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The New Hampshire Humanities Council is a private non-profit organization that strengthens New Hampshire by
providing free public humanities programs in its communities. While the Humanities Council's mission is specific
to New Hampshire, we are not part of the state government. We are part of a national network of Humanities Councils
affiliated with the National Endowment for the Humanities. We rely on individual, corporate, and foundation support
for our diverse programs, which foster reflection, discussion, and civil debate where people live, work, study, and
play.
The humanities are those fields of inquiry that explore the heart of the human experience. They help us experience
and remember the power of ideas in a world where family, community, and career are in a constant state of flux.
The humanities include but are not limited to literature, history, languages, ethics, philosophy, comparative
religion and culture, and the interpretation of the arts.
The New Hampshire Humanities Council nurtures the joy of learning and inspires community engagement by bringing life-enhancing ideas from the humanities to the people of New Hampshire.
The mission of the New Hampshire Humanities Council is to offer essential opportunities for discovery, self-reflection, and lifelong learning by fostering civil discourse and bringing ideas from the humanities to the people of New Hampshire. We connect people with ideas.
The New Hampshire Humanities Council awards grants and develops and sponsors free public programs such as book discussions, workshops, seminars, and conferences led by scholars in literature, history, languages, ethics, philosophy, comparative religion and culture, and the interpretation of the arts. The NHHC works in partnership with our state’s schools and cultural institutions to improve the quality of life for New Hampshire citizens.
Our Values
The NHHC’s vision, mission, goals and actions are informed by a set of core values that affirm its best traditions and embody its aspirations for the future. The NHHC’s core values are the unfettered pursuit of knowledge, understanding and self-awareness; integrity; quality; community and diversity; connection to culture, history, and place; cooperation; the importance of inspiration; accessibility; and a belief that education is essential to the vitality of each individual and of our communities, our state, and our nation.
The NHHC promotes the fundamental value of the unfettered pursuit of knowledge, understanding, and self-awareness. The form and content of NHHC programs will be consistent with the value of free and open inquiry, employing approaches that embody open-mindedness, tolerance, objectivity, impartiality, reason, and reflection. NHHC programs will encompass a wide range of issues, will not advocate a particular point of view, will provoke thought, and will encourage the active exploration of a variety of perspectives.
The NHHC strives to assure integrity in all of its decisions, actions, and programs. Integrity is a guiding value not only in its programming -- in which the NHHC encourages exploration of moral and ethical questions -- but in relationships within the NHHC and with its many stakeholders.
The NHHC is committed to delivering programming of the highest quality, characterized by effective and engaging methods of presentation and learning, high standards for content, and honest assessment of effectiveness. NHHC programs emphasize participation, the development of civil discourse skills, and interdisciplinary approaches where appropriate.
The NHHC is dedicated to forming and sustaining community, including communities of interest and affiliation and communities defined by physical proximity, such as neighborhoods and towns. To instill lifelong habits of civic and social responsibility and to overcome social isolation, the NHHC encourages engagement in the life of the community, respect for diversity of backgrounds and viewpoints, and active participation in civil discourse.
The NHHC promotes the understanding of New Hampshire’s culture, history, and sense of place. The NHHC also strives to broaden its constituents’ knowledge, perspectives and understanding of the human community throughout history and around the globe.
The NHHC seeks to form strong and lasting bonds of cooperation with its many constituencies and stakeholders, including program participants, scholars, program partners, funders, the media, and the state’s cultural and educational institutions.
The NHHC believes in the importance of inspiration and strives to feed the human spirit by encouraging intellectual curiosity and creativity.
The NHHC strives to make its programs accessible to all, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, or location. It is particularly mindful of extending humanities programs to the least advantaged, including those who are most isolated from society and those who face a barrier to knowledge as a result of illiteracy.
The NHHC believes that education is essential to the vitality of each individual, our communities, our state, and our nation. The NHHC is committed to working with K-12 educators in support of excellence in the teaching of the humanities in New Hampshire schools.
Public Programs and Special Series:
- Connections: a literacy program for adult new readers. Learn more.
- Special Programs conducted by the Humanities Council including our three-year project,
Fences & Neighbors: NH's Immigration Stories. Learn more.
- Humanities to Go, our speakers bureau of humanities programs. Learn more.
The Humanities Council partners with local, state, and national organizations, including schools, libraries, and historical
societies, and religious, civic, and cultural groups to offer hundreds of programs through our Humanities to Go catalog.
These lectures and series are available through a one-page application form. The Humanities to Go catalog
allows organizations to bring many of New Hampshire's best humanities scholars to speak on a wide variety of topics. Contact us at 603-224-4071 to obtain a copy. Learn more about Humanities to Go.
Grants
The Humanities Council sets aside a portion of its resources to award competitive grants for public humanities projects proposed
by community and civic organizations in collaboration with humanities scholars. Learn more about our grant programs.
Contact Us:
Our office hours are 8:30- 5:00 Monday - Friday.
Directions to our office:
Directions to our Office
We are located in the Dolloff Building in the Hugh Gallen State Office Park
at 117 Pleasant St. in Concord.
From Route 89 take Exit 2 toward Clinton St. Drive about 1.4 miles and take a left at the second set of lights onto South Fruit Street. Drive about .2 miles and take a right onto Industrial Drive in the Hugh Gallen State Office Park. (The State of NH Archives will be on your left after you turn.) Drive straight ahead past the sheds. At the stop sign, turn right. The Dolloff Building is a four-story red brick building on your right. Turn right into the small lot just past the building. There is an elevator entrance from the parking lot. We are on the second floor.
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New Hampshire Humanities Council
117 Pleasant St.
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-224-4071 Fax: 603-224-4072
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