Created to celebrate the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, this ...
Byrne-Reed House Anniversary
This fall marks the ten-year anniversary of the Byrne-Reed House restoration! We are commemorating the occasion by sharing reflections from those who were integral to the success of the building's transformation.
Latest News
12/11/2020
Humanities Texas is now accepting nominations for our 2021 Outstanding Teaching Awards. Nominations will be accepted through December 11, 2020.
10/15/2020
This fall, Humanities Texas will hold free webinars for secondary-level social studies teachers focused on helping students better understand African American history.
9/15/2020
Beginning in October, Humanities Texas will hold a number of free webinar series for Texas teachers covering central topics in U.S. history, Texas history, and English language arts.
08/01/2020
Listen to Texas Originals, a radio series profiling individuals who have had a profound influence on Texas history and culture.
Current Events
January 1–29, 2021
In the 1840s, German immigrants began settling at New Braunfels, Fredericksburg, Sisterdale...
January 4–30, 2021
Capturing the sweeping visual imagery of the original miniseries, the Lonesome Dove...
January 6–February 3, 2021
Featuring photographs, facsimiles of landmark documents, and quotations by Dr. King and...
January 9–February 20, 2021
Miguel Covarrubias (1904–1957) was one of the foremost Mexican artists of the twentieth...
Jan 15–March 26, 2021
In the early 1970s, Bill Wittliff visited a ranch in northern Mexico where the vaqueros...
February 1–27, 2021
People’s Lives: A Celebration of the Human Spirit takes us down unfamiliar paths...
February 1–28, 2021
Featuring photographs, facsimiles of landmark documents, and quotations by Dr. King and...
February 27–April 10, 2021
Melina Mara began photographing the thirteen women in the U.S. Senate in 2001, continuing...
March 1–27, 2021
This Humanities Texas traveling exhibition surveys the Alamo of the Texas imagination...
March 2–31, 2021
Drawn from files of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service archives at Texas A&M...
March 2–31, 2021
Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America Through Galveston Island, a new Humanities...
March 6–July 11, 2021
Capturing the sweeping visual imagery of the original miniseries, the Lonesome Dove...
March 29–May 29, 2021
This Humanities Texas traveling exhibition is both a cartoon history of Texas politics and...
April 27—June 5, 2021
Drawn from files of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service archives at Texas A&M...
Humanities around Texas
Texas organizations share news of their upcoming remote programming, including online exhibitions and gallery tours, web-based lectures and discussions, documentaries, and educational resources.
This fall, many of Texas's annual book festivals are going virtual.
The Texas Historical Commission Museum Services Program regularly hosts webinars and workshops. They also maintain a list of over a dozen free webinars related to museums and the current pandemic being held by other organizations.