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Architects and builders of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights took members of the media on an extensive tour Friday morning.

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Architects and builders of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights took members of the media on an extensive tour Friday morning.

“Construction of the CMHR is an internationally significant achievement,” said Sean Barnes, vice-president and district manager for PCL Constructors, the museum’s general contractor.

“As builders, we may never get a chance to work on a project so complicated and cool.”

KEN GIGLIOTTI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Elevators take visitors to the various levels from the second level Garden of Contemplation in the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The builders of the complex structure are almost finished and the preparations for  the exhibits is about to start .
KEN GIGLIOTTI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Elevators take visitors to the various levels from the second level Garden of Contemplation in the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The builders of the complex structure are almost finished and the preparations for the exhibits is about to start .

The $351-million museum will feature about 800 metres of rampways taking people through 11 galleries, telling a wide variety of human-rights stories. The building was described as a “sculpture” that is one of the most accessible building in the world.

The museum’s grand opening is scheduled for Sept. 20.

geoff.kirbyson@freepress.mb.ca

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