Sparking positive change,
creating a more unified society
Join us in unleashing the power of the humanities.
The Next 250
The Next 250 marks the United States Semiquincentennial with an eye on the past, present, and next 250 years. These events offer Minnesotans the chance to create a more perfect union that achieves the ends of the American Experiment – equality, liberty, justice, and the consent of the governed.
Learn MoreOur Work Fostering Curiosity, Connection, and Compassion
Open Applications and Opportunities
“We should not permit our grievances to overshadow our opportunities.”
Booker T. Washington
Native American Lives Series
Three new books in the Native American Lives Series are now available for pre-order: Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Josephine Gates Kelly, and Patrick DesJarlait. These books honor Native voices and celebrate stories that shape Minnesota and the nation.
Learn MoreJoin Us in Creating a More Unified Society
Learn more about yourself, our communities, and our society or share your unique vision about the human experience or our world.
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Attend an Upcoming Event
Jul
28
Online – The Poetics of Freedom Dreaming with Amanda Rosas
In this online workshop for youth poets (ages 13-19), students will practice Freedom Dreaming. Freedom Dreaming brings us to a place where we can imagine the world we want to live in, where our identities thrive, where poetry can meet pain, sacrifice, joy and hope and always feel surrounded by courage and belonging.
Jul
29
North Mankato – Social Studies Standards Workshop Series
This two-day workshop series (July 29 and August 17, 2026) is designed to equip K–12 teachers and school leaders with the knowledge and tools needed to successfully implement the new social studies standards for the 2026–27 school year.
Jul
30
St. Paul – NUESTRO NORTE Community Screening
Join us for a public screening of NUESTRO NORTE a cinematic portrait of five community leaders from across metro and greater Minnesota, their lived stories interwoven with symbolic fiction scenes and original musical performances.
Jul
30
Park Rapids – Protecting Manoomin (Wild Rice), Protecting Water and Everyone
Join us for this public seminar co-presented by Zhaashiigid Nooding (Ojibwe knowledge-holder from the White Earth Nation Reservation, Red Lake Nation citizen) and Crystal Ng (settler hydrologist, professor at University of Minnesota).
The humanities remind each and every one of us that we are not alone here…When we truly look at what we’re asking and who we are, we can see the beauty that is all around us.
– Dr. Shelly C. Lowe, former Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities
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We help groups convene and connect around their own programming through rental of our full-service event center in St. Paul.
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