SPECIAL PROJECTS

Special projects supported by the Minnesota Humanities Center provide opportunities for Minnesotans to participate in public humanities activities. The Humanities Center partners with national institutions such as the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Library of Congress, the Folger Shakespeare Library, and the Smithsonian Institution to provide these humanities rich public programs to Minnesotans.

Current projects include:

• NEW! Responses to Statehood, a place for the Dakota and other indigenous peoples to tell the story of the impact of statehood, and for others to join in the conversation.
• Traveling exhibits in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street program.
• The naming of Minnesota’s poet laureate.
• Letters About Literature, a national essay contest for students in grades four through 12.

For more information on these projects, contact Tom Fitzpatrick, Director of Community Partnerships, tom@minnesotahumanities.org, 651-772-4255 or toll free at 866-268-7293, ext. 255.