Musée canadien pour les droits de la personne | |
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.jpg) Canadian Museum for Human Rights in 2014 | |
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| Established | 13 March 2008 |
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| Location | The Forks, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Type | Human rights museum |
| Visitors | 295,300 (2016/17)[1] |
| Founder | Israel Asper and The Asper Foundation |
| President | Isha Khan |
| Owner | Government of Canada[2] |
| Website | www |
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 | 3 |
| 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 |
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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.