From January 24–March 8, 2025, The University of Texas at Austin Visual Arts Center will...
The Great Gatsby at 100
On April 1, 2025, Humanities Texas will hold "The Great Gatsby at 100," a webinar for Texas teachers on the history of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby as a classroom text.
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2/17/2025
Letters of Intent for the spring Major Grants cycle are due February 17, 2025.
2/12/2025
On February 15, Humanities Texas will hold a screening of the documentary film Shaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter in Galveston.
2/12/2025
Online professional development workshops for Texas teachers from summer and fall 2024 are now available online.
2/1/2025
In February, Humanities Texas launched a new grant line for organizations based in counties of 45,000 residents or fewer.
1/22/2025
On Wednesday, January 22, Humanities Texas and the Texas Commission on the Arts will hold a free grants workshop for Panhandle-area organizations.
12/13/2024
This spring, Humanities Texas will conduct in-person teacher professional development workshops throughout the state as well as a number of online webinars.
Current Events
February 2025
In February 2025, the Chinati Foundation will host a discussion with artists Zoe Leonard...
February 1-March 31, 2025
On June 19, 1865, General Orders No. 3, was issued in Galveston, announcing to the people...
February 6–April 28, 2025
Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America Through Galveston Island, a Humanities Texas...
February 20, 6:30 p.m.
On February 20 at 6:30 p.m. the McFaddin-Ward House will host Danny Michael for the lecture...
February 20, 6:30 p.m.
At 6:30 p.m. on February 20, the McFaddin-Ward House will hold the lecture "History With A...
February 24-March 22, 2025
Sam Houston remains a larger-than-life figure in Texas and American history with a career...
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...
March 3–March 28, 2025
In the last decade, archeologists have made a number of fascinating new discoveries about...
March 5–6, 2025
From March 5–6, Texas Tech will host a series of silent films in the genre of the Western...
March 6, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
From 7:00–8:00 p.m. on March 6, the Italian Cultural and Community Center will host a...
March 8, 2025
On March 8, the Amarillo Symphony will hold a lecture and discussion titled "The Soul Sings...
April 1-29, 2025
Sam Houston remains a larger-than-life figure in Texas and American history with a career...
April 12, 2025
On April 12, the Amarillo Symphony will hold a lecture and discussion titled "The Soul...
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
Hard Times Come Again No More: Depression Era Photography, an exhibition at The Grace Museum through February 8, 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.
Black Cowboys: An American Story, an exhibition at the Witte Museum through April 6, 2025.