Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Canadian Museum for Human Rights captivates with impactful exhibits, fostering empathy and understanding. Thought-provoking and beautifully designed, it's a must-visit for an enlightening exploration of human rights history. Highly recommended.

Make sure you have a full day and a lot of patience.

There is an ocean of information in there. If you are new to this topic, I would say schedule multiple visits.

A good place to visit and stroll around. But if you plan to do an in-depth viewing, would take an entire day to go through all the information and floors.
The view at the observation tower was amazing.

What an amazing, and at times sad museum. Only had 1.5 hours to go around but could have spent the best part of a day here as there is so much to see, read, hear, and interact with. So appalling to see how different groups of people have been treated/mistreated over the centuries.

Always an emotional experience going here! You can spend hours and not even be done!
I’ve also been to a couple weddings here and it was a beautiful experience

It is a must go for everyone, it reminds us what we are what we’ve done and become and what to do.

If you are interested in history and the people who were influential, you will like this museum.

Very well maintained exhibits, very informative. Would recommend at least 5-6 hours to go through the entirety of the museum as there is a lot to see.

It was actually great over there lots of activities to learn there and it was my first time going there so it was a good experience

On my 2nd visit to Winnipeg, I made a point to revisit this museum. It was very moving, a bit depressing, but hopeful. The staff made me feel welcomed at every turn.

I found the displays and content great. I found the building to be a problem.a great deal of walking! If you have mobility issues. Take your power chair or scooter if they allow it, I did not have mine and found it VERY difficult. Many.and I mean MANY Long ramps. We ended up with long waits for the elevator.so we went to the top and worked our way down.it helped a bit. Still, walking down all the long ramps was very difficult. The displays and "pattern" or "flow" between displays was somewhat confusing and disjointed, I think as a result of the building spaces. We almost left after the second floor thinking we were done. If not for a attentive attendant by the exit, who wondered why were leaving so soon, there are seven floors, 8 if you include the wonderful view from the tower. PS.stop and find fossils in the tindlestone walls.they are everywhere. & if someone knows how they are going to change the light bulbs behind the marble walls of the ramps? Let me know, I'm curious!

I swear the architect had "Escher" envie! I appreciate the effort in the building, the "amount" of content could easily have been in a smaller space. The exhorbant cost for the building could have built hundreds of schools and educated for many years in less fortunate countries.the money should have gone to alleviate human suffering instead of on a grand display of over exorbitant building, where it wasn't needed.

The most beautiful place with the most terrible stories. I cried walking around. I was in awe of the beauty of the building but my heart mourned for all the cruelty.

Huge museum with some interesting exhibits, if you want to kill half a day this is the place to be, offers an awesome view of the city from the top of their tower

A must visit. Real life documentation on history about man's inhumanity to fellow man and especially women and children.

Very iconic place for Winnipeg with great contents. Allow min. 3 hours to go through everything - could be split into two seperate trips. There is a paid parking available. With Covid, the main door is only open which is facing the Forks.

Lots of history that you didn't know about.they went through every inch of human dignity and rights.the only thing is getting around can be a little tricky.the architecture is amazing.

Everyone should visit this place. The building itself is amazing. The stories within heart breaking yet you'll leave with hope in your heart.

I am moved. This museum found a way to deeply add emotion into all the exhibits. Within 10 minutes of engulfing myself into the stories and history, I was overcome with shivers and tears. From the gorgeous architecture, eye-catching art, to the interactive displays and story-telling, I give this museum a 6 out of 5. Our Canadian history, though filled with darkness, moves toward the light of inclusivity and positive action.

Not only will I be recommending this place to all, but I will be coming back to spend more time on the newly added exhibits. You could easily spend 4+ hours here, though we only stayed for two.

The employees are wonderful people that genuinely care about how you are feeling. While going through the museum, we were asked a few times how we were doing. One particular employee stroke up an empathetic and interesting conversation with us that left my heart filled with love and hope.

Thank you for this incredible experience.

P. S. I'll bring more tissues next time?

Nice. Still it is work in progress as far as all the displays are concerned. However, from the point of architecture and overall layout, it's awesome. Worth visiting. I went there for a days' visit but ended up converting my ticket to annual membership before walking out of the building. Don't miss it if you are visiting Winnipeg.

Architecture is impactful. Exhibits are too. Park in open lots across the street and pre buy your tix for savings

Enlightening experience, I highly recommend people visit. I was lucky to visit during a work trip/day off and the location was open due to all tye covid closures. I hope to visit again when next time i am in town and less smoke in the city.

