Maryland Humanities Council

Program Highlights


MHC Free Grants Workshops

Register today for June workshops!

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Employment Opportunities with MHC

Do you have an enthusisam for the public humanities?  Apply by June 7.

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Become a One Maryland One Book Partner

Apply by June 21.

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Make a "Humanities Connection" on WYPR

Mondays at 5:45pm on WYPR 88.1FM

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Globe Poster Concert: Da Classics! Grad Dai & Baltimore Boom Bap Society

Grad Dai and Baltimore Boom Bap Society nod the classics represented in Globe Posters displayed in our Main Gallery. Graddai’s six member “PowerSoul” band presents a collection...
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Globe Film Feature: "Soul Power"

A free screening of "Soul Power," a film about legendary soul music concert staged in Kinshasa, Zaire, in 1974, featuring James Brown, Celia Cruz, B.B. King, Bill Withers, Muhammad...
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A Journey Begins: nature's role in the flight to freedom - audio tour launch

With its forests, thickets, marshes, rivers and creeks, the Eastern Shore’s natural landscape provided a passageway to freedom along the Underground Railroad for hundreds, and possibly...
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Read MHC's Blog - Recent Posts

May 16, 2013
Blood and Fire: Reflecting on the 45th Anniversary of the Catonsville Nine Actions
May 17th marks the anniversary of when nine Catholic activists burned 378 draft files in the parking lot of the Catonsville draft board to protest the Vietnam War...
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April 30, 2013
When the Wheels Fell Off the Wagon
Watching my older son fail at the Maryland History Day competition on Saturday was one of the toughest things I’ve done as a parent.  He had paced through the...
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April 17, 2013
The Words of Steelworkers
MHC launched a new radio segment in March 2013 on WYPR 88.1, FM called "Humanities Connection," airing every Monday at 5:45pm.  While the station reaches the Baltimore...
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About MHC

The Maryland Humanities Council is a private, educational, 501c(3) nonprofit organization that
stimulates and promotes informed dialogue and civic engagement on issues critical to Marylanders.

What is the Maryland Humanities Council?

MHC is a nonprofit that uses the humanities to stimulate and promote informed dialogue and civic engagement on critical issues.

What are the Humanities?

The humanities comprise the disciplines of the liberal arts, such as history, literature and poetry, classics, philosophy, ethics, jurisprudence, comparative religion, the interpretation of the arts, architecture and archaeology.

These humanities disciplines are tools that can help us to explore what makes us human, connect with others, and and discover meaning and richness in
our lives and for our communities.