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April 2025

Student upstanders engage on ethical dilemmas at national competition

Winnipeg - April 25, 2025

Canadian High School Ethics Bowl happens today and tomorrow at the CMHR

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A person in the left foreground sits at a long table, talking and gesturing with their hands. Sheets of paper, pens and drinks sit on the table. Four other figures listen intently.

CMHR to connect visitors with Holocaust survivors through virtual conversations

Winnipeg - April 23, 2025

This Friday, high school students from École Héritage Immersion will be the first to have virtual conversations with Holocaust survivors through a new gallery feature at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR).The Grade 11 and 12 students from St. Pierre‐Jolys will ask questions of Holocaust sur …

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A small group of people sitting on wooden benches in a theatre face a screen showing an older woman seated in a chair. A man in a yellow shirt is standing to the right of the screen holding a microphone.

Winnipeg premiere of film on the life Elder Betty Ross at CMHR on April 16

Winnipeg - April 8, 2025

Free screening part of national tour, with Q&A led by Elder Ross, a Survivor of the Indian residential school system

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An indigenous woman is in a canoe on a lake with an orange life jacket. She seems at serene.

March 2025

Museum celebrates spring break with family‐friendly activities

Winnipeg - March 27, 2025

Free admission all week for children 12 and under

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Two children sit at a table making art while an adult leans on the table, watching.

Free event highlights Japanese diplomat who saved thousands of Jewish refugees during the Holocaust

Winnipeg - March 20, 2025

During the war, Sugihara issued thousands of transit visas, allowing Jewish families from Poland and Lithuania to escape. But the visas were just the beginning of a difficult journey across Asia to find safety in Japan.

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An open photo album contains black-and-white headshots of seven individuals and other annotated photos

Folklorama returns to CMHR with night of music, dance, cuisine, storytelling and human rights 

Winnipeg - March 13, 2025

Featuring Winnipeg’s Chilean, Greek, Irish and Indigenous communities

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Thirteen Irish dancers dressed in short, black dresses are holding brooms across their chest.

February 2025

A feast for the heart: Celebrating love and human rights this Valentine’s Day

Winnipeg - February 5, 2025

Bring your Valentine for an unforgettable evening with gourmet food and wine, breathtaking architecture and personal stories about how love is connected to human rights.Enjoy an exclusive guided tour through the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) that includes an exquisite culinary experience c …

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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

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

CMHR to close for annual maintenance week

Winnipeg - January 10, 2025

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) will be closed to the public from Sunday, January 12 through Monday, January 20 for its annual maintenance week.During this week, Museum teams will be busy inspecting artifacts, cleaning those hard‐to‐reach places and putting the finishing touches on the n …

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December 2024

Human rights for the holidays

Winnipeg - December 18, 2024

Free admission for kids, family‐friendly activities at CMHR

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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.

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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

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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 …

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One Land, Two Hearts unites Indigenous and Newcomer Voices

Winnipeg - November 15, 2024

Multimedia collaboration uses storytelling to find shared narratives

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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

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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

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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 …

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October 2024

Chasing wrongs, defending rights

Winnipeg - October 29, 2024

Human rights stories from the frontline with author activist Elaine Pearson

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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

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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.

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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.

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