Minnesota Humanities Center
  • 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 – Summer on the Lawn: Pickup Truck Opera

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

    Join us for Mixed Precipitation’s presentation of “The Tales of Hoffmann.” Future meets past as a traveling poet encounters ghosts, robots, magicians, and shape-shifting demons in pursuit of love and creativity! This contemporary music mashup features 90’s grunge, R&B, and opera classics.

    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 community for a special return visit of the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour!

    Free
  • St. Paul – Learning from Place: Little Mekong Cultural District

    XIA Books & Cafe 422 University Ave W, St. Paul, MN, United States

    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.

    $35
  • Marshall – Sketches of Minnesota

    Marshall Area YMCA 200 South A St, Marshall, United States

    Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and Marshall community for the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour!

    Free
  • 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: Bdote

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

    Learning from Place: Bdote is a place-based experience led by Dakota community members at sites of deep significance in the Twin Cities. Participants engage with Dakota history and contemporary perspectives through story, observation, and shared reflection.

    $75
  • Worthington – Sketches of Minnesota

    Lerma's Event Center 703 Oxford St, Worthington, United States

    Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and Worthington community for the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour!

    Free
  • Iron Range – Sketches of Minnesota

    Minnesota Discovery Center 1005 Discovery Dr, Chisholm, MN, United States

    Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and Iron Range community for the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour at the Minnesota Discovery Center!

    Free
  • Minneapolis – Learning from Place: Somali Cedar Riverside

    Brian Coyle Neighborhood Center 420 South 15th Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    SOLD OUT. Explore Cedar Riverside, the heart of the East African community in Minneapolis and home to one of the largest Somali populations in the United States.

    $35