The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg was designed by Antoine Predock of Albuquerque, chosen through an international juried competition with 100 entries from 21 countries. The Government of Canada owns it as a Crown corporation. Groundbreaking was December 19, 2008, and the museum opened on September 19, 2014. The article names no style and says the design drew on Canadian landscapes.
Materials include Manitoba Tyndall limestone, backlit alabaster ramps, 1,669 custom-cut glass pieces and black Mongolian basalt in the Garden of Contemplation. The Israel Asper Tower of Hope is a glass spire about 328 feet (100 m) tall. The Hall of Hope uses more than 3,500 square meters of alabaster.
Inside are ten core galleries, a Great Hall and a fifth-floor reference library. The cost at opening was about $351 million. The article gives no hours or admission.
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