Mission
MHC is committed to “building a thoughtful, engaged and civil society” by providing and supporting programs and projects which promote humanities education, encourage family reading, and assist Missouri museums, libraries, and community organizations in offering humanities-based activities.
To accomplish its goals, the organization has always worked to “create bridges” between humanities scholars and general public audiences. In recent years, MHC staff and board members also have come to place considerable emphasis on responding to what constituent and partner communities and organizations see as their needs and priorities, rather than from the “top down.” Another equally important guiding principle is collaboration: in an era of diminishing resources, MHC works to extend its impact and relevance by engaging as much as possible with partners in its initiatives and programs. Recent partners have included the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum, the Missouri History Museum, the Missouri Association of Museums and Archives, and the State Historical Society of Missouri.
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