The National Humanities Center stands as the sole major independent institute for advanced study in all fields and areas of the humanities in the United States of America. Ever since it started operating in the year 1978, the Center has focused on the most noteworthy liberal art available in the country.

The National Humanities Center aims to reinforce the presence of liberal arts in the nation, and reaffirm the role of the humanities in American life. To these ends, its website offers a plethora of services, including application information, instructions and forms for prospective students, as well as fellowship programs. A comprehensive library can be consulted online, and it covers topics that range from Native American art and the impression in caused on the first European explorers to contemporary American art. Services for teachers are featured as well, and summer seminars are also highlighted. A calendar of events is likewise featured.