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Catalyzing important conversations in rural communities.
Museum on Main Street is a unique partnership between the Smithsonian and Mass Humanities that brings world-class exhibits to six rural communities in our state
Applicant organizations must:
Please review the Grant Guidelines document linked above for additional requirements.
6 total.
free public events featuring exhibits curated by the Smithsonian as well local historians.
civic discourse in rural communities.
new ideas about the importance of storytelling and connect with your neighbors about current issues.
exhibits, programs, and events that put local history in conversation with national history.
Inspired by a visit to a correctional facility in 1995, writer Earl Shorris started a course with faculty of fellow scholars at the Roberto Clemente Family Guidance Center in the city’s Lower East Side neighborhood. Graduates of that first course went on to become dentists, nurses, fashion designers, and drug counselors with two participants later earning their PhDs. Since 1996, over 10,000 students have benefited from the Clemente Course in the Humanities. Classes continue to take place across the U.S., and around the world.
In 1999, we brought the Clemente Course to Massachusetts to give everyone, regardless of race, income and educational background, the opportunity to enrich their lives through the humanities. Overcoming formidable obstacles such as economic instability, health challenges, family responsibilities and disability, we have seen over 750 Massachusetts residents graduate from the program.
Mass Humanities hosts periodic webinars and workshops to support you and set the stage for a successful funded project.
Mass Humanities
66 Bridge Street,
Northampton, MA 01060
Mass Humanities
66 Bridge Street,
Northampton, MA 01060