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.
Join us on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at 3:00 pm, for an engaging presentation by Senior U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr., as he explores the remarkable life and legacy of the Marquis de Lafayette, the French hero of the American Revolution and champion of liberty on both sides of the Atlantic. This program […]
Join us for a lively and engaging look at one of St. Louis’s most iconic characters! On January 24, 2026, at 1 p.m., longtime St. Louis Post-Dispatch cartoonist Dan Martin will present The History of the Weatherbird and St. Louis Cartooning. Martin will trace the evolution of the beloved Weatherbird, America’s longest-running continuously published cartoon […]
Join us at the Field House Museum to celebrate a true St. Louis original—the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Weatherbird—as it turns 125! Stop by for a free slice of birthday cake during this community cake-cutting celebration honoring the beloved cartoon character that has been commenting on the weather (and life in St. Louis) since 1900. While […]
In the decades before the Civil War, Missouri’s unique position as a slave state bordering free states made it a flashpoint for escape attempts. Join us on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 1:00 pm when Dr. Charles Hotle explores the dramatic “slave stampedes,” large, coordinated efforts by enslaved people to flee across the Mississippi River […]
Mike Tsichlis explores the life of the Skouras brothers, three Greek immigrants who found the American Dream in St. Louis. The Skouras brothers, driven from their home in Greece by impoverishment, sought opportunity in the United States in 1910. As they worked in hotels in St. Louis, the Skouras brothers looked for opportunities to make […]
The Field House Museum is pleased to welcome longtime St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Bill McClellan for a special program on Friday, April 10, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. For more than 40 years, Bill McClellan has written a beloved column that captures the everyday life of St. Louis. He often compares his work to that of […]
