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http://www.statehumanities.org 18-07-2011 20:26:11
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I’m still flying high from this weekend’s #NatBookFest! It was great to see so many readers & fans of the #humanities come together to share their love of good books! Congrats to the Library of Congress & Carla Hayden on a great event. I’m already looking forward to next year’s!
The Smithsonian Museum on Main St exhibit Spark! Places of Innovation is on display at the Bluegrass Heritage Museum in Winchester for a limited time! Make plans to see it this weekend.
Got a fresh idea for the 2023 National Humanities Conference? 🤔 Submit your late-breaking 55-min session proposals by Sept 5! Early-bird conference registration ends Sept 20. Questions? 📧 [email protected]. #NHC2023 👉form.jotform.com/232275841129154
English philosopher John Locke, credited as a founder of modern “liberal” thought, was born #OTD in 1632. Read about Locke’s thoughts on childhood and his recommendations on #education, with Humanities Magazine, here: bit.ly/3wxJCgj
Happy birthday, Ruby Bridges! The #NEHgrant-funded “The Power of Children” exhibition at The Children's Museum introduces young visitors to the story of Ruby Bridges' bravery as a first-grader in the newly desegregated schools of New Orleans in 1960. tinyurl.com/4amdy2s6
Latino history is American history. Explore National Museum of the American Latino online, in person, or through this educational activity guide. Exhibit information: latino.si.edu/exhibitions/pr… Downloadable activity guide: s.si.edu/PresenteGuide #AmericanLatinoMuseum #SmithsonianHHM #SmithsonianEdu
Meet the Tree of Life. Standing 53 inches tall and populated with Latino changemakers and community leaders, it was created by artist Verónica Castillo for our @USlatinomuseum. See it on display in #AmericanLatinoMuseum's “¡Presente!” exhibit at National Museum of American History. #SmithsonianHHM
Tomorrow is the day! The 2023 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities presented by Dr. Ruth J. Simmons at Smithsonian’s NMAAHC. You can join us virtually here: bit.ly/jeffersonlectu…
We were thrilled to spend time with Leo from 670HumanitiesCouncil during his visit to Washington D.C!
We are so excited to have landed in Indy and to celebrate National Arts & Humanities Month with our colleagues at #NHC23. Thanks to Indiana Humanities for hosting. Follow them throughout the conference! National Humanities Alliance #NAHM23
Honored to represent humfed today as a guest of Indiana Humanities to hear National Endowment for the Humanities Chair Shelly Lowe (Navajo) at the Economic Club of Indiana luncheon. “The humanities give us the power to express,” Chair Lowe. #humanities Economic Club of Indiana
We learned so much from National Endowment for the Humanities Chair Shelly Lowe as she outlined all the ways the humanities and the economy intersect at the Economic Club of Indiana luncheon this afternoon! It was a terrific time to network and gain insights from Chair Lowe.
