Alabama Civil Rights Field StudyJoin Us for a Transformative Journey through Civil Rights History Minnesota Humanities Center Presents: The Alabama Civil Rights Field Study August 4-10, 2024 | Birmingham, Selma, Montgomery, and Tuskegee, Alabama Registration for this offering is closed. Questions? Eden Bart eden@mnhum.org Sung… Read More
Sketches of MinnesotaA community-inspired civic improv comedy tour Connecting through Comedy and Community The Minnesota Humanities Center and Danger Boat Productions launched Sketches of Minnesota during the summer of 2024 to encourage active listening, facilitate real conversation, and to have a night of fun. This unique initiative allows attendees to… Read More
Passport to the Humanities About Passport to the Humanities Passport to the Humanities is an annual event that invites you to get curious and explore new stories and ways of thinking that help us better understand ourselves and the world around us. Each year we take time to highlight and… Read More
Cambodian American Community PartnershipCelebrate the culture, history, and identity of Minnesota’s Cambodian community. Over the last several years, the Minnesota Humanities Center has partnered with the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans to amplify and celebrate the communities the Council represents. This year our collaboration focuses on supporting the Cambodian American… Read More
There IS A Balm In Gilead National Conference Minnesota Educator Track The Modern Civil Rights Movement forced the nation to re-think, re-examine, and re-structure how it dealt with issues of race, justice, and citizenship. Join Minnesota educators at the national conference, There IS a Balm in Gilead: Healing from… Read More
Examining Military Service From the Margins Despite discrimination and frequent erasure, marginalized groups have continued to serve our country into the present. Examining Military Service From the Margins will bring together Veterans and civilians from Minnesota and beyond to examine the experiences of female, Black, American Indian, LGBT, and… Read More
2023 Wakpa Triennial Art Festival: Critical ConversationsHow do we recognize and build our “networks of mutuality?” As part of the innovative experiences that will take place during the Wakpa Triennial, the Minnesota Humanities Center is partnering with Public Art Saint Paul to host a series of Critical Conversations. This series… Read More
Minnesota Poet’s LaureateGwen Nell Westerman About the Poet Laureate The Poet Laureate of Minnesota promotes and encourages appreciation of and engagement with poetry. Through poetry, the Poet Laureate celebrates the state’s rich and vibrant cultural heritages, engages young people, and inspires all generations of poets and readers. After receiving recommendations… Read More
BIPOC Educator InstituteNavigating & Thriving You’re Invited! Come join other early career teachers of color and American Indian teachers (TOCAIT) from across Minnesota for an intensive Educator Institute experience that is designed to engage participants in navigating education systems with Resistance, Resilience and Reimagination. Contact Us Corey China… Read More
Many FrontsVeterans’ and Community Voices Many Fronts: Veterans’ and Community Voices supports Humanities programming that explores the human impact of war and conflict, its historical, social, and political underpinnings, and the voices and narratives that help us to increase our understanding about one another and war. The initiativeaims to provide… Read More