Minnesota Humanities Center
  • Little Falls – We Are Water MN

    Great River Arts 122 1st Street SE, Little Falls, MN, United States

    As the summer comes to a close and fall sets in, join We Are Water MN at Great River Arts (GRA) in Little Fall, where creativity meets community. GRA exists to enrich lives through the arts and become the art hub for the Morrison County area, playing a significant role in sustaining the community's artistic and economic vibrancy.

  • Postponed 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 – 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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 – 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