On September 25, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and Humanities Texas will...
Grants Workshops with NEH
This month, the National Endowment for the Humanities and Humanities Texas will hold two free grants workshops in San Antonio (in-person) and Austin (in-person and livestream.
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9/25/2024
On September 25 and 27, the National Endowment for the Humanities and Humanities Texas will hold two free grants workshops in San Antonio (in-person) and Austin (in-person and livestream.
9/4/2024
This fall, Humanities Texas will conduct in-person teacher professional development workshops throughout the state as well as a number of online webinars.
10/11/2024
The Humanities Texas Board of Directors will have vacancies in 2025. The deadline for nominations is October 11, 2024.
8/16/2024
Humanities Texas is pleased to announce a new curriculum set supporting classroom use of Texas Originals.
6/20/2024
Humanities Texas is pleased to announce a new traveling exhibition on the history and cultural significance of Juneteenth.
6/20/2024
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Humanities Texas Outstanding Teaching Awards.
5/20/2024
Humanities Texas is excited to introduce season three of Texas Originals.
5/20/2024
In honor of our twentieth anniversary of teacher programs, we are pleased to share reflections from faculty who have participated in these programs.
Current Events
September 27, 10:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.
On September 27, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and Humanities Texas will...
January 20–October 27, 2024
From January 20–October 24, the Rosenberg Railroad Museum will present the exhibition ...
August 17, 2024
Beginning August 17, the History Center for Aransas County will display the exhibition "...
September 5-21, 2024
On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform...
September 9 - October 18, 2024
This exhibition presents photographs by renowned documentary photographer Russell Lee and...
September 11–October 23, 2024
This Humanities Texas traveling...
September 13-November 8, 2024
In the last decade, archeologists have made a number of fascinating new discoveries about...
September 13-October 25, 2024
Sam Houston remains a larger-than-life figure in Texas and American history with a career...
September 14, 2024
On September 14, the Viet Cultural Fest will turn an indoor festival setting into a vibrant...
September 15 - December 5, 2024
Featuring striking images by Geoff Winningham, the...
September 21, 2024, 5:00–7:00 p.m.
From 5:00–7:00 p.m. on September 21, San Jacinto Museum will hold the lecture "The Texas...
September 22–28, 2024
From September 22–28, 2024, The Swenson House will host Tolkien Week in honor of the 70th...
September 27, 2024, 6:00–8:00 p.m.
On September 27, Huston-Tillotson University will host ASF Presents: Story Sessions:...
September 30-November 4, 2024
In the last decade, archeologists have made a number of fascinating new discoveries about...
October 4, 2024, 6:30 p.m.
At 6:30 p.m. on October 4, the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum...
October 9 - November 20, 2024
This Humanities Texas traveling exhibition includes forty-four facsimile prints of...
October 12, 2024
Opening during the foundation’s 37th annual Chinati Weekend, October 11-13, 2024, and on...
October 20–November 20, 2024
From October 20–November 20, 2024, the exhibition "History in Focus: Central and Eastern...
November 1, 2024, 6:30 p.m.
At 6:30 p.m. on November 1, the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum...
November 7–December 6, 2024
This Humanities Texas traveling...
November 7-December6, 2024
Sam Houston remains a larger-than-life figure in Texas and American history with a career...
November 16, 2024
On November 16, The Voces Oral History Center will host their 25th anniversary conference....
November 16–17, 2024
The Texas Book Festival will take place November 16–17 in and around the State Capitol in...
November 16, 2024, 5:00–7:00 p.m.
From 5:00–7:00 p.m. on November 16, San Jacinto Museum will hold the lecture "San Jacinto...
November 19 - December 31, 2024
In the last decade, archeologists have made a number of fascinating new discoveries about...
December 1, 2024-January 31, 2025
In the last decade, archeologists have made a number of fascinating new discoveries about...
December 6–December 7, 2024
From December 6–7, 2024, the Festival of Texas Fiddling will present the annual Texas...
December 6, 2024, 6:30 p.m.
At 6:30 p.m. on December 6, the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum...
February 1-March 31, 2025
On June 19, 1865, General Orders No. 3, was issued in Galveston, announcing to the people...
February 24-March 22, 2025
Sam Houston remains a larger-than-life figure in Texas and American history with a career...
February 26-April 2, 2025
In the last decade, archeologists have made a number of fascinating new discoveries about...
March 3 - 28, 2025
In the last decade, archeologists have made a number of fascinating new discoveries about...
April 1-29, 2025
Sam Houston remains a larger-than-life figure in Texas and American history with a career...
May 1-29, 2025
In the last decade, archeologists have made a number of fascinating new discoveries about...
May 3 - June 28, 2025
In the last decade, archeologists have made a number of fascinating new discoveries about...
June 3–July 1, 2025
On June 19, 1865, General Orders No. 3, was issued in Galveston, announcing to the people...
October 6-November 1, 2025
In the last decade, archeologists have made a number of fascinating new discoveries about...
December 1 - 29, 2025
In the last decade, archeologists have made a number of fascinating new discoveries about...
January 10 - March 8, 2026
In the last decade, archeologists have made a number of fascinating new discoveries about...
March 14 - June 13, 2026
This exhibition presents photographs by renowned documentary photographer Russell Lee and...
March 22-April 17, 2026
In the last decade, archeologists have made a number of fascinating new discoveries about...
Humanities Around Texas
For the Love of the Land, an exhibition at The Grace Museum through September 21, 2024.
Candy Brown Holocaust and Human Rights Educator Series, a professional development series for teachers from January–October 2024.
Black Cowboys: An American Story, an exhibition at the Witte Museum through February 9, 2025.
Legacies of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, an exhibition at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum through February 16, 2025.
Siempre Selena/Selena Forever, an exhibition at El Paso Museum of Art through February 2025.