Minnesota Humanities Center 2025 Statewide Tour
Come along for the ride – announcing the Minnesota Humanities Center 2025 Statewide Tour! Committed to sharing news about our grant opportunities, partnerships with schools, our wide range of public programs, and listening to our many stakeholders and collaborators, MHC is launching the 2025 Statewide Tour.
“One of the most enjoyable aspects of my job is the chance to listen to the people of Minnesota talk about how MHC could be engaged with them on the issues that matter to them,” said Kevin Lindsey, CEO of the MHC. “I look forward to sharing how we have grown and what we are doing as well as hearing what people want us to do and how we can best support them in telling the stories of their communities.”
During the tour, Kevin will share information about:
- The grants amounting to more than $20+ million that MHC will distribute over the next two years
- Our statewide programs such as Sketches of Minnesota, We Are Water MN, and Many Fronts: Veterans’ and Community Voices
- Future programs such as Spark! which MHC is bringing to Minnesota in partnership with the Smithsonian
Kevin will also be discussing MHC’s new Native American Lives Book series, and rumor has it that some free books will be donated at each stop on the tour.
MHC will be reaching out to community members, educators, and scholars to hear what ideas they have for building a more curious, connected, and compassionate Minnesota. “Ideas provided by community have shaped MHC programming,” Lindsey added, “I’m always interested in hearing what great ideas people have for MHC to consider.”
Questions?
Please join us at one of the stops on the 2025 MHC Statewide Tour:
August 14
Henderson
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – We Are Water exhibit opening, Ney Nature Center. Enjoy breakfast treats, coffee, and conversations with Kevin.
St Peter
Lunch and learn about the vision of MHC
New Ulm
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Sketches of Minnesota performance, New Ulm Turner Hall. Free to attend but registration is encouraged.
August 28
Rochester
Morning meet and greet, Spark Children’s Museum
Lunch and learn about the vision of MHC
5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Sketches of Minnesota performance, Rochester Art Center
September 13
St. Paul
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 pm. – Reconstruction Destructed film screening and tour, Fort Snelling
October 2 and 3
Fergus Falls
Dinner and community conversation
Oct. 2 – 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. –Reconstruction Destructed film screening and post-viewing discussion
Lunch and learn about the vision of MHC
Afternoon reception and discussion about humanities programs and their impact
Oct. 3 – 5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. –Sketches of Minnesota performance, A Center for the Arts
October 9 and 10
Duluth
Oct. 9 – 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Free Community Conversation & Reception
Oct. 10 – 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Reconstruction Destructed film screening and post-viewing discussion
November 6
Red Wing
Lunch and learn about the vision of MHC
Art and War: A Conversation, Anderson Center