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MHC Announces its 2022 Public Humanities Awards
December 2, 2021
The Mississippi Humanities Council is delighted to announce recipients for its 2022 Public Humanities Awards, which recognize outstanding work by Mississippians in bringing the insights of the humanities to public Read More >
MHC to Celebrate Fifty Years of Serving Mississippi
November 3, 2021
In 2022, the Mississippi Humanities Council will celebrate 50 years of serving the people of the magnolia state through the humanities. To mark this anniversary, the Council is launching a Read More >
Mississippi Humanities Council Awards $113,000 in Grants
October 26, 2021
The Mississippi Humanities Council is pleased to announce more than $113,000 in grants to 16 Mississippi organizations in support of public humanities programs. The humanities programs funded in this Read More >
MHC Awards over $450,000 to Help Mississippi Cultural Organizations Recover from COVID
September 1, 2021
(Jackson, MS) The Mississippi Humanities Council has awarded $450,122 to 36 different cultural organizations through its ARP Humanities Recovery Grant program to help them respond to and recover from the Read More >
MHC Awards over $257,000 to Help Mississippi Cultural Organizations Recover from COVID
August 2, 2021
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 Read More >
MHC Awards over $210,000 to Help Mississippi Museums Recover from COVID
July 1, 2021
MHC 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 Read More >
MISSISSIPPI HUMANITIES COUNCIL AWARDS $46,000 IN GRANTS
June 17, 2021
The 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 Read More >
MHC Welcomes New Program & Outreach Officer
June 14, 2021
The 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 Read More >
Mississippi Humanities Council Announces Host Sites for Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition “Voices and Votes”
May 21, 2021
Through 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 Read More >
Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Examining Democracy Comes to Mississippi
March 10, 2021
The 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 Read More >