Minnesota Humanities Center
  • New Ulm – Sketches of Minnesota

    New Ulm Turner Hall 102 S State St, New Ulm, MN, United States

    "New Ulm: Come See What’s Brewing" Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and New Ulm Turner Hall for the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour! These free events use laughter and comedy to celebrate Minnesota communities, promote dialogue, bridge divides, and help find ways to work constructively across differences in today’s political environment.

    Free
  • Maplewood – Feeding Our Soul: The Essence of Asian Joy

    Pan Asian Center 3001 White Bear Ave, Maplewood, United States

    As part of our Feeding Our Souls: The Essence of Cultural Joy series, the Minnesota Humanities Center invites you to an engaging Night Market Pop-Up learning experience celebrating the stories, sounds, and street foods that bring communities and neighborhoods together.

    Free
  • Rochester – Sketches of Minnesota

    Rochester Art Center 30 Civic Drive SE Ste 120, Rochester, MN, United States

    Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and Rochester Art Center for the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour! These free events use laughter and comedy to celebrate Minnesota communities, promote dialogue, bridge divides, and help find ways to work constructively across differences in today’s political environment.

    Free
  • Minnesota State Fair – Sketches of Minnesota

    MPR Stage (Minnesota State Fair) Judson Ave and Nelson St, St. Paul, United States

    Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and MPR for a special State Fair edition of Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour!

  • Minneapolis – Sketches of Minnesota

    Center for Performing Arts 3754 Pleasant Ave S, Minneapolis, United States

    Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and Kingfield Neighborhood Association for the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour! These free events use laughter and comedy to celebrate Minnesota communities, promote dialogue, bridge divides, and help find ways to work constructively across differences in today’s political environment.

    Free
  • Online Content Session – Era One: Indigenous Histories

    Online
    Virtual Event

    Explore the histories of America’s first peoples before European contact and connect them to the lived experiences of Indigenous communities today. Led by Dr. Brenda Child and moderated by Dr. Katharine Gerbner, this session will provide deep historical context, source analysis, and thematic framing.

    Free
  • St. Paul – Minnesota Writers Off the Page: Mubanga Kalimamukwento

    Black Garnet Books 1319 University Ave W, St. Paul, United States

    Join us for a special evening with Mubanga Kalimamukwento, author of “Obligations to the Wounded,” winner of this year’s Minnesota Book Award for novel/short story.

    Free
  • St. Paul – Learning from Place: Bdote

    Fort Snelling State Park 101 Snelling Lake Road, St. Paul, MN, United States

    K-12 educators will receive 5 clock hours. Learning from Place: Bdote is an immersive experience that brings participants to sites of great significance to Dakota people in the Twin Cities. Participants will learn from Dakota community members through stories and histories that have often been left out of our state’s history.

    $75
  • Red Wing – Minnesota Children’s Book Festival

    Anderson Center at Tower View 163 Tower View Drive, Red Wing, MN, United States

    The Anderson Center at Tower View is pleased to announce that the 26th annual Minnesota Children's Book Festival. This beloved event features presentations of new books by award-winning authors and illustrators writing for young readers through middle grade.

    Free
  • Fort Snelling – Reconstruction Destructed Film & Community Conversation

    Fort Snelling State Park 101 Snelling Lake Road, St. Paul, MN, United States

    To understand the challenges African Americans still face in being seen as full citizens in America today, it is important for us to understand the origin story of the path of formerly enslaved people becoming citizens. The past is not dead; it is not even really the past.

    Free
  • St. Paul – Headscarf Story Circle Gathering

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

    The Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) is excited to host Headscarf Story Circle – a series of offerings that recognize the strength and resiliency of women. Join us for our fourth offering as we gather together through the shared connection of the headscarf and its complexity.

    Free
  • Online Pedagogy Session – Foundations and Framework

    Online
    Virtual Event

    This opening pedagogy session will provide a brief overview of the new Minnesota K–12 Academic Standards in Social Studies, followed by an introduction to the structure and goals of the Navigating U.S. History Eras pedagogy sessions. Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Social Studies Specialist Brittany Rawson-Haeg will guide participants in understanding how the series is designed to support inquiry-based, standards-aligned approaches to teaching U.S. History.

    Free