Minnesota Humanities Center
  • Canceled St. Paul – Asian Talk: What It Means To Be Human vs AI

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

    Asian Talk is a series that immerses participants in thought-provoking conversations through the perspective of Asian American scholars, professionals and culture bearers on the topic of Artificial Intelligence.

    Free
  • Online Pedagogy Session – Era Five: Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction

    Online
    Virtual Event

    Explore the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War, and evaluate the transformative potential and limitations of Reconstruction. Using content and sources from Dr. Rebecca Brückmann, Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Social Studies Specialist Brittany Rawson-Haeg and experienced classroom educators will lead this hands-on workshop supporting high school U.S. History teachers in designing inquiry-based, standards-aligned units. 

    Free
  • The Great Northern Festival: Poets Building Community

    The Loft at Open Book 1011 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Join us at The Great Northern Festival for an evening of poetry, conversation, and civic imagination as The Loft hosts Poets Building Community, a special gathering of Poets Laureate from across Minnesota.

    Free
  • Winona – Water Bar at the New Look Preview Party

    Minnesota Marine Art Museum 800 Riverview Drive, Winona, United States

    MHC is excited to bring the Water Bar to the Minnesota Marine Art Museum's New Look Preview Party, where water tenders will serve up flights of local drinking waters and spark conversations around stewardship of local water resources.

    $20
  • Minneapolis – The Great Northern Festival: Water Bar @ Sauna Village

    Riverplace Courtyard 1 SE Main St, Minneapolis, United States

    MHC is excited to bring the Water Bar The Great Northern festival, where water tenders will serve up flights of local drinking waters and spark conversations around stewardship of local water resources.

    Free
  • Online Content Session – Era Six: Migration, Imperialism, and Inequality

    Online
    Virtual Event

    Examine the late 19th and early 20th century through the lenses of industrialization, imperial expansion, and rising social inequality. Led by Dr. Maddalena Marinari and moderated by Dr. Katharine Gerbner, this session will provide deep historical context, source analysis, and thematic framing.

    Free
  • St. Paul – Feeding Our Souls: The Essence of Food and Musical Joy

    Progressive Baptist Church 1505 Burns Ave E, St. Paul, MN, United States

    Feeding Our Souls the Essence of Food and Musical Joy explores the themes of connecting and joy through food and music. Through the richness of Gullah-Geechie, Low Country cuisine, traditional spirituals, Gullah music, and story circle dialogues, the event is aimed to uplift and share important cultural legacy stories and histories.

    Free
  • Shoreview – Minnesota Writers Off the Page: Debra J. Stone

    Emmet D. Williams Elementary School 955 W County Rd D, Shoreview, United States

    To celebrate Black History Month, Off the Page is pleased to feature author Debra J. Stone and her new book, “The House on Rondo.” Debra will be in conversation with Terresa Hardaway, discussing the history of the Rondo neighborhood, what it means to be a writer, and their hopes for the future of Rondo.

    Free
  • Online Pedagogy Session – Era Six: Migration, Imperialism, and Inequality

    Online
    Virtual Event

    Examine the late 19th and early 20th century through the lenses of industrialization, imperial expansion, and rising social inequality. Using content and sources from Dr. Maddalena Marinari, Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Social Studies Specialist Brittany Rawson-Haeg and experienced classroom educators will lead this hands-on workshop supporting high school U.S. History teachers in designing inquiry-based, standards-aligned units.

    Free
  • North Mankato – Social Studies Standards Workshop Series

    South Central Services Cooperative 2075 Lookout Drive, North Mankato, United States

    The Social Studies Standards Workshop Series is a two-day workshop series (February 23 and April 30, 2026) designed to equip K–12 teachers and school leaders with the knowledge and tools needed to successfully implement the new social studies standards by the 2026–27 school year.

    $200
  • Roseville – Minnesota Writers Off the Page: Carson Faust

    Makwa Coffee 2805 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN, United States

    Minnesota Writers Off the Page and Makwa Coffee’s Native Author Book Club are joining forces for a special evening with Carson Faust, author of "If the Dead Belong Here," an intergenerational thriller, permeated with Indigenous folklore and the supernatural.

    Free