A well-known advocate for refugees and immigrants in Winnipeg is the new chief executive officer of the Manitoba Museum. "There are so many vibrant and diverse communities who've only begun their journey in Manitoba in the last several decades, every single Manitoban should see their story within the Manitoba Museum," Blumczynska said in an interview with host Emily Brass on CBC's afternoon radio show, Up to Speed. Blumczynska remembers her own first trip to the museum, shortly after arriving in Manitoba as a refugee in 1989. The Manitoba Museum will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2022. The Manitoba Museum, originally called the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature, first opened in 1972, when an earlier version of the museum merged with the planetarium.

Source: CBC News February 10, 2021 04:07 UTC