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Canadian Museum for Human Rights: Sneak peek at the galleries
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Melissa Tait / Winnipeg Free Press
Visitors wait in the rain, with supplied umbrellas, for their preview tours at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on Saturday. The rain kept away some of the people with reserved tickets, allowing walk-ups to gain access to the guided tour of four of 11 galleries. The rest of galleries open Sept. 27.Melissa Tait / Winnipeg Free Press
Rain kept away some reserved ticket holders for free previews tours at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on Saturday. Thousands had reserved tickets for the four gallery preview tour on Saturday and Sunday. That is only four of 11 galleries, the rest of which open Sept. 27.Melissa Tait / Winnipeg Free Press
Frank Yong snaps a photo of his wife, Teresa, and her friend Jenny Lee, all from British Columbia, while they wait in the rain for their preview tour at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on Saturday. The rain kept away some of the people with reserved tickets, allowing walk-ups to gain access to the guided tour of four of 11 galleries. The rest of the galleries open to the public Sept. 27.Melissa Tait / Winnipeg Free Press
A preview group's first glance of the alabaster ramps between galleries at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on Saturday. Thousands had reserved tickets for the four gallery preview tour on Saturday and Sunday. That is only four of 11 galleries, the rest of which open Sept. 27.Melissa Tait / Winnipeg Free Press
Teresa Yong, who travelled from British Columbia, glances up at the dozens of alabaster ramps stacked throughout the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Thousands had reserved tickets for the four gallery preview tour on Saturday and Sunday. That is only four of 11 galleries, the rest of which open Sept. 27.Melissa Tait / Winnipeg Free Press
Visitors take photos of the alabaster ramps between galleries at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on Saturday. Thousands had reserved tickets for the four gallery preview tour on Saturday and Sunday. That is only four of 11 galleries, the rest of which open Sept. 27.Melissa Tait / Winnipeg Free Press
Visitors stop to look at the first gallery Human Rights Over Time at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on Saturday. Thousands had reserved tickets for the four gallery preview tour on Saturday and Sunday. That is only four of 11 galleries, the rest of which open Sept. 27.Melissa Tait / Winnipeg Free Press
A couple on the walkway above the main entrance during the public's first look inside the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on Saturday. Thousands had reserved tickets for the four gallery preview tour on Saturday and Sunday. That is only four of 11 galleries, the rest of which open Sept. 27.Melissa Tait / Winnipeg Free Press
Antoine Predock (right) the architect of the the Canadian Museum for Human Rights laughs with a volunteer on Saturday during free public previews. Thousands had reserved tickets for the four gallery preview tour on Saturday and Sunday. That is only four of 11 galleries, the rest of which open Sept. 27.Melissa Tait / Winnipeg Free Press
Visitors walk past the inverted woven basket in the Indigenous Perspectives gallery at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on Saturday. Thousands had reserved tickets for the four gallery preview tour on Saturday and Sunday. That is only four of 11 galleries, the rest of which open Sept. 27.Melissa Tait / Winnipeg Free Press
Visitors try out the lights of inclusion game in the Canadian Journeys gallery at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on Saturday. Thousands had reserved tickets for the four gallery preview tour on Saturday and Sunday. That is only four of 11 galleries, the rest of which open Sept. 27.Melissa Tait / Winnipeg Free Press
A group of visitors in front of a display on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the Protecting Rights gallery at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on Saturday. Thousands had reserved tickets for the four gallery preview tour on Saturday and Sunday. That is only four of 11 galleries, the rest of which open Sept. 27.Melissa Tait / Winnipeg Free Press
A preview group walks up the alabaster ramps between galleries at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on Saturday. Thousands had reserved tickets for the four gallery preview tour on Saturday and Sunday. That is only four of 11 galleries, the rest of which open Sept. 27.Melissa Tait / Winnipeg Free Press
A young visitor enjoys the lights of inclusion game in the Canadian Journeys gallery at that the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on Saturday. Thousands had reserved tickets for the four gallery preview tour on Saturday and Sunday. That is only four of 11 galleries, the rest of which open September 27th. 140920 - Saturday, September 20, 2014 - (Melissa Tait / Winnipeg Free Press)Melissa Tait / Winnipeg Free Press
Visitors file through the fourth gallery Protecting Rights at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on Saturday. Thousands had reserved tickets for the four gallery preview tour on Saturday and Sunday. That is only four of 11 galleries, the rest of which open September 27.Melissa Tait / Winnipeg Free Press
Visitors finish their preview tour in the Garden of Contemplation at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on Saturday. Thousands had reserved tickets for the four gallery preview tour on Saturday and Sunday. That is only four of 11 galleries, the rest of which open September 27th. 140920 - Saturday, September 20, 2014 - (Melissa Tait / Winnipeg Free Press)Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press
An image from Peace The Exhibition, from the Canadian War Museum.Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press
Installation #2 - Indigenous Perspectives.Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press
Gallery Installation #4 - Protecting Rights in Canada.Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press
Installation # 1 - Human Rights Over Time.Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press
Examining the Holocaust installation, with exhibits on death marches, genocide of groups and maps of Auschwitz, among others.Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press
Study table in 'Breaking the Silence' gallery.Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press
Installation # 8 - Actions Count Gallery, which includes an interactive table.Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press
Installation # 9 - RIghts Today.Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press
Installation #10 - Inspiring Change. Museum goers will be asked to leave their comments of hope on 'I Imagine' cards and place them along a wall in the final installation.
