Meet the team striving to create a vibrant Missouri where the humanities are accessible to all.
Over 50 years dedicated to helping Missourians explore the people, places, and ideas that shape our society.
The study of how people connect to the human experience through history, culture, and traditions.
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Our Cultural Heritage Services program supports museums, historical societies, and other heritage organizations across the state through workshops and one-on-one coaching.
Missouri Humanities strives to implement and support initiatives that highlight Native stories and voices.
Voices & Votes: Democracy in America, an exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution. Developed as part of the Museum on Main Street (MoMS) program, this exhibit is designed especially for small […]
The Red Star Intertribal Gourd Dance Society will host a one-day Pow Wow inside Clinton Missouri's Benson Center on Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 12:30 pm to 10:00 pm. The Pow […]
Ulysses Grant was involved in two battles along an old bend in the Mississippi River, southeast of Charleston, Missouri; One was his amphibious landing just before the Battle of Belmont, […]
By lecture and power point, Speaker Greg Wolk explores the facts behind Ulysses Grant's first engagement where he led troops in battle, November 7, 1861. This was the Battle of […]
In celebration of Jefferson City's 200th anniversary, The Historic City of Jefferson is hosting four area speakers to recall the early days and development of the city.
Native American Gourd Dance and Pow Wow. Dancing, singing, arts, crafts, and concessions with fry bread and Indian tacos plus more. Free and open to all.
