Reflecting on “Voices and Votes” with Marie Pellissier
In 2025-2026, Mass Humanities partnered with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and six communities across the state to bring the Museum on Main Street exhibit “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” to Massachusetts. The exhibit opened on April 17, 2025, with speeches and songs, as the Mohawk Trail Regional School prepared to open the exhibit to their community. As I watched Tinky […]
Watch: “Making Headlines,” a short film about Teens in Print
The four “Promises of the Revolution” films chronicle the efforts of present-day Massachusetts residents—from Marblehead to Mashpee—to hold the nation and themselves to the ideals that birthed the Revolution. Weaving together history with the challenges we face today, the documentaries show the diverse ways that young writers, Indigenous leaders, archivists, historians and artists tackle the […]