by Mass Humaities | Apr 9, 2025 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
Brian Boyles, executive director of Mass Humanities, published an essay in The Boston Globe addressing funding and staffing cuts at the National Endowment for the Humanities. In “A noble endeavor for a Great Society is being abandoned” Boyles writes: “The...
by Mass Humaities | Apr 8, 2025 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
We at Mass Humanities are thrilled to share “Building Blocks of Democracy,” a fun origami cube highlighting nine incredible individuals from Massachusetts history. The cube is the perfect to take home and share with friends and family after you visit one of our Museum...
by Mass Humaities | Apr 4, 2025 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
Early Thursday morning, Mass Humanities learned that our current grants with the National Endowment for the Humanities have been terminated. The result is a loss of more than $1.3M in funding, nearly 35% of our annual revenue. The message arrived via an email account...
by Mass Humaities | Mar 24, 2025 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
Full article published on the CommonWealth Beacon. By Brian Boyles, executive director of Mass Humanities. Next month, the eyes of the world will turn to Lexington and Concord. April 19 marks the first battle of the Revolutionary War — the shot heard ’round the world...
by Mass Humaities | Mar 20, 2025 | The Kiosk, The Profession, Video
“It’s like breathing,” says artist Christle Rawlins-Jackson, referring to the process of quilting fabric. “You’re putting the fabric together in a way that’s going to tell the story.” Rawlins-Jackson, along with fellow artists Susi Ryan and IlaSahai Prouty, created...