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January 2020
Son of “Mengele twin” speaks at Museum for 75th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
Winnipeg - January 23, 2020
They were Jewish children subjected to medical experiments by Dr. Josef Mengele as twins imprisoned at Auschwitz‐Birkenau, the notorious Nazi death camp that was liberated on January 27, 1945. Richard K. Lowy, the Canadian son of a twin who survived this horror, will give a mesmerizing presentat …
CMHR welcomes visitors from 85 countries, every province and state
Winnipeg - January 22, 2020
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) welcomed visitors from at least 85 countries last year, including people from every province and territory in Canada and every state in the USA. Participants at the Museum’s Annual Public Meeting today heard that 66 per cent of its visitors travelled to …
December 2019
Human rights for the holidays
Winnipeg - December 12, 2019
Free admission for kids, family‐friendly activities at CMHR
Free admission, family programs for International Human Rights Day
Winnipeg - December 6, 2019
Evening event to focus on forgotten genocide of Nigeria‐Biafra war
New film shows Rwandan‐Canadian pursuit of justice after genocide
Montréal - December 4, 2019
A new film by the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) will be screened in Montréal on Sunday about the work of the Rwandan‐Canadian community to pursue justice against suspected war criminals identified in Canada after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. The short documentary film, created i …
November 2019
National book launch: Artist shares epic journey to “pick up the pieces” for the Witness Blanket
Winnipeg - November 18, 2019
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) will host the national launch of a book that explores the epic quest to gather items from over 130 sites of Indian residential schools for the Witness Blanket, a monumental art installation by master carver Carey Newman (Ha‐Yalth‐Kin‐Geme). In conversat …
New exhibit explores fight for rights on the job
Winnipeg - November 15, 2019
A miner’s helmet, a nurse’s uniform, and a railway conductor’s cap are being used to help tell the story of three important labour‐rights struggles that led to positive changes for Canadian workers. Created in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, a new exhibit …
CMHR invites youth art projects for Manitoba 150 human rights exhibition
Winnipeg - November 12, 2019
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) has issued a call for submissions of youth art projects about human rights.
Red tower for Remembrance Day
Winnipeg - November 7, 2019
Free admission for veterans and military on Remembrance Day weekend
October 2019
CMHR launches Friday Night Rights
Winnipeg - October 29, 2019
Free and reduced admission to kick off each weekend the rights way
Ugandan women open new CMHR exhibit about girls enslaved in war
Winnipeg - October 23, 2019
Two Ugandan women abducted as girls and held captive for years by a notorious military rebel group are at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights today to open a new exhibit called Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War. Evelyn Amony was abducted at age 11 and forced to marry infamous Lord’s Resistance A …
Indigenous oral ceremony finalizes historic agreement with Museum
Winnipeg - October 16, 2019
A historic agreement between Kwakwaka’wakw artist Carey Newman (Hayalthkin’geme) and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) was finalized today through traditional ceremony at Kumugwe, the K'ómoks First Nation Bighouse on Vancouver Island. The ceremony marks the first time in Canadian histor …
September 2019
Big Brother is watching: How technology endangers human rights
Winnipeg - September 24, 2019
Investigative journalist forced to leave China headlines CMHR event
August 2019
Augmented reality makes Charter of Rights and Freedoms come alive
Winnipeg - August 20, 2019
Augmented reality is being used to show the importance of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in a whole new way. A powerful new augmented reality (AR) app, titled Proclamation 1982, was launched today by the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR). The app takes users through some of the stories …
June 2019
Museum glows red for Canada Day
Winnipeg - June 27, 2019
Outdoor choir, $5 admission, last few weeks for Mandela exhibition
New exhibition portrays plight of Rohingya people
Winnipeg - June 14, 2019
Powerful photographs, interactive voices bring contemporary issue to life
May 2019
Asian Heritage Month closes with performances at CMHR
Winnipeg - May 28, 2019
A showcase of vibrant dancing, drumming and fashion by diverse Asian‐Canadian performers will be held at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) tomorrow evening to mark the end of Asian Heritage Month. …
Spring into human rights at the Museum
Winnipeg - May 16, 2019
New two‐day ticket for tourists, diverse programs, expanded hours
Milgaard to speak at Museum 50 years after arrest
Winnipeg - May 3, 2019
Fifty years after being arrested for a murder he didn’t commit, David Milgaard will speak at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) about the power of freedom of the press, which helped clear his name. The May 5 event, which is free and open to the public, is part of the annual conference of th …
April 2019
Indigenous artist and Museum make history with unique agreement for artwork of national importance
Winnipeg - April 12, 2019
Indigenous concepts and Western legal principles have been united in a historically unique agreement signed by the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) and artist Carey Newman today. The agreement covers the protection and use of The Witness Blanket, a powerful art installation made with over 800 …
