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Enriching communities through innovative programs that promote lifelong learning and foster a love for people, cultures, and places. Join us in transforming lives through the power of the humanities!

Come to Maryland’s first-ever statewide
humanities conference this summer!

Together, we will explore the humanities’ potential to promote inclusion, dialogue, and social justice through storytelling.

Maryland Humanities will bring together a diverse group of cultural workers to highlight the various programs and best practices related to storytelling taking place in the state and wider region. This includes how we document, share and collect stories broadly, from exhibition development, podcasts and media creation to oral history projects and film.

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2026 Selection

One Maryland
One Book

Encouraging a love of reading and a deeper sense of community, One Maryland One Book is like a statewide book club. Every Marylander is invited to participate through one of the hundreds of events happening around the state.

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Museum on Main Street – SPARK!

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Rob F at MoMS Spark! opening
Spark! exhibit viewers

Join us starting May 17, 2025 – March 1, 2026 for SPARK! Places of Innovation. This traveling exhibit is in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution and features multimedia stories of how communities come together to solve problems. The tour will visit six sites in different regions throughout Maryland. Click on the link below to learn more about where Museum on Main Street will be next, and how you can see this exhibit!

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Maryland Humanities Programs

By providing grants, educational resources, and public discussions, we empower educators, students, and citizens to engage critically with history, literature, and culture, thereby enhancing civic awareness and fostering community collaboration.

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Museum on Main Street
Regional Humanities Networks
Maryland Center for the Book
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For Scholars and Traditional Artists

Maryland History Day
Maryland Center for the Book
Regional Humanities Networks

For Everyone

One Maryland One Book
Veterans Book Groups
Museum on Main Street

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We’re a statewide, educational nonprofit organization that creates and supports bold experiences that explore and elevate our shared stories to connect people, enhance lives, and enrich communities.

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“A sophomore on our school’s state-champ runner-up varsity football team was so taken by Joe’s story of the sophomore year on the boat that he got his dad (the coach) and several members of his team to read the book even though they weren’t assigned it in class.

“Another student described a discussion she got into with her math teacher after school about the relevance of the English curriculum and used her experience with Brown’s work and the field trip to convince her teacher that humanities are just as important as STEM. Great stuff!”

One Maryland One Book Teacher

“Museum on Main Street helps fulfill our promise of bringing impactful humanities programs to every corner of Maryland.

What I appreciate most is the way it creates long-term and meaningful change in the diverse communities that host each tour—promoting local pride, providing resources and ensuring sustainable partnerships.”

Rob Forloney

Program Officer, Partnerships