$7.2M in Operating Support Invested in Cultural Organizations Statewide

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Nov 13, 2025 | History News, The Profession

11.13.2025 Sara Glidden, Program Manager Cultural Investment Portfolio | Operating Grants for Organizations Fuller Craft Museum installation of Soul of a Nation: Voices of Resilience in Ukrainian Folk Art. Our cultural life thrives because of the work of numerous...

Archives trace the cultural history of Massachusetts

by Mass Humaities | Nov 13, 2025 | The Kiosk, The Profession, Video

Since 1974, Mass Humanities has preserved and curated the stories of Massachusetts. Over that period, we gradually collected quite a few records, documents, objects, and artifacts. When we moved our headquarters from Northampton to Holyoke in 2024, we invited local...

Equity Progress Report (Sept – Oct ’25)

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Nov 12, 2025 | History News, The Profession

11.12.2025 Dawn Heinen, Digital Communications Manager Diversity Equity and Inclusion A regular report on our equity work Newton Festival of the Arts, 2023. Photo: Annielly Camargo. Since 2021, with the launch of our first-ever Racial Equity Plan (and subsequent...

Episode 425: Ken Burns’ The American Revolution

by Ben Franklin's World | Nov 11, 2025 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/425_Ken_Burns.mp3 What does it take to bring the American Revolution to life? How can an event that took place 250 years ago be conveyed to us through modern-day film? Ken Burns and his team worked to answer these questions...

Vinny deMacedo Appointed to Mass Cultural Council by Governor Healey

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Nov 10, 2025 | History News, The Profession

11.10.2025 Bethann Steiner, Senior Director of Public Affairs Press Release Vinny deMacedo, newly-appointed member of the Mass Cultural Council. Today Mass Cultural Council announces the appointment of Vinny deMacedo, Plymouth resident, former state legislator, and...

Mass Humanities awards $200K in grants to sustain ongoing storytelling

by Mass Humaities | Nov 4, 2025 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession

12 nonprofits will continue to redefine the stories of Massachusetts by creatively expanding access to their untold histories. In October, Mass Humanities concluded its fifth round of the Expand Massachusetts Stories (EMS) initiative by providing $800,000 in grants to...