Who We Are

Our TEAM

Meet the team striving to create a vibrant Missouri where the humanities are accessible to all.

Our History

Over 50 years dedicated to helping Missourians explore the people, places, and ideas that shape our society.

WHAT ARE THE HUMANITIES?

The study of how people connect to the human experience through history, culture, and traditions.

50 Years of Missouri Humanities

A legacy of leadership and grantmaking. Read the magazine!

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What We Do

Events

In-person community or statewide events, festivals, and symposiums.

Grants

Major grants, mini grants, and grant guidelines.

Veterans

Programs, workshops, and anthologies promoting veteran stories.

Cultural Heritage

Small Town Showcase and workshops for communities.

Literature

Center for the Book and reading programs.

Digital Programming

Check our videos, podcasts, and TV.

Missouri Marvels

Missouri Marvels considers our state’s role in the intricate relationship between discovery, innovation, and the human experience.

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Get Involved

Membership Meetups

Volunteer

Signature Series

Young Cultural Professionals

Sponsorships & Gifts

Schedule a Speaker

Missouri Speakers Bureau

Learn more about how to schedule a speaker for an event or occasion in your city!

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MH Resources

Magazines

Blog

Newsletters

Resources

Archive

Native Americans & Missouri

Native Americans & Missouri

Missouri Humanities strives to implement and support initiatives that highlight Native stories and voices.

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OUR WORKSHOPS FOR

Cultural Heritage

Our Cultural Heritage Workshops provide the tools and resources necessary for communities to re-evaluate their cultural heritage assets in an effort to begin or revive programming, tourism and economic development opportunities in their area.

Request a Workshop

These workshops are available for any community in Missouri and can take place either in person or virtually. To request a workshop, click the button below. For more information regarding our Cultural Heritage Workshops, please contact Caitlin Yager, our Program Director, at caitlin@mohumanities.org.

Small Town Showcase

We strive to highlight the uniqueness of rural Missouri, and to showcase the bigger picture of what Small Town America really is, and why it shouldn’t be overlooked, overshadowed, or under appreciated.

VIEW PAST WORKSHOPS

Cultural Heritage Workshop Webinars

We have a variety of recorded webinars from past Virtual Cultural Heritage Workshops that cover many useful topics, such as heritage tourism, marketing and social media, volunteer program development, historic preservation, and more! To view these webinars, head to our YouTube playlist at the button below.

Traveling Exhibits

Missouri Humanities is hosting special tours of the Smithsonian Institution’s “Crossroads: Change in Rural America” and “Voices & Votes: Democracy in America” exhibits, developed as part of the Museum on Main Street (MoMS) program. These exhibits, designed for small cultural organizations and rural audiences, will tour six Missouri communities. Discover where these exhibits will be next!