a journey through many of the exhibits at th …

Winnipeg - February 16, 2018

Two dozen young adults have come from across Canada and Normandy, France to meet in Winnipeg from February 18 to 24. Together, they will explore human rights during a week‐long immersion in École des droits (School of Rights), a partnership between the CMHR, the Institut international des droits de …

Winnipeg - February 15, 2018

A fundraising leader with national and international experience and a demonstrated commitment to human rights has been hired as the new Chief Executive Officer for the Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR). Mena Gainpaulsingh will also act as a member of the CMHR's executive team as …

Winnipeg - February 9, 2018

A mobile of 1,000 origami (folded‐paper) cranes made by visitors, staff and volunteers at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) will be unveiled Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba. The colourful cranes were created during a family‐friendly art activity at the CMHR last Sep …

Winnipeg - January 30, 2018

A guided experience based on the seven sacred teachings of the Anishinaabe, Cree and Dakota peoples is one of three tours being offered at no extra charge to visitors during the month of February at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR). The Mikinak‐Keya Spirit Tour encourages participants …

Winnipeg - January 26, 2018

– As the 70th anniversary year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights begins, voices of Indigenous youth across Canada have been shared through a new website, where they reflect on human rights and reconciliation Video and artwork from the "Spirit Panel" project – which created visual and inte …

Winnipeg - January 16, 2018

A picture of young girls claiming their culture through pow wow dancing has won the People's Choice Award in a national exhibition of crowd‐sourced photographs at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR). "One of my favorite things about photography is the ability to tell a story without uttering …

Winnipeg - January 11, 2018

New lecture series begins with journalist Michael Petrou Award‐winning journalist, author and historian Michael Petrou kicks off a new President's Lecture Series at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) next week, exploring how a sophisticated ISIS propaganda campaign ensured support for geno …