It's not easy, fun, or comfortable. But it's needed, and it's exceedingly well done here. Take a few hours and go, it's worth it.

This was a lovely yet heavy experience. A very good way of using art to document history. One of my favorite places in Winnipeg

Truly an amazing experience. The exhibits were excellent, and the architecture is absolutely stunning. A must-see in Winnipeg.

Musée très intéressant et enrichissant. J'ai beaucoup appris sur l'histoire des Premières Nations et sur les nombreux traumatismes et violences dont elles ont été victimes. Une visite plus qu'essentiel.

Interesting museum. The architecture of the building is amazing and the view from the tower is fantastic!

Beautiful exhibition. Greatly curated and properly staffed. The workers are friendly and well versed in the topics. A place worth visiting.

Fairly boring museum to be honest, only went for the architecture and going all the way to the top with is worth it

Everyone should go through this museum at least once in their life, and probably more than once. The sad thing is, as much content is in there, there could be so much more. Highly recommended, has a lot of interactive experiences, not just looking at statues or pictures.

I worked on this building for years, there are some places I wish they did not cut corners on during the construction but overall it’s a cool place to visit once whether you’re a local or a tourist. Don’t be tasteless and take selfies in front of exhibits depicting human struggles and war crimes, save your selfies for the Top floor and stay classy.

Be ready to learn and grow. You will get depressed but then find hope. The artifacts, technology and architecture is mind blowing. Not for young children.

The board and management of this museum has repeatedly, over and over, failed to address violations of human rights within their own institution. They should be ejected, one and all.

(Edit: I stand by my earlier assertion. The leadership of the museum should be ejected.)

I would like to bring my children next time.my only concern is will you be showing all of it or only the ones you want to include based on what groups are visiting.

The building itself is beautiful. The architecture is stunning and would make for an incredible event space.

However, the galleries themselves are lacking in organization and thoughtful curation. The space feels very empty for the size and the exhibits were quite shallow.

The Museum really does try to cover a variety of human rights topics from a Canadian perspective. Obviously human rights is a heavy topic and there are a lot to exhibit, but the museum does a pretty decent job at trying to be inclusive. I especially appreciated how the curators didn't try to shy away from our own terrible records at human rights, especially regarding the Indigenous peoples and communities of Canada.

This was the most amazing political, humanitarian, and aesthetic experiences of my life. I would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone.

An embarrassment to the world
what a wast of money
only meant to promote crimes by the rich

affordable housing should have be built on this site

Amazing! Loved the experience. Such beautiful architecture and very educational. If you start from the bottom up you go through your own journey of enlightenment.

Despite the ongoing controversy, the museum is worth the visit not only for the content, but for the amazing architecture of the building itself.

I wish I would have had all day but c'est la vie we read what we could and learnt a lot.

The staff are super informative and it's honestly one of the most gorgeous places I have been.

Amazing museum.we were planning to stay 1 hour only.we ended up staying almost 3 hours.lots of information and amazing staff.the staff are all really knowledgeable and friendly.they are truly the best we've seen across all the museums we've visited across Canada.well done guys.really happy we've spent a good amount of time there and will certainly visit it again.

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is one of Winnipeg's must-see attractions. It's affordable and accessible. Manitoba has a rich history of labour, disability, and womens rights. Our province was the first province to give women the vote in Canada.

More than anything I like the infrastructure of this building. It is very different and the view from the top of the building is so good also if you want to see this building completely from outside, best place Is Winnipeg Union Railway station.

First time there. Great museum with a lot of unbiased information and insightful displays. The lack of the touch displays did not detract from the experience. The whole experience really shows how far we have come and how far we have left to go.

I mean, it's a lot of walking. A lot of interactive displays shut down during pandemic- but low visitor count today and good social distancing. Decent staff from what I could tell.

Like, a lot of walking, bro.

It stays open from 10-5pm on most days and tou can be here for just as long if not maybe more. Interactive stuff and theater settings in multiple floors and a boutique on the first floor

I have heard so much about CMHR being an excellent place to be and YES, indeed it is.
I went there as a student of Post Graduate with my classmates. We had a tour guide, she gave a brief on some of the important events of the history.
I thought a single visit is not enough because there are many stories of individuals and groups and their perspectives and contribution towards Human Rights in Canada and around the World.
Importance of the smallest of details and how CMHR has acknowledged the indigenous people and ancestral land is worth praising.
You can make the most of the visit if you can make a brief research about the historical events that have occurred in Canada and around the world reflecting Human Rights before visiting it.