Missouri Humanities

09/04/2026

🎉 You're Invited!

Join us as we celebrate the beautiful restoration of the historic Lodge at The Museum of Kansas City, now home to Missouri Humanities' KC office! ✨

We're throwing open the doors for an Open House and would love for our humanities community to be there.

📅 Thursday, August 27
🕓 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
📍 The Museum of Kansas City
3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64123

🥂Come see the new space, grab a snack or drink inside the Museum at Café 3218, and reconnect with friends and partners.

RSVPs appreciated (but not required) so we can plan the food and drinks! 👉 https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/vhnsje4/lp/c766d64d-95c3-480a-8ebb-9f07b3b6e7fe

See you there! 💙

09/04/2026

There’s still time to put your Missouri small town in the spotlight! 🎥🎙️

Small Town Showcase nominations are open for ONE MORE MONTH. Nominate your community for a chance to have its story, history, and community featured in a Small Town Showcase video and podcast episode.

📅 Nominations close October 1!

Know a Missouri town with a story worth telling? Learn more and nominate at mohumanities.org/small-town-showcase/

09/03/2026

📢 In Case You Missed It: Our latest podcast episode of Small Town Showcase, featuring Excelsior Springs, is live!

Just 40 minutes northeast of Kansas City, Excelsior Springs once rose to fame as a destination spa town thanks to its natural mineral springs. Today, it's remains a small town that understands the value of preserving its history while investing in its community's future. One thing that hasn't changed is that this small town still carries its same charm.

Listen and learn more about Excelsior Springs at pod.link/1590926343

09/02/2026

🚨 ONE WEEK OUT 🚨

An Army medic who faced IEDs in Baghdad. Now, he's helping fellow veterans find their way home and using lessons from one of the oldest stories ever told.

Next week, we're dropping a NEW episode of Beyond the Frontlines. Tune in as host Nick Lopez sits down with Army veteran & author Adam Magers to talk about his book Odysseus & the Oar, healing after war, and the journey many veterans walk after service.

👀 Mark your calendars for this conversation, coming September 9th.
Catch up on previous BtF episodes at pod.link/1582696425

08/31/2026

🎙️ New Episode Incoming: Beyond the Frontlines

Join us on September 9th as our host Nick Lopez sits down with Adam Magers, Army combat medic, IED Hunter, and author of Odysseus & the Oar: Healing After War and Military Service.

Together they explore how Odysseus's journey home mirrors the path many veterans walk after service, plus they dive into Adam's own time in the Army and his work today as Clinical Manager at The Battle Within.

🎧 Drop in next week! In the meantime, catch up on previous episodes at pod.link/1582696425

08/28/2026

🚗 We're cruising into Waynesville for the next installment of our Small Town Showcase film series! Watch now for FREE on Humanities TV and learn about all the layers of this Route 66 community's story. 🗺 🏘️

▶️ https://h-tv.org/programs/waynesville

New to H-Tv? Simply sign up for free with an email address!

Small Town Showcase: Waynesville

08/28/2026

Want something to listen to while you enjoy your weekend? A new episode of Beyond the Frontlines: Veterans in the Humanities drops September 9. This is the perfect excuse to binge what you've missed.

Hosted by Missouri Humanities' Nick Lopez, a Marine Corps Veteran, this podcast goes beyond service and into the art it inspired, such as poetry, prose, and the experience of culture and history.

🎧 Catch up before the next episode drops at: pod.link/1582696425

08/27/2026

⏰ Set your alarm! The Excelsior Springs episode of the Small Town Showcase podcast drops Monday morning! 📲 Subscribe today and catch up on past episodes, and get ready to explore more of Missouri's unique communities with us.

🎧 Listen now:

Listen to Small Town Showcase wherever you get your podcasts!

08/27/2026

Every Missourian has a story and you can add yours to a growing digital quilt! We're stitching Missouri's story to celebrate our state's past, present, and future.

Purchase a patch, design it your way, and become part of The Story of US: 250 Years as Told by Missouri. Your donation funds programs that bring Missouri's stories, history, and ideas to life, including literature access, veterans creative pursuits, and community grants across the state.

🎁 Every patch is an entry to win a handcrafted, throw-size version of the quilt.
Buy a patch, win a quilt, and be part of the story at mohumanities.org/quilt

08/26/2026

🐾 Happy National Dog Day from Missouri Humanities! 🐾

Dogs have been part of the human story for thousands of years. They've been featured in folklore, immortalized in art, and integral in the histories we work to preserve. Now, we're excited to be celebrating our own historic contributors: the staff dogs who supervise our storytelling, sit in on our history projects, eat our humanities homework, and remind us that companionship is one of the oldest traditions there is.

Here's the pack that keeps our Missouri Humanities staff thriving. 🐶