Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg: Director's Tour - Softcover

Young, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1785512110 ISBN 13: 9781785512117

Publisher: Scala, 2019

Synopsis

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is the world's first museum solely dedicated to the evolution, celebration and future of human rights. This Director's Tour is the perfect companion to the immersive, interactive experience the Museum offers its visitors. The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is the world's first museum solely dedicated to the evolution, celebration and future of human rights. It is Canada's first national museum to be built in nearly half a century, and the first outside the National Capital Region. This Director's Tour is the perfect companion to the immersive, interactive experience the Museum offers its visitors - Director John Young provides an engaging, personal guide to the structure, themes and philosophy of this unique institution.

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About the Author

Dr John Young has served as President and CEO of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in Winnipeg since August 2015. Since opening in 2014, the CMHR has built an international reputation for accessibility and human rights discourse, and is recognized as a global leader in human rights education. Before accepting his post at the CMHR, Dr Young was Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), where he also served as Dean of the College of Arts, Social and Health Sciences, Interim Provost and Vice President Academic. He has been a visiting professor in the United States and Japan and has lived and worked in Germany and Russia. He has also worked with the Canadian Parliamentary Centre and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Scala
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785512110
• ISBN 13: 9781785512117
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96