Monuments, memory and the new museums: Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

“Canadian Museum for Human Rights, The Forks, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.” ©2014 Robert Linsdell. License: CC BY 2.0.

“Without memory we cease to be human beings.” —Ivan Klima in Lahti, Finland, 1990.

Michael Ignatieff, “Visit to Canadian Museum of Human Rights construction site / Visite du chantier de construction du Musée canadien des droits de la personne.” Photo: Joyce Mazur, 2010. License: CC BY-ND 2.0.

Didn’t realize it, but yesterday was Manitoba Day. http://t.co/EPeTnUE0x8

— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 13, 2014

You know when I start thematically pinning on Pinterest it’s a bit terrifying because I don’t entirely know where it’s going to go :B

— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 13, 2014

Anyway pinning 2day. Manitoba, Museum of Human Rights, the decline of faith in monuments as means to transmit memory http://t.co/ugtdFzLSgw

— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 13, 2014

To grasp the mission of this museum is to rethink the role of memory in society.

Canadian Museum for Human Rights set to open in Sept. It has 4 main sections (cloud, roots, mountain & Tower of Hope) pic.twitter.com/FDTQgRfUYc

— Imee Dumawal RN (@imee1209) May 9, 2014

Had a chance to tour the Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg prior to the start of the AAWG meeting tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/hUNgDrKlj8

— Betty Ann Lavallee (@CAPChief) May 13, 2014

Human Rights Museum by cammike @500px #photo #urban #exploration #photography #travel #image #pic pic.twitter.com/omy7tVQF0h

— Emilio Cogliani (@Emils72) May 8, 2014

That building is gorgeous. Maybe not too long from now I’ll have a look at the real thing, not a photo lovely as they are. :-)

— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 13, 2014

Every means of transmitting memory struggles against its own inherent limitations.

Further exploration: the Museum of Human Rights.

An outlaw's vision for the Museum of Human Rights @MacleansMag http://t.co/FopfoeMAlF pic.twitter.com/cSVvDtk4Cb

— oaarchitects (@oaarchitects) August 12, 2014