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Welcome - Canadian Museum for Human Rights

We all have a choice: to ignore this and do nothing. Or take action.

Robert Greene, Elder-in-Residence

Orange cloth ribbons tied to a metal railing.

What if you were taken from your family?

A story about Indian residential schools and their legacy

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A group of boys wearing pyjamas kneels on single beds with heads bowed and hands clasped as if in prayer. A woman stands in the room with her hands clasped in a similar manner.

Artivism

April 30, 2021 to January 16, 2022

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Several white plaster faces hang from strings, inside a cage.

Witness Blanket: Preserving a Legacy

April 30, 2021 to January 16, 2022

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A large horizontal art installation with a wooden frame made up of multiple diamonds and rectangles to which many objects are mounted. There is a half-opened door in the middle of the work.

 

 

 

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Canadian Museum for Human Rights

85 Israel Asper Way
Winnipeg, MB
R3C 0L5
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Hours

Open Today:

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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Admission

Adult General Admission:

$18

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Stories

Remembering the Srebrenica Genocide

By Jeremy Maron

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Two uniformed soldiers sit on a large vehicle, overlooking a densely packed crowd of people that stretches into the distance.

Picking Up the Pieces: The Making of the Witness Blanket

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Large artwork consisting of objects set in cedar frames.
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Exhibitions

Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War

October 2019 to December 2021

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A group of young women and girls in their teens stand together on the front porch of a building. Most are dressed in white blouses and blue skirts, with two girls also wearing blue sweaters. To the right, a doorway reveals a roomful of students sitting at wooden desks and writing on notepads.

ARTiculate Our Rights

July 30, 2021 to June 30, 2022

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A museum gallery featuring artwork projected onto large screens and colourful geometric shapes.
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Join Museum guides for virtual tours of our exhibits and architecture. Download our mobile app to check out the entire Museum, gallery by gallery. Discover our many special online experiences.

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A smiling woman being filmed by a cell phone. Her image is visible on the phone's screen.

Photo: CMHR, Scott Gillam