Explore the Human Experience

We draw on the power of the human experience to explore our shared history to inspire our collective future.

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Let's Talk About It LTAI offers a diverse selection of discussion themes such as U.S. and Oklahoma history, autobiography, detective fiction, ethnic diversity, and much more....More Details

November 6 6:00 PM LTAI | Ardmore - Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street November 7 6:30 PM LTAI | Chickasha - The Summer Before the Dark November 7 6:30 PM LTAI | Tishomingo - America for Beginners

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Oct 12 Lawton The Big Read: "The Best We Could Do" by Thi Bui McMahon Auditorium is hosting a month-long, community-wide reading initiative that explores the graphic novel The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir by Thi Bui. The illustrated story exposes the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family. ...More Details

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Grants

Our Grants Oklahoma Humanities grants encourage cultural programming on the local level across the state. Eligible projects must support the council's mission to strengthen communities by helping Oklahomans learn about the human experience, understand new perspectives, and participate knowledgeably in civic life...More Details

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Oklahoma Humanities Magazine

Oklahoma Humanities magazine fosters conversation and new perspectives through articles, interviews, and beautiful color images. From public policy issues to cultural heritage, you'll find an engaging forum for new ideas and productive civil discourse. Read the latest issue for free.

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Through our partnership with humanities scholars

from across the state, we explore ideas that inspire all of us in Oklahoma to think more deeply about our lives, our communities, and our democracy. Oklahoma Humanities is an independent nonprofit founded in 1971 and the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Museum on Main Street

Museum on Main Street (MoMS) is a unique alliance of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Oklahoma Humanities, and cultural organizations in small, rural communities. MoMS exhibitions focus on broad topics in American history and gives host sites the opportunity...More Details

October 26 - December 7

MoMS | Al Harris Library at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

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