The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) shone a spotlight on 10 stories from its 10 core galleries, sharing the diversity of content that visitors will find in the Museum when it opens in September. “The Museum will share stories of human rights from Canada and around the world through film, text, immersive technology, artifacts and … Read more
Two national Canadian museums are working together to present “Peace – The Exhibition” as the first exhibit to be shown in the Canadian Museum for Human Rights’ Expressions gallery, a space for temporary exhibits, when it opens in September 2014. Developed by the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, this travelling exhibition explores the ways that Canadians have defined, … Read more
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) announced a broadcast and production partnership with Rogers for the Museum’s official opening ceremonies activities on September 19 and 20 in Winnipeg. Canadians from coast to coast can share in the excitement of the Museum’s opening ceremonies and the first-ever Canadian Concert for Human Rights through live TV … Read more
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) will offer a day of free outdoor public tours on July 1 to celebrate Canada 147th birthday and highlight the evolution of human rights and responsibilities in the history of the nation. The outdoor tours will examine the history of human rights all around us, including French language … Read more
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) announced its first international education agreement, with the International Human Rights Institute for Peace (2idhp), located in Caen, in northwestern France. 2idhp aims to promote human rights and peace, with a focus on awareness, reflection and education. One of its programs, called University of Peace, brings together university … Read more
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) welcomes renowned architect Antoine Predock to the museum, hours before he receives a prestigious Honorary Fellowship from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC). Predock, the New Mexico-based architect who designed the CMHR, is in Winnipeg to take part in the RAIC Festival of Architecture. With two festival events taking place at the … Read more
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights signed an agreement with Ryerson University that will see a groundbreaking exhibit on disability rights displayed in Canada’s new national museum in Winnipeg when it opens Sept. 20, 2014. A project of scholarly activism from Ryerson’s School of Disability Studies, the award-winning “Out from Under” exhibit uses 13 everyday objects like a modified shovel, a breathing apparatus, … Read more
PCL Construction is pleased to announce that the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in Winnipeg has received a 2014 Global Best Project Award from Engineering-News Record (ENR). “This new national museum is the kind of project that comes along once in a generation,” said CMHR president and CEO Stuart Murray. “We were not merely … Read more
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) and the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba announced the creation of a unique summer institute for teachers that will provide training opportunities in teaching and learning about human rights issues. The program represents the first-ever partnership between the CMHR and a university education faculty. Called … Read more
One of Canada’s most celebrated contemporary artists, Rebecca Belmore, will create a large and prominent work of original art for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), its president and CEO Stuart Murray announced. More information is available online.
