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4 For more information or to arrange a media visit, contact Gillian Chester at 204.954.1977 or gillian@tourismwinnipeg.com What's New JOURNEY TO CHURCHILL - ASSINIBOINE PARK ZOO Assiniboine Park Zoo's new permanent Arctic species exhibit Journey to Churchill is one of the most significant projects in North American zoo history. Visitors can not only view Arctic species, such as polar bears, Arctic fox, muskox, and caribou, but also learn how climate change has affected their habitats and the fragile Arctic ecosystem. Currently, there are nine polar bears, seven of them orphaned polar bears from the Churchill area. www.assiniboinepark.ca Highlights • Marvel at polar bears and harbour seals as they swim overhead through a 10-foot wide acrylic tunnel. • More than just a zoo, Journey to Churchill is home to the Leatherdale International Polar Bear Conservation Centre, which is a centre of global influence in polar bear conservation, allowing visitors to connect with experts in the field. • New for 2016 Assiniboine Park Zoo has a tour that has now been designated a Canadian Signature Experience by Destination Canada. Experience Journey to Churchill: Discover the Magic of the North in the Heart of the Continent, where you'll get the full Arctic adventure, coming face-to-face with a variety of Arctic species, and a behind-the-scenes look at the facility. • Spectacular Dinosaurs Alive! stomps its way into Assiniboine Park Zoo for summer of 2016. The exhibit allows visitors to step back in time to the prehistoric era as the lifelike dinosaurs move and roar demonstrating how they may have looked and moved in a natural environment millions of years ago. Highlights • Only museum in the world dedicated to human rights education and awareness. • Explore human rights through guided tours, including Discover the Building (architecture), Explore the Galleries (museum content) and Mikinak-Keya Spirit Tour (indigenous perspective). • Special programming offered for International Human Rights Day on December 10, 2016. • New for 2016 Commemorating the province's celebration of the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote, the first province in Canada to do so, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights hosts a new exhibit in July called Empowering Women. This exhibit explores how female-run cooperatives advance human rights in the world. Round out the story by visiting the historic sites in Winnipeg of Manitoba's Nellie McClung, who was instrumental in the women's suffrage movement. • Celebrating the 10 th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Sight Unseen temporary exhibit will showcase artists with vision loss who use different methods to express what they see. Runs until mid-September. • The art installation The Witness Blanket will be displayed in July, made from over 800 objects and pieces of Indian Residential Schools. CANADIAN MUSEUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS The Canadian Museum for Human Rights welcomes visitors from around the globe. Canada's new national museum takes visitors on a journey of inspiration. A stunning architectural icon designed by Antoine Predock, this unique building sits at the forks of two mighty rivers on land that has been an indigenous meeting place for thousands of years. Inside, multi- sensory exhibits explore human rights stories about Canada and around the world. www.humanrightsmuseum.ca