Minnesota Humanities Center

Sparking positive change,
creating a more unified society

Join us in unleashing the power of the humanities.

    Our Work Fostering Curiosity, Connection, and Compassion

    “We should not permit our grievances to overshadow our opportunities.”

    Booker T. Washington

    Join 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

    Nov
    18
    St. Paul – We the People: Bringing Civic Learning to Life

    Join the Minnesota Humanities Center for a free, daylong professional learning workshop exploring We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution, the Center for Civic Education’s nationally recognized civic education program.

    Nov
    18
    St. Peter – Minnesota Writers Off the Page: Thomas Maltman

    Minnesota Writers Off the Page will host an evening with Minnesota Book Award winner Thomas Maltman and his novel Ashes to Ashes. He will be in conversation with fellow author Mubanga Kalimamukwento. Books will be available for purchase, and the evening will end with a book signing.

    Nov
    19
    Online – Pedagogy Session – World History Era Two: Cities, Societies, and Empires

    Building on the content and sources from this era’s Content Session, experienced classroom educators will lead a hands-on workshop exploring inquiry-based, standards-aligned instructional approaches and classroom applications for teaching this era.

    Nov
    21
    Moorhead – Rising Voices: Celebrating Minnesota’s Youth Poets

    Hear from two members of Minnesota’s inaugural Youth Poet Laureate cohort — Youth Poet Laureate Sienna Lee and Emerging Voice poet Isabel Baumgart — as they share their original work and talk about what inspires their writing.

    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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