Head on over to the Musical Instrument Museum on Saturday, August 1st and Sunday, August 2nd and experience the music and culture from The Andes. This famous South American mountain range extends from north to south through Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Enjoy dance and musical performances, try your hand at instrument-making […]
Save the date for Thursday, September 17th! Arizona Humanities will host renowned Phoenix author Stella Pope Duarte for her talk, Migration, Mestizaje and the New Millenium. Click here to RSVP to Stella Pope Duarte. Click here to RSVP Experience the incredible history of modern-day Latinos, their migrations from early, mythical times, to our modern era. Stella Pope […]
The TV phenomenon Game of Thrones is the most popular show in the history of HBO. Its cultural impact creates an opportunity for the public to reflect upon the intersection between history, film, and literature as instruments for contemplating human behavior and the causes and circumstances that provoke social disturbances. This program includes participatory round-tables, […]
This program is supported by a grant from Arizona Humanities. Accompanying the exhibit Masterworks of Spanish Colonial Art from the Phoenix Art Museum’s Collection, this symposium seeks to enrich visitor understanding of the artworks and their cultural significance. Themes include the intersections between culture, religion, society, and politics at the heart of artistic production. From […]
Join Arizona Humanities on Saturday, October 3rd with our friends at the City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture as we celebrate 30 years of arts and culture in Phoenix! The Phoenix Arts and Culture Commission celebrates 30 years with a festival of music, dance, theatre, and art. Visit the Arizona Humanities table and […]
On October 20, 2015, Arthur Vokes (Arizona State Museum) will present “Pan-Regional Exchange Systems and High-Status Goods.” From Arthur: I will discuss pan-regional exchange of high-status exotic materials, including trade networks incorporating marine shell, turquoise, macaws/parrots, copper bells, and other special items. Many of these classes of material derive from outside of the American Southwest […]
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Info and Schedule of Activities at http://diadelosmuertosphx.com/ This program is supported in part by Arizona Humanities. The Dia de los Muertos Phx Festival is an interactive, multi-generational, and participatory cultural immersion event blending traditional Mexican experiences with a twist of Southwestern flavor. The festival aims to instill a sense of history, pride and knowledge about our multicultural roots to […]
Join Arizona Humanities for a FREE family-friendly celebration of storytelling, Arizona history, and All Hallows Eve. Wear your spookiet costume and listen to ghost stories under the full moon. Marshall Shore, Arizona’s own “Hip Historian” will take you on a chilling journey through local ghost stories of Phoenix. Enjoy snacks, arts and crafts, a costume contest, and […]
Click Here to Reserve Your Seat Join Dr. Felipe Hinojosa, Associate Professor of History at Texas A&M University, for an evening exploring the intersection of religion and politics in Chicana/o and Latina/o history. Hear the stories of Mexican Americans and Latinas/os who joined the Mennonite Church during the middle part of the twentieth century and […]
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