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.
A legacy of grantmaking and leadership. Read the magazine!
In-person community or statewide events, festivals, and symposiums.
Major grants, mini grants, and grant guidelines.
Programs, workshops, and anthologies promoting veteran stories.
Small Town Showcase and workshops for communities.
Center for the Book and reading programs.
Check our videos, podcasts, and TV.
Join Missouri Humanities on our “Roots & Routes” journey as we consider the movement of people.
Learn more about our upcoming Katy Trail Read & Ride Event.
Missouri Humanities strives to implement and support initiatives that highlight Native stories and voices.
Presentation Description: "Filipinos at the 1904 World’s Fair: A Legacy of Race and Empire" One of the most popular attractions at the 1904 World’s Fair was the Philippine Exhibit, a […]
Presentation Description: "Then and Now: Conversations with an Enslaved Woman" History gives us the tools to analyze problems in the past so that there is a better understanding of the […]
Program Description: "Oral History for Everyone" Drop modern Greece into the middle of America. That’s roughly the size of the Ozarks: 50,000 square miles. But the Ozarks has one-tenth the […]
Presentation Description: "Missouri’s Utopian Communities" Nineteenth-century Missouri was home to several alternative communities, often termed “utopian communities” for their emphasis on social betterment and a different way of life. But […]
Presentation Description: William C. Quantrill, The Father of Post-Civil War Missouri Banditry During the American Civil War, Captain William C Quantrill commanded a band of Confederate irregulars who reeked death […]
Presentation Description: "Cemeteries and Memory: Confederate Monuments in Cemeteries" Cemeteries are seen as both sacred spaces and secular tools for articulating and preserving the collective memory a community wants to […]
Copyright© 2023 Missouri Humanities
Made with ❤️ by Twofold