Canadian Museum for Human Rights (Winnipeg)

In 2009, construction began in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on The Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Initially scheduled to open in 2013, opening ceremonies took place on 19 September 2014, though a number of galleries remained closed.

Controversial multi-million dollar museum is world’s first dedicated to exploring the diverse issues of human rights worldwide, with exhibit topics ranging from genocide to school bullying.

By the time the dignitaries had taken their seats, angry protesters were already raging against abortion, pipelines, colonialism, pollution, and the museum itself.

Trudging back to my hotel room one afternoon this week after touring the new Canadian Museum for Human Rights, I wondered why the weariness I felt seemed familiar, so déjà vu.

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights(CMHR) will take you on a journey of inspiration unlike anything you've experienced before. From the moment you enter through its massive stone roots, to the time you emerge in its light-filled Tower of Hope, you will be moved by the power of human rights Canada's newest national museum rises from the prairies earth in Winnipeg at the Forks, where the Red and Assiniboine rivers meet on Treaty One Land - a historic meeting place for thousands of years. The only museum in the world solely devoted to human rights awareness and education, it stands as a beacon for visitors from around the globe. Ramps of glowing alabaster criss-cross galleries designed to challenge, motivate and uplift. Multi-sensory exhibits explore human rights concepts with an international scope, but through a uniquely Canadian lens. An amazing encounter with human rights awaits families, tourists and scholar alike.

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The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) is a national museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, located adjacent to The Forks.