Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Musée canadien pour les droits de la personne
	Canadian Museum for Human Rights in 2014
Established	13 March 2008
Location	The Forks, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Type	Human rights museum
Visitors	295,300 (2016/17)
Founder	Israel Asper and The Asper Foundation
President	Isha Khan
Owner	Government of Canada
Website	www.humanrights.ca
Building details
General information
Groundbreaking	19 December 2008
Construction started	2009
Cost	$351 million
Height
Observatory	100 m (328.08 ft)
Technical details
Material	alabaster, basalt rock, glass, Tyndall limestone, steel
Floor count	8
Floor area	24,155 m2 (5.97 acres)
Lifts/elevators	2
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Antoine Predock
Awards and prizes	14 national & international awards related to its architecture and construction
Other information
Number of restaurants	1 (ERA Bistro)
Agency overview
Type	Crown corporation
Minister responsible	Minister of Canadian Heritage;
Key document	The Museums Act;

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR; French: Musée canadien pour les droits de la personne) is a Canadian Crown corporation and national museum located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, adjacent to The Forks. The purpose of the museum is to "explore the subject of human rights with a special but not exclusive reference to Canada, to enhance the public's understanding of human rights, to promote respect for others and to encourage reflection and dialogue."^[3]^[4]

Established in 2008 through the enactment of Bill C-42, an amendment of The Museums Act of Canada,^[5]^[4] the CMHR is the first new national museum created in Canada since 1967, and it is Canada's first national museum ever to be located outside the National Capital Region.^[6] The Museum held its opening ceremonies on 19 September 2014.^[3]

The Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is the charitable organization responsible for attracting and maintaining all forms of philanthropic contributions to the Museum.^[7]

^ "SUMMARY OF THE 2018-2019 TO 2022-2023 CORPORATE PLAN AND THE 2018-2019 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS" (PDF). Human Rights Canada. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
^ Government of Canada 2008, p. 2.
^ ^a ^b Brean, Joseph (19 September 2014), "Canadian Museum for Human Rights opens amidst controversy and protests", National Post, retrieved 20 September 2014
^ ^a ^b "Info Source". CMHR. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
^ Government of Canada 2008, p. 4.
^ "Prime Minister of Canada: Backgrounder: the Canadian Museum for Human Rights". 31 March 2010. Archived from the original on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
^ "About Us". Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

[2018-19_summary-1] "SUMMARY OF THE 2018-2019 TO 2022-2023 CORPORATE PLAN AND THE 2018-2019 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS" (PDF). Human Rights Canada. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

[FOOTNOTEGovernment_of_Canada20082-2] Government of Canada 2008, p. 2.

[Brean2014-3] Brean, Joseph (19 September 2014), "Canadian Museum for Human Rights opens amidst controversy and protests", National Post, retrieved 20 September 2014

[:1-4] "Info Source". CMHR. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

[FOOTNOTEGovernment_of_Canada20084-5] Government of Canada 2008, p. 4.

[6] "Prime Minister of Canada: Backgrounder: the Canadian Museum for Human Rights". 31 March 2010. Archived from the original on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

[7] "About Us". Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

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