History of Armenian Genocide is presented in Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Shahen Mirakian, member of the Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC), was one of the Armenians present at the formal opening ceremonies of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In addition to Mirakian, Ambassador Armen Yeganian also attended the CMHR’s opening. Asbarez.com informs about this.

The ANCC has been closely collaborating with the CMHR for over 10 years to ensure that the Armenian Genocide is properly represented in the museum alongside the other four genocides officially recognized by the Canadian government (the Holocaust, the Holodomor, Rwanda, and Srebrenica).

During the conversation with Canadian-Armenian weekly newspaper Horizon Mirakian said about the Museum that it was an architectural jewel.

“To imagine that there would be a permanent exhibit on the Armenian Genocide in such a unique architectural marvel was truly moving. The grandeur of the place attests to how important it is to remember these instances of horror and insanity that humanity has gone through in the past century”, he stated.

Telling in details about the museum, Mirakian said: “Rather than present enormous amounts of information or have exhibits based around a particular artifact or document as you would see in a traditional museum, the CMHR’s exhibits are designed to start a discussion and to convey an impression. The Armenian Genocide display, like the display of the other genocides, is presented from a Canadian perspective. The gallery where the most information about the Armenian Genocide is contained is called “Breaking the Silence” and discusses the work involved in overcoming Turkey’s denial in order for Canada to recognize the Armenian Genocide. The traditional Armenian Genocide display is accompanied by information in digital form both on an interactive table and through computer terminals”.