Humanities New York

04/09/2026

April 10 | Onondaga Nation territory

Our first Speaking of Revolution conversation centers on the Deer Hide Agreement—a reflection on diplomacy, responsibility, and how agreements endure over time.

With a reflection by Faithkeeper Oren Lyons.

Learn more about this event using the link in our bio. To register, contact the Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center at (315) 453-6767 or email [email protected]

04/08/2026

Revolution isn’t just in the past.

It’s something communities are still living through—unevenly, over time.

This spring, join us for Speaking of Revolution, a series of conversations across New York grounded in place, history, and lived experience.

Read more about this series using the link in our bio.

03/16/2026

What does meaningful change look like in a society?

Join Humanities New York and for two Community Conversations this week at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library.

📖 Plato’s Apology
🎶 Songs of revolution by The Beatles, Nina Simone, and the Rolling Stones

No preparation required—just curiosity.

Space is limited. Register using the link in bio.

03/14/2026

Tonight, Brooklyn Public Library will stay open until 3:14 a.m. for Pi Day and Night in the Library — a free public program at Central Library.

At 11:00 p.m., we’ll host the fourth conversation in our Freedom and Its Futures series.

“Allow.”
“Don’t Allow.”

What does freedom look like in the choices we make every day?

Join us.
11:00 p.m.–Midnight.

03/12/2026

Brooklyn Public Library stays open until 3:14 a.m. on March 14 (Pi Day) for Night in the Library. 🌠

Talks. Performances. Conversations.
Keynote by Werner Herzog.

At 11:00 p.m., Humanities New York hosts a late-night Community Conversation in our Freedom and Its Futures series.

What does freedom look like in everyday choices?

Learn more at the link in our bio.

02/06/2026

“Why do people wait, even when the door is open?” 🚪

At a recent Freedom and Its Futures conversation, participants reflected on what keeps people from stepping into public life. These conversations aren’t about agreement; they’re about slowing down and rebuilding trust in ordinary places.

Join us for our next conversation on February 11 at the Center for Brooklyn History. 📖

01/14/2026

🗞️HNY Community Conversations with NYPL The New York Public Library

What does it truly mean to say that “all men are created equal?” Nearly two and a half centuries after those words were first written, they continue to stand

12/23/2025

✨ Community Conversation ✨
Join us for an evening of reflection and dialogue on trust, freedom, and civic life, using poetry and art to help us think together across difference.

📍 Center for Brooklyn History
📅 January 7, 2026
🤝 Held in partnership with Brooklyn Public Library

Space is limited. Register now to be part of the conversation:
👉 https://bit.ly/498tNze

11/03/2025

📣 Join Humanities New York at a pivotal moment as we expand our public programs and strengthen the humanities across New York State. Explore our four internship opportunities and help shape the future of nonprofit humanities work.

Link in bio 🔗

10/23/2025

Community Conversations are what they sound like: opportunities for people to meet and talk through issues that shape society.

HNY has hosted them more often in recent months, and a just-wrapped, supersized edition at the New York Public Library to coincide with Banned Books Week serves as an excellent illustration of Why and especially Why now?

Read more from frequent facilitator at the link in bio.

10/21/2025

🔀🥳It’s Humanities Councils Week!

We’re teaming up with the Mellon Foundation and the Federation of State Humanities Councils to bring stories from the Councils to you.

Millions of people benefit from their state or jurisdiction’s Humanities Council—often
without realizing it. These nonprofits provide key support for cultural programming in the US and its
territories.

Stay tuned throughout the week to learn how Councils are making an impact across the
country, and in the meantime, read more at 🔗 in bio!

10/08/2025

Meanwhile, for …. Continuing tomorrow! 🔗

Thanks to those who joined for yesterday’s at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. Friends were made, ideas were exchanged, and we even had time to stage a tableau vivant in homage to Langston Hughes’ and Mary Oliver’s poetry 🎨

The program resumes tomorrow with meetups over George Orwell and The Beatles, Nina Simone, and The Rolling Stones. RSVP to save a seat! 🔗

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