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Stories
The story of Africville
By Matthew McRae
If you’ve never heard of Africville, you’re not alone. This small Black community was demolished by the City of Halifax in the 1960s. Its residents have been fighting for justice ever since.
Black Lives Matter and the struggle for racial justice in Canada
By Debra Thompson
Protest movements reveal and resist the injustice of systemic racism in Canada. Black community activism includes public protest, policy change and collective care.
Black sleeping car porters
By Travis Tomchuk
Black men employed as sleeping car porters in Canada from the late nineteenth century until the mid‐1950s experienced racial discrimination and exploitation on the job.
Events
Virtual Once Upon a Human Right Tour in English
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Cost: Free, registration required.
Location: Virtual
Virtual Once Upon a Human Right Tour in French
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Cost: Free, registration required.
Location: Virtual
Alberta Be an Upstander Educator Workshop
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Cost: Free, registration required
Location: Royal Alberta Museum - 9810 103A Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta
Culinary Night at the Museum: Celebrating Women’s Voices
Friday, March 13, 2026
Cost: $145 includes dinner, $180 includes dinner and signature drink at each stop.
Location: Various locations in the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Hours and Admission
Admissions
- Adult (18–64 years)$22
- Youth (7–17 years)$10
- Post-Secondary Student (with ID)$17
- Senior (65+ with ID)$17
- Children (6 and under)Free
- Indigenous PeoplesFree
- MemberFree
Hours
Open Today:
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Monday Closed
- Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Wednesday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Friday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Special hours
- Spring Break (March 3–14): Free admission for children 12 and under 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Good Friday (April 17) 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Easter Monday (April 20) Closed
- Victoria Day (May 18) Closed
- Canada Day (July 1): Free admission for all visitors 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Civic Holiday (August 3) Closed
- Labour Day (September 7) Closed
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30): Free admission for all visitors 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Thanksgiving (October 12) Closed
- Remembrance Day (November 11) 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Human Rights Day (December 10): Free admission for all visitors 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
