New Hampshire Humanities provides wide-ranging and thought-provoking, humanities-based programs that connect people across New Hampshire to culture, history, places, ideas, and each other. We connect people with ideas through free public events, literacy programs, and grantmaking.

Come on the road with us this spring for a special series about the ways we tell stories - through dance, oral traditions, film, music, and travelogue. Learn more

 

Oh, the stories we can tell!

While a small state, New Hampshire has a remarkable history full of interesting people, new inventions, daring adventures, and astounding beauty. Learn more Granite State Stories, about a special partnership between New Hampshire Humanities and the New Hampshire Historical Society HERE.

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Explore a Variety of Public Programs to Spark Interest, Conversation and More

Humanities to Go

Our statewide speakers bureau offering high quality public humanities programs.

Humanities to Go
Humanities at Work

Innovative humanities programs delivered to your workplace.

Humanities in Action
Ideas on Tap

Our series of “bite size conversations about big ideas”.

Ideas on Tap
Connections Literacy

Reading group serving more than 500 adult learners each year.

Open Questions
Grant-Funded Events

The state’s only grant program devoted to public humanities.

Grant-Funded Events

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News & Announcements

Engaging History and Imagining Democracy for “A More Perfect Union”

In anticipation of the 250th anniversary of the United States’ Declaration of Independence’s proclamation in 2026, New Hampshire Humanities (NHH) began exploring what it means to “build a more perfect union” through its AMPU initiative, which included a special AMPU Lecture Series, a Focus Grants program, an AMPU themed book list, and facilitated group book discussions.

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