Sparking positive change,
creating a more unified society
Join us in unleashing the power of the humanities.
MHC Annual Event: Minnesota 100
One hundred stories that define us.
October 20, 4-7 p.m., Minnesota History Center
Join the Minnesota Humanities Center for our annual celebration of the humanities with Minnesota 100.
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.
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Our 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.
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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
Sep
05
St. Paul – Film Screening: The Making of America
Join us to kick off the film tour for The Making of America from OMG Studios. This event includes a film screening, panel discussion, and art showcase: Reconstruction 2.0: Allegories of a Better World.
Sep
06
St. Paul – MHC at the Minnesota State Fair
Join the Minnesota Humanities Center at the State Fair for Cultural Destinations Day.
Sep
09
Online – What Counts as High-Quality Social Studies Instruction?
Build a shared understanding of what high-quality social studies instruction looks like in practice. Participants will build a baseline understanding of what to look for in terms of high-quality implementation of the 2021 K-12 Academic Standards in Social Studies.
Sep
10
St. Paul – Learning from Place: Little Mekong Cultural District
St. Paul’s Little Mekong Cultural District invites participants into a vibrant Southeast Asian cultural corridor shaped by migration, resilience, and entrepreneurship along University Avenue.
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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