The Mississippi Humanities Council creates opportunities for Mississippians to learn about themselves and the larger world and enriches communities through civil conversations about our history and culture.
We offer a wide range of funding opportunities to support public humanities programs, exhibits, the planning of larger projects, and the development of original productions in film, television, radio or online resources.
Discover Mississippi's Voices: free presentations by top historians, writers, and storytellers talking about a wide variety of subjects related to Mississippi and beyond.
We offer reading and discussion programs for both lower elementary school kids and young adults.
Engage, Discuss, and Connect: Ideas on Tap brings together diverse perspectives through panel discussions, inviting audience participation to share thoughts and responses.
The Mississippi Humanities Council creates opportunities for Mississippians to learn about themselves and the larger world and enriches communities through civil conversations about our history and culture.
The Mississippi Humanities Council offers a range of grants to nonprofit organizations to
support public humanities programs, exhibits, oral histories, the planning of larger projects,
and the development of original productions in film, television, radio or online resources.
Visit our Grants page for more details.
Vicksburg, MS – The Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister House Foundation will host a public symposium titled “Shaping the Cultural Environment…A Window on the World,” October 25-25 honoring the life and...
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The Mississippi Freedom Trail continues its mission to commemorate the pivotal moments, places, and courageous figures of the state’s civil rights movement by adding to its collection of historical landmarks...
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