by Mass Humaities | May 3, 2024 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
By Brian Boyles A newly dedicated statue of Frederick Douglass stands on a scruffy block in Belfast, Northern Ireland, between a vintage clothing store and a Caffe Nero, just around the corner from the First Presbyterian Church, where Douglass spoke in 1845. It is a...
by Mass Humaities | Apr 17, 2024 | The Kiosk, The Profession, Video
In early April, students from the Clemente Course in the Humanities visited the Museum of Fine Arts Boston (MFA) for a day of art appreciation and community building. Students from Springfield, Holyoke, Worcester, Brockton, and New Bedford Clemente sites explored an...
by Mass Humaities | Apr 9, 2024 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
By Marie Pellissier, Program Officer We at Mass Humanities are so excited to bring back the Museum on Main Street (MoMS) program! MoMS is a collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and six local partners in rural communities...
by Mass Humaities | Apr 1, 2024 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
Mass Humanities is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Governor’s Awards in the Humanities. The award ceremony will take place Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. The foundation...
by Mass Humaities | Mar 28, 2024 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
To celebrate our 50th anniversary, we hosted “The Future of Storytelling” event in Worcester on March 22. Half-workshop, half-social gathering, the day saw grantees from central Massachusetts coming together to build community with Mass Humanities staff, board...