Umut Özsu
THE STAR.COM - Wed Sep 17 2014
On Sept. 20, more than a decade after it was first conceived, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
will open its doors. A product of government funding and philanthropic
donations, the museum dominates The Forks, a historically important
section of downtown Winnipeg. Its very edifice — encased in glass and
spiralling to a height of no less than 100 metres — has been designed as
a “tower of hope.”
Much has been written
over the years about the museum. Its supporters have claimed that Canada
is an apt location for a human rights museum, and that the building
will revitalize a city that has long been identified with its crippling
winter, attracting large numbers of tourists and students in an effort
to underscore Winnipeg’s diversity.
Its detractors have
raised concerns about curatorial content and argued that it is a
significant waste of resources, particularly as there is little evidence
that the museum — which has cost more than $300 million — will
contribute meaningfully to the local and provincial economy.
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