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June 2017
Museum showcases Mikinak‐Keya Spirit Tour on National Aboriginal Day
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 …
Celebrate Canada Week at the Museum: Interactive projection turns visitor faces into Canadian mosaic
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 …
May 2017
Museum marks 30 years of Pride Winnipeg with special tour
Winnipeg - May 31, 2017
A unique tour focused on the rights of people with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities has been developed by the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pride Winnipeg this weekend. The hour‐long tour, offered on Saturday and Sunday, includes eight …
Museum nominated by USA Today panel for best attraction in Canada
Winnipeg - May 24, 2017
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) has been nominated for USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice travel awards as a contender for the top attraction in Canada. Online voters will choose the winners over the next four weeks – so the Museum is encouraging people to vote every day between now and Ju …
Museum announces photo selection for new Canada 150 exhibition
Winnipeg - May 3, 2017
They tell stories of passion and protest, family and friendship, suffering and struggle, hunger and hope. Weronika Murray, Fancy Shawl Dancer 1. 2016 After receiving 984 submissions from across Canada, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) today announced that 70 photographs have been selecte …
April 2017
Museum shares Charter of Rights and Freedoms on 35th anniversary
Winnipeg - April 17, 2017
Canadians call it the most important symbol of national identity –above the maple‐leaf flag or even hockey. And today it turns 35 years old. All this week, visitors to the Canadian Museum of Human Rights (CMHR) can receive their own copy of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in English, Fr …
Museum event explores slavery and freedom through a Jewish lens
Winnipeg - April 13, 2017
As people of the Jewish faith celebrate their own liberation from slavery during Passover, a special event at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) this weekend examines their complex experiences in the United States during the era when African Americans were enslaved. This free public event w …
Raging Grannies in new exhibit at Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Winnipeg - April 5, 2017
They're off their rockers and into the spotlight. The Raging Grannies are the subject of a new exhibit that opens Friday (April 7) at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) – showing how humour can be an effective way to promote human rights and environmental activism. The new exhibit focuses o …
March 2017
Refugees, reconciliation focus of spring break activities at Museum
Winnipeg - March 13, 2017
Free admission all week for children 12 and under Young visitors will connect with Canada 150 themes of reconciliation, diversity and inclusion during spring break at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), through art projects, storytelling, music and crafts. Children aged 12 and under get fre …
Women’s rights tour offered for International Women’s Day (March 8)
Winnipeg - March 7, 2017
Visitors to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) tomorrow can journey through the evolution of women's rights in Canada on a special themed tour, being offered for International Women's Day. From Nellie McClung's "Persons Case" of 1927 to Jaime Black's haunting art installation about missi …
February 2017
Seven Canadians share uplifting stories in new exhibition for Canada 150
Winnipeg - February 27, 2017
A Halifax man who arrived as a refugee from Somalia becomes a firefighter and basketball coach. A Calgary dancer with cerebral palsy takes a leading role in a theatrical performance company. A same‐sex couple in Montréal wins the legal right to be equally recognized as the parents of their children. …
Young Francophones from across Canada and France meet for “School of Rights”
Winnipeg - February 17, 2017
Two dozen young adults from across Canada and France arrive at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) on Sunday for a week‐long immersion in École des droits (School of Rights), a partnership between the CMHR, the Institut international des droits de l'Homme et de la paix (2idhp) in Normandy, F …
January 2017
CMHR begins 2017 in the black: Annual public meeting
Winnipeg - January 26, 2017
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) has begun 2017 in a strong financial position thanks to the resolution of a long‐standing property tax issue, participants in its annual public meeting heard today. Chief Financial Officer Susanne Robertson reported that Government of Canada funding approv …
December 2016
New exhibition explores stormy birth of Canada
Winnipeg - December 12, 2016
Armed revolt and brutal repression. An unlikely alliance between Francophone and Anglophone reformers for democratic rights. Violent riots and the burning of Parliament. The shadow of the U.S. Civil War. Winds of change blowing through the West, with dramatic implications for Indigenous peoples. A n …
November 2016
CMHR exhibition design wins gold at international museum awards
Winnipeg - November 18, 2016
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) has won one of the world's top awards for innovative exhibition design and visitor impact – a prize claimed last year by the 9/11 Museum in New York City. Exhibition design firm Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) was yesterday presented with the gold award f …
Canadian imprisoned as teenager in Iran brings performance about her ordeal to CMHR
Winnipeg - November 16, 2016
An Iranian‐Canadian woman who was imprisoned as a 16‐year‐old in Tehran, then forced to marry the prison guard who tortured her, will take part in a performance based on her story this Saturday at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR). Marina Nemat, author of the best‐selling Prisoner of Tehra …
Women’s rights advocates to inspire youth in day‐long event at CMHR
Winnipeg - November 10, 2016
Minister of Status of Women to lead afternoon town hall with students Inspiring Canadian women and men who have worked to promote women's rights will lead discussions with 200 young people during a day‐long event on Monday, November 14, at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR). They include fi …
Fifty days to Canada 150 this weekend: Museum gearing up for nation’s birthday
Winnipeg - November 10, 2016
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) is getting ready to mark Canada's 150th birthday year with special exhibitions, programs, lectures and family activities throughout 2017. This Saturday, November 12, marks 50 days until the national celebration begins. The Museum's Israel Asper Tower of Ho …
October 2016
Day of the Dead at the Museum: Survivor set on fire by Pinochet’s soldiers in Chile shares her story
Winnipeg - October 31, 2016
Carmen Gloria Quintana was an 18‐year‐old student protestor when she was doused with gasoline and set on fire by Chilean soldiers under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in 1986. On Wednesday, she will share her story during public events at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR). Quintana s …
Museum screens new film in Montreal about Armenian genocide
Winnipeg - October 28, 2016
Actor and advocate Arsinée Khanjian to lead discussion at public event The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) will screen its new film about the Armenian genocide as part of a public event tomorrow in Montreal, organized in partnership with the Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC). The …