MHC Awards over $257,000 to Help Mississippi Cultural Organizations Recover from COVID (Jackson, Mississippi) The Mississippi Humanities Council has awarded $257,418 to nineteen different cultural organizations through its ARP Humanities […]
Continue ReadingMHC Awards over $210,000 to Help Mississippi Museums Recover from COVID (Jackson, Mississippi) The Mississippi Humanities Council has awarded $212,500 to fourteen different museums through its ARP Museum Relief Grant […]
Continue ReadingThe Mississippi Humanities Council is pleased to announce more than $46,000 in grants to eight Mississippi organizations in support of public humanities programs. In addition to this direct support, each […]
Continue ReadingThe MHC is excited to announce that John Spann has joined our team as Program & Outreach Officer! Originally from Columbus, Mississippi, John has lived in the Jackson Metro area […]
Continue ReadingThrough a partnership with the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street (MoMS) division, the Mississippi Humanities Council is bringing “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America,” a portable multi-kiosk exhibit, to […]
Continue ReadingThe Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street, in cooperation with the Mississippi Humanities Council, presents “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America.” The exhibition examines the nearly 250-year-old American experiment of a […]
Continue ReadingThe Mississippi Humanities Council is delighted to announce its 2021 Public Humanities Awards, which recognize outstanding work by Mississippians in bringing the insights of the humanities to public audiences. This […]
Continue ReadingLast night we received the sad news of the passing of Dr. Cora Norman, the founding executive director of the Mississippi Humanities Council, at the age of 94. Though small […]
Continue ReadingThe Mississippi Humanities Council is thrilled to announce a major grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support humanities education in Mississippi prisons. This $375,000 grant, part of the […]
Continue ReadingThe Mississippi Humanities Council is pleased to announce a new program in partnership with Mass Humanities to help Mississippians and Massachusettsans examine, explore, and discuss important topics together. “MS + […]
Continue ReadingThe Mississippi Humanities Council is pleased to announce nearly $60,000 in grants to nine Mississippi organizations in support of public humanities programs. In addition to this direct support, each agency […]
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