In the early 1970s, Bill Witliff photographed vaqueros in northern Mexico as they went...
A President's Vision
An innovative suite of U.S. history curriculum materials, A President's Vision examines the aspirations of notable U.S. presidents and the programs and initiatives that advanced each man’s vision.
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1/22/12
Welcome to the new Humanities Texas website!
1/22/12
February teacher workshops to be held in Austin, Beaumont, Houston, Midland, and El Paso.
1/22/12
Humanities Texas to hold grants and exhibitions workshop in Midland on 2/23/12.
1/22/12
The application deadline for the spring major grants cycle is 3/15/12. Preliminary materials are due on 2/15/12.
Current Events
January 16–
February 29, 2012
February 29, 2012
Featuring photographs, facsimiles of landmark documents, and quotations by Dr. King and...
January 16–
March 4, 2012
March 4, 2012
R. C. Hickman was a Dallas photographer whose thousands of images produced from 1949 to...
February 4–May 27, 2012
Melina Mara began photographing the thirteen women in the U.S. Senate in 2001, continuing...
February 4, 2012
This presentation by Dr. Byron D. Augustin, assistant professor of anthropology at The...
February 11, 2012
This presentation by Dr. Cary Cordova, assistant professor of Mexican American Studies at...
February 13, 2012,
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As part of the public lecture series "Empires," Dr. Peter Wells, professor of anthropology...
February 15, 2012,
7:00 p.m.
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As part of the public lecture series "Empires," Dr. Peter Wells, professor of anthropology...
Humanities around Texas
"Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs," an exhibition through April 15 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
"Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America through Galveston Island," an exhibition through April 1 at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.
“Speaking Volumes: Books and Ideas from 1250–1862,” an exhibition opening January 28 at the Museum of Texas Tech University.
“Raramuri, the Foot Runners of the Sierra Madre,” an exhibition opening January 31 at the Centennial Museum and Gardens in El Paso.
“The Reclusive Image: Works from Texas Museums,” an exhibition opening February 4th at the Old Jail Art Center in Albany.
“Preserving the Heart of a Community,” an exhibition on display through February at the History Center in Diboll.