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The Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The Museum is accessible to all

Tours

Virtual and on-site tours offer a deeper look.

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Photo: CMHR, Colin Corneau

Guided on-site tours

Explore the Galleries

60–90 minutes

Take a unique journey through a selection of galleries and exhibits that connect you with compelling human right stories from across Canada and around the world. On this tour, you’ll learn what the Museum is all about. Your knowledgeable guide will invite thought and discussion as you wind your way through stunning architecture and interactive exhibits. After the tour, take time to explore the Museum on your own – including a trip up to the Israel Asper Tower of Hope. You’ll leave feeling inspired!

Five people in a museum gallery. Two sit on a bench. Three people, including one in a wheelchair, are on a circular area where bubbles of coloured light are projected on the floor. Partially obscured.

Photo: CMHR, Ian McCausland

Love in a Dangerous Time Tour

60 minutes

Canada’s LGBT Purge was one of the longest‐running, largest‐scale violations of human rights in the workplace in Canadian history. Engage your group with this guided experience to learn about stories of injustice and the activists and upstanders who fought to change Canada. The tour will explore systemic discrimination and rights violations against queer members of the Canadian military, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the federal civil service by the government of Canada, as well as highlight individual and collective acts of resistance that led to lasting systemic change for the 2SLGBTQI+ community in Canada.

A large group of protestors march through a city while two uniformed RCMP officers keep watch. In this black-and-white image, the protestors' signs and banners call for an end to discriminatory practices against members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community. Partially obscured.

Photo: Gerald Hannon, The ArQuives, Canada's LGBTQ2+ Archives

Love in a Dangerous Time Tour with Intention

4 hours

The Love in a Dangerous Time Tour with Intention program invites participants to embrace dignity and rights for all as a guiding principle for their everyday actions in the workplace, drawing inspiration from the story of Canada’s LGBT Purge and the people who fought for change. The half‐day Tour with Intention program includes a guided tour of the Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge exhibition and a facilitated intention‐setting session in one of the Museum’s private spaces.

For more information or to book your Tour with Intention, contact tours@humanrights.ca.

Three people gathered around the “Ask a Question: Meet LGBT Purge Survivors” video interactive station. Partially obscured.

Photo: CMHR, Aaron Cohen

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Guided virtual tours

Explore the Galleries

60 minutes

Available for pre‐booking

Join a tour guide via Zoom for this live, interactive experience, where you'll explore exhibits and powerful human rights stories. On this unique tour, your group, team or family will travel online with your own guide through the Museum’s amazing galleries – and leave feeling inspired. Guides carry mobile devices that capture live video as they narrate your journey, showcase architecture, and engage you in conversation about human rights in Canada and around the world.

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Photo: CMHR, Colin Corneau

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Group visits

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Photo: CMHR, Aaron Cohen

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Videos

Visit our Explore the Museum from home page to find free videos that introduce the Museum’s architecture and some of our galleries.

Amazing architecture

In this five‐minute video, learn about the Museum's architecture while following along the alabaster ramps, peering over the spiral staircase into the Stuart Clark Garden of Contemplation, and looking out of the Israel Asper Tower of Hope. Discover how the architect drew inspiration from the Canadian landscape and human rights.

The sun shines through floor-to-ceiling glass windows.

A view from the top

In this 10‐minute video, follow a Museum guide up glowing alabaster ramps to the 7th‐floor Inspiring Change gallery. You'll see a tree that has been covered in crocheted squares of yarn by African and Canadian grandmothers, music‐listening stations and a "Join the Conversation" station where visitors leave their own inspiring messages. Then, travel up the glass elevator to the Israel Asper Tower of Hope observation platform for panoramic views of Winnipeg.

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A Canadian journey

In this 20‐minute video, you follow a Museum guide through two galleries on the Museum’s second level – Indigenous Perspectives and Canadian Journeys. You’ll see the 360‐degree “basket” theatre adorned with 13 spirit panels inspired by the visions of Indigenous youth, an 800‐year‐old moccasin print and the glowing alabaster rampways. You’ll also join the guide on the “Lights of Inclusion” floor projection, then hear about Canadian human rights defender Viola Desmond at the exhibit devoted to her story.

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Explore using the mobile app

Whether you’re at home or in the Museum, our award‐winning mobile app provides a self‐guided experience that enhances your Museum journey with audio, video, text, images, augmented reality and interactive panoramas. 

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  • Download on the App Store
  • Get it on Google Play

Audio Guide

This self‐guided tour provides you with highlights of the exhibits and architecture at the Museum. In some galleries, the voices of curators and program developers are included, explaining their work. 

Accessibility

Use “Near‐Me” mode on the mobile app to receive information transmitted from 150 near‐field iBeacons located throughout the Museum (on‐site only). Designed to assist visitors who are blind or have low vision, this feature makes information accessible through Text‐to‐Speech readers. Universal Access Points with Braille, tactile numbers and “cane‐stop” floor strips alert visitors that this information is available. For visitors who are Deaf or hard of hearing, the app can be viewed in American Sign Language (ASL) or Langue des signes québécoise (LSQ). Sign‐language content for some onsite exhibits can only be accessed through the app.

Interactive Panorama

Using the camera on your mobile device, you can find augmented reality “hot spots” that relay information about Winnipeg landmarks visible from the Israel Asper Tower of Hope and the Ceremonial Terrace on Level 2.

Interactive Map

This fully accessible interactive map can tell you where you are, show you floorplans, or guide you with text‐based directions.

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Explore the Museum from home

Spend some quality time with powerful exhibits and inspiring stories. Join a Museum guide on a recorded virtual tour of exhibits and architecture. Discover our many special online experiences.

Explore from home
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