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    In 2000, Israel Asper began to imagine a world‐class human rights centre for Canada. A few short years later, in April 2003, plans for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights were announced by Asper and his supporters.

  3. Jan 19, 2015 · His landmark new project in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, opened in September 2014, and is weathering its first sub-zero winter five years after the start of construction and nine years after Predock’s selection in an international design competition.

  4. Predock was the New Mexico-based architect behind the winning design for the national museum in Winnipeg, in what was one of Canada's largest juried architectural competitions, held by the...

  5. Mar 6, 2024 · Antoine Predock, who designed the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, dies at 87. Renowned architect Antoine Predock holds up a Canadian $10 bill while standing in his studio in Albuquerque, N.M...

  6. Development. The late Izzy Asper —a Canadian lawyer, politician, and founder of the now-defunct media conglomerate Canwest Global Communications —is credited with the idea and vision to establish the CMHR, [8] [9] having first come up with the idea on 18 July 2000 to build the museum. [10] .

  7. Hours & Admission Fees. Prepare for a world-class museum experience. Experience the world of human rights at a museum like no other. From the breathtaking architecture, to the moving stories and captivating exhibitions and programs, every part of the Museum offers a unique encounter.

  8. Designed by American architect Antoine Predock, The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is Canada's fifth national museum and the first to be created since 1967. In addition, it is the first national museum in Canada's history to be located outside the National Capital Region.

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