Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis
The Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis has shared public panel conversations that focus on Tennessee Williams and his connections to St. Louis. Williams lived and worked in St. Louis, the […]
Notable MO-ments: Preserving the Ozarks’ Cultural Soul Through Storytelling
By Lisa Langley, Ozark Public Broadcasting In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, KSMU Ozarks Public Radio has launched Notable MO-ments—a collaborative storytelling initiative that honors the rich cultural heritage of […]
Bringing the 1904 World’s Fair to Life: Ignite Theatre Company Celebrates Missouri History Onstage
By Libby PedersenIgnite Theatre Company In honor of the 120th anniversary of the 1904 World’s Fair, Ignite Theatre Company partnered with the Missouri History Museum to produce Meet Me in St. […]
Honoring Black Pioneers: A Legacy Monument for Clay County
By Cecelia Robinson The Missouri Humanities awarded the Clay County African American Legacy, Inc. a Mini Grant to help fund its inspiring Bicentennial project—a monument that honors the enduring contributions […]
Youth Diplomats Institute
Youth Diplomats Institute Global Ties KC is proud to announce that it has received a Missouri Humanities Grant to support the Youth Diplomats Institute for the 2024-2025 academic year. […]
Voices and Votes: Democracy in America
Missouri Humanities is delighted to bring the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street exhibit, “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” to our state. The exhibition tour launched in Maryville last month. […]
State of democracy globally
On April 29 and 30, 2024, Kurt Weyland, Mike Hogg Professor of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin, gave talks at Lincoln University of Missouri in Jefferson […]
Crossroads – message
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers […]
Helping to Bring the Humanities to the Public Square
The Missouri Humanities Council (MHC) has awarded a MHC Major Grant of $10,000 to Dr. Billie Follensbee, Professor and Museum Studies Program Coordinator, Department of Art & Design, Reynolds College […]
Bootheel Youth Museum
Research for exhibit leads to programing! As part of the research process for the new Bootheel Youth Museums exhibit Show-me the Bootheel, an interactive exhibit designed to educate visitors with […]
