Upcoming Event
Join us for Declaration 1776: The Big Bang of Modern Democracy, a special traveling exhibition from the Gilder Leman Institute of American History, will be in the museum August1-30, 2026.
When the Declaration of Independence was issued, the idea that "all men are created equal" was revolutionary. With this seminal document, the Founding Fathers unleashed an open-ended driving force that would shape modern history. Around the world other countries have declared independence taking the US Declaration of 1776 as a model "Declaration 1776" uses primary sources to illustrate how Americans and people across the world have been inspired by the Declaration in their pursuit of equality and self-determination. The Kansas "Declaration 1776" traveling exhibit includes a section called "Kansas 1776" which looks at what was happening on the land that would become the state of Kansas 250 years ago.
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Humanities kansas speakers bureau Presents: Eric Anderson
Eric is a citizen of the Potawatomi Nation and a professor of history at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in American History, specializing in American Indian education and the history of Haskell Institute, the forerunner of today's Haskell Indian Nations University.
Humanities Kansas Speaker, Murl Riedel presents: A New Generation of Veterans: Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan
Murl worrks as a fiscal analyst and is a retired major from the Kansas Army National Guard. Prior to working as a fiscal analyst, Murl was the Director of Grants at Humanities Kansas. He has served since 2011 as a volunteer with the Kansas Historical Society.