We are thrilled to welcome René Dillard to the Humanities Tennessee staff as our new Director of Development. In this role, she oversees our organization’s fundraising strategy and stewardship, focusing…
Farmers and craftspeople made the American Revolution possible and shaped the growth of American democracy. Tennessee growers and crafters have always been — and continue to be — part of…
This fall, Humanities Tennessee and Vanderbilt University will once again partner to present the 38th annual Southern Festival of Books. More than 175 authors and 25,000 guests are expected at the family-friendly weekend festival, which will be held…
Humanities Tennessee (HT) today announced the winners of the 2025 Tennessee Book Awards. They are: Vic Sizemore (Maryville) in fiction for God of River Mud; Jared Sullivan (Franklin) in non-fiction…
The festival presented by Vanderbilt University will host more than 175 authors to appear for panels, book signings, readings and discussions at the festival, Oct. 18 and 19 at Bicentennial…
Over the past year, Humanities Tennessee’s Shared Futures Lab has focused on strategic foresight – the systematic process of scanning for changes on the margins before they become major forces…
How do we anticipate what could happen in the future? With so much vying for our attention, what do we focus on? What is important and what is merely noise?…
The Neighborhood Story Project (NSP) is a place-based research project that brings together neighbors to gather research, share stories, and have an active voice in the future of their home…
In February 2024, the Robertson County History Museum opened a new permanent exhibit titled African Americans Building New Lives After 1865. This exhibit, which Humanities Tennessee partially funded through an…
In Fiscal Year 2023-2024, the State of Tennessee entrusted the Tennessee State Museum with $5 million to distribute as capital improvement grants to museums across the state. According to Tammi…
