Minnesota Humanities Center
  • St. Paul – We Are Water MN

    Capitol Region Watershed District 595 Aldine St, St. Paul, MN, United States

    Stop two on the We Are Water MN 2026 tour brings us to the Midway neighborhood of Saint Paul, where the exhibit is hosted by Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD). CRWD is a local unit of government dedicated to protecting, managing and improving the water resources of the District, which includes parts of Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Maplewood, Roseville and Saint Paul.

  • Minneapolis – The Making of America Film Premiere & Gallery Reception

    Minneapolis Institute of Art 2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, United States

    Registration opens May 14 OMG Studios and MHC are excited to announce the premiere of their latest film, The Making of America, to be held at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. The premiere will include a film screening, post-screening panel discussion, and art exhibit.

    Free
  • St. Paul – First Annual Oromo Literature Festival

    Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    African Light Book and Coffee Shop and author Teferi Tafa are pleased to announce the first annual Oromo Literature Festival, a community-centered literary event dedicated to celebrating Oromo literature, language, storytelling, and intellectual achievement.

    Free
  • St. Paul – Voices Forward: Teen Poets Imagine the Future

    Bell Museum 2088 Larpenteur Ave W, St. Paul, United States

    Join us for an evening of teen poetry with Voices Forward at the Bell Museum. Voices Forward is a poetry and public humanities project for emerging poets (ages 13-19) from across Minnesota.

    Free
  • Minneapolis – Midwest Black Book Fair

    Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC) 2001 Plymouth Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    The inaugural Midwest Black Book Fair, which honors stories of the resistance and uplifting intersectional narratives of Blackness, is a community-engaged event that honors Black stories and invites people from across the Midwest to participate.

    Free
  • St. Paul – Learning from Place: Little Africa Plaza

    Little Africa Plaza 678 Snelling Ave N, St. Paul, United States

    Minnesota is home to a vibrant and growing African diaspora representing many countries, languages, and cultural traditions. In St. Paul, Little Africa has emerged as a cultural corridor where this diversity is expressed and rooted through entrepreneurship, community leadership, art, and food.

    $35
  • St. Paul – Film Screening: The Making of America

    Historic Fort Snelling 200 Tower Rd, St. Paul, United States

    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.

    Free
  • St. Paul – MHC at the Minnesota State Fair

    Minnesota State Fair 1265 Snelling Ave. N., St. Paul, United States

    Join the Minnesota Humanities Center at the State Fair for Cultural Destinations Day.

  • St. Paul – Summer on the Lawn: “Black Panther” Movie Book Club

    Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    MHC and TriLingua Cinema are sending off summer with a screening of a modern classic and an engaging reading list for the start of school! Noted scholar SAGE GRAY will talk about the cultural importance of the “Black Panther” comic and graphic novel series, followed by a presentation of the movie. Film rated PG-13.

    Free
  • St. Paul – Learning from Place: Rondo Tour

    Hallie Q. Brown Community Center 270 North Kent Street, St. Paul, United States

    The Learning from Place Tour of Rondo is a bus tour comprised of seeing 10 historic sites, a walking tour of Rondo Plaza, and a unique opportunity to be engaged in a service project with the Hallie Q. Brown Center.

    $35
  • St. Paul – Learning from Place: Bdote for Educators

    Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    Learning from Place: Bdote is an immersive, place-based learning experience that brings participants to sites of deep significance to Dakota people in the Twin Cities. Through stories shared by Dakota community members, educators will engage with histories and perspectives that are often absent from our state’s narrative.

    $75
  • St. Paul – Story Circle: DCYF Fatherhood Series

    Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    At the Story Circle: DCYF Fatherhood Series, fathers will listen, share, and reflect upon the impact of generational and current patterns of influence through personal stories.

    Free