Name: Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean to Be Human?
Start: 2025-08-15T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-16T23:59:59-05:00
Location: Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean to Be Human?

August 16, 2025 to September 16, 2025

Mapped location of Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean to Be Human?

Overview

Monday–Thursday 12–6 p.m. and Friday 12–8 p.m.

Beginning in August 2025, Luther Seminary will host the Smithsonian’s traveling exhibit “Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human?”

Through panels, interactive kiosks, hands-on displays, and videos, “Exploring Human Origins” invites viewers of all ages and faith traditions to explore and learn about milestones in the evolutionary journey of becoming human.

The exhibit encourages a public conversation that focuses on multiple perspectives of what it means to be human—one that embraces the ideas and beliefs of non-scientists and fosters greater appreciation of the complexity of the science of human evolution.