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Voices and Votes Indiana tour dates announced

In partnership with the Smithsonian Museum’s Museum on Main Street program, Indiana Humanities has selected seven sites to host the traveling Smithsonian exhibition, Voices and Votes: Democracy in America.

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Keep the humanities alive in Indiana

Recent federal funding cuts have left a gap of at least $500,000 for this fiscal year alone, jeopardizing our ability to continue serving Hoosiers of all ages and backgrounds through free public programs, grants, and cultural experiences.

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Think. Read. Talk.

Welcome. We're glad you're here. Whether on purpose or by accident, you've turned to Indiana Humanities because you're someone who enjoys the humanities (history, literature, cultural studies, philosophy or ethics, etc.), or as we like to say: you enjoy thinking, reading and talking.

Maybe you've come to find resources for your community, to learn about something or to have conversations (online or in person). Take a look around—we hope you find what you're looking for. And if not, just ask. We're here to help.

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What we do

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We engage Hoosiers in statewide conversations by asking questions and working with a variety of partners to create one-of-a-kind programs that encourage us all to think, read and talk.

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We support communities by partnering, providing resources, building capacity, connecting, listening and uplifting.

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We serve as a neutral convener for people to come together, since community grows from conversation.

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We support Indiana nonprofits with grants for public humanities projects.

Featured Program

Voices and Votes

The Smithsonian’s Voices and Votes exhibition is coming to Indiana! The exhibit encourages us to explore Americans' relationships to democracy, historically and today.

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SPOTLIGHT

Kay Hawthorne: Humanities Hero

We caught up with Kay Hawthorne of at Friends of the White River as she talked about history, the White River and her favorite books.

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Featured Events

Upcoming Events

Check out these upcoming events to help you think, read and talk around Indiana.

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Laughter: From Page to Screen Mrs. Doubtfire Book and Film Discussion

Southwest

Join fellow comedy lovers each month for a screening of a funny film adaptation. The next evening, discuss how the film compares to its novel source material.

June 25 6:30pm—8:30pmView Event

Hubert Ver Mehren and His Quilts, Kits, and Catalogs

Central

Step into the fascinating world of one of quilting’s most mysterious figures in this illuminating lecture on Hubert Ver Mehren and his significant impact on the quilt world of the 1930s.

July 19 9:00am—10:00amView Event

Curious Conversations Speaker Series: James H. Madison

Central

Join Conner Prairie for a talk about how Hoosiers resisted the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana in the 1920s.

July 15 7:00pm—8:00pmView Event

Novel Conversations Webinar: New Book Kit Reservation System

Online

Indiana Humanities staff are working to transition to a new reservation system for our statewide lending library for book clubs, Novel Conversations. Learn how to reserve kits in the new...

July 24 2:00pm—3:00pmView Event

Conversations in Indiana’s African American History: “‘No Strings Attached’: Philanthropy, Black Women, and Institution Building in the City of Indianapolis”

Central, Online

Join Freetown Village’s monthly conversation with historians, researchers, and educators to discuss topics related to Indiana’s Black heritage.

July 17 6:00pm—7:30pmView Event

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