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For 50 years, New Hampshire Humanities has provided wide-ranging and thought-provoking humanities programs that connect people across New Hampshire to culture, history, places, ideas, and each other through free public events, literacy programs, and grantmaking.
Now through January 31, watch the recording of our Annual Celebration of the Humanities program featuring Gregory Maguire, bestselling author of the Wicked series, thanks to NHPBS! Check your local listings HERE.
Join us for the next Humanities @ Home:
presented by Shanta Lee on Friday, February 28 at 5 pm on Zoom RSVP HERE
Enjoy our recent e-news, Spark, and our quarterly newsletter, Engage!
Thank you to our Annual Partners for their year-round support of our work:Lead PartnerSilver Partners:
Rebecca Noel explores the sometimes alarming, sometimes hilarious backstory of what we now know as gym class. Physicians worried since the Renaissance...
This program has been postponed due to weather. A new date has yet to be determined. ...
What family stories do you carry with you? What story do you tell over and over? What landscape do you cherish the most? One of the deepest human inst...
The link for the Google Meet on February 13 is bit.ly/4hwD6LN *In case of inclement weather, the rain date for this program is Friday, February 14, 2...
Jonathan Harrington (1811-1881) was one of the earliest American magicians. Born in Boston, Harrington began his performing career as a ventriloquist ...
Are you interested in family history? Do you spend a lot of time in graveyards wondering about the names behind the stones? Then you just might be a g...
Our statewide speakers bureau offering high quality public humanities programs.
Innovative humanities programs delivered to your workplace.
Our series of “bite size conversations about big ideas”.
Reading group serving more than 500 adult learners each year.
The state’s only grant program devoted to public humanities.
New Hampshire Humanities
Last week, NHH staff and Board members traveled to Providence, RI for the 2024 National Humanities Conference to connect with our humanities peers. We left energized and grateful for the work we are privileged to do. Thank you to all! #humanities #NH #HumanitiesforAll #NHCRI24 pic.twitter.com/Lvft4YWyNF— New Hampshire Humanities (@NHHumanities) November 20, 2024
Last week, NHH staff and Board members traveled to Providence, RI for the 2024 National Humanities Conference to connect with our humanities peers. We left energized and grateful for the work we are privileged to do. Thank you to all! #humanities #NH #HumanitiesforAll #NHCRI24 pic.twitter.com/Lvft4YWyNF
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Posted: January 31st, 2025
Welcome to What’s the Big Idea?, our new blog highlighting Granite Staters' experiences and perspectives in the humanities—from local roots to global ideas. We hope these stories from many voices will ignite conversation and big ideas, helping shape our understanding of what it means to be human. Join us as we delve into New Hampshire’s culture, history, and contemporary issues, while reflecting on what it means to live a life enriched by the humanities. Share your thoughts and ideas with us—this is a space for conversation!
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