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Whether you’re looking for something new to do at our downtown Indianapolis museum or 11 historic sites across the state, you’ll find something to love at the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites. Use the filters below to customize your search.
- 2025-05-16
- 2025-06-15
| Event | Date | Times | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Themed Tour: Vincennes and the Founding of the Nation | 2025/05/17 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Vincennes |
| What’s the Buzz? Basics of Bee Keeping (ages 13+) | 2025/05/17 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | New Harmony |
| Music at the Mansion | 2025/05/17 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Lanier Mansion |
| Themed Tour: Vincennes and the Founding of the Nation | 2025/05/18 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Vincennes |
| Sensory Friendly Afternoon | 2025/05/18 | 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Indiana State Museum |
| Homeschool: Medieval Science | 2025/05/19 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm | Indiana State Museum |
| Homeschool Adventure: Native American Games (ages 6-11) | 2025/05/21 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Angel Mounds |
| Curious Kids: Paint Like T.C. | 2025/05/22 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am | T.C. Steele |
| Madison in the Civil War (ages 14+) | 2025/05/23 | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm | Lanier Mansion |
| Canal Field Day | 2025/05/24 | 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Whitewater Canal |
| Memorial Weekend Candlelight Tour 2025 | 2025/05/24 | 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Vincennes |
| Toddler Time: Life Under the Sea | 2025/05/28 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Indiana State Museum |
| Toddler Time: Life Under the Sea | 2025/05/29 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Indiana State Museum |
| Toddler Time: Life Under the Sea | 2025/05/31 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Indiana State Museum |
| Stay and Play | 2025/05/31 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm | Indiana State Museum |
| Homeschool Wednesday: Navigation and Map Making (ages 8-12) | 2025/06/04 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Whitewater Canal |
| Small Wonders: Lines, Shapes and Color Oh My! | 2025/06/04 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Indiana State Museum |
| Homeschool Wednesday: Navigation and Map Making (ages 8-12) | 2025/06/04 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Whitewater Canal |
| Themed Tour: Colonial and Pioneer Gardening and Plants | 2025/06/07 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Vincennes |
| Small Wonders: Lines, Shapes and Color Oh My! | 2025/06/07 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Indiana State Museum |
| GSP Scavenger Hunt (all ages) | 2025/06/07 | 11:00 am - 3:00 pm | Gene Stratton-Porter |
| Children’s Tours of Historic Buildings (ages 4-14) | 2025/06/07 | 11:15 am - 12:00 pm | T.C. Steele |
| The Architecture of Limberlost (ages 16+) | 2025/06/07 | 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Limberlost |
| Spring Tea | 2025/06/07 | 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Culbertson Mansion |
| Historic Newport Walking Tour | 2025/06/07 | 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Levi & Catharine Coffin |
| Themed Tour: Colonial and Pioneer Gardening and Plants | 2025/06/08 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Vincennes |
| Children's Tours of Historic Buildings (ages 4-14) | 2025/06/08 | 11:15 am - 12:00 pm | T.C. Steele |
| Live History: Constitution Convention and the Elm (ages 10+) | 2025/06/13 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Corydon Capitol |
| Painting Selma's Garden | 2025/06/14 | 10:00 am - 8:00 pm | T.C. Steele |
| Celebrate Juneteenth: African American Cemetery Tour | 2025/06/14 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Levi & Catharine Coffin |
| Pioneer Day 2025 (ages 6-12) | 2025/06/14 | 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Vincennes |
| Ice Cream Social | 2025/06/14 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Culbertson Mansion |
| Guided Canal Tour | 2025/06/14 | 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Whitewater Canal |
| Themed Tour: Colonial and Pioneer Gardening and Plants | 2025/06/15 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Vincennes |
| Sensory Friendly Afternoon | 2025/06/15 | 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Indiana State Museum |
| Toddler Time: Color Discovery | 2025/06/18 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Indiana State Museum |
| Toddler Time: Color Discovery | 2025/06/19 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Indiana State Museum |
| Summer Solstice Event | 2025/06/21 | 4:45 am - 6:30 am | Angel Mounds |
| Themed Tour: Colonial and Pioneer Gardening and Plants | 2025/06/21 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Vincennes |
| Juneteenth Celebration: History, Health & the Arts | 2025/06/21 | 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Indiana State Museum |
| Firefly Flash Walk | 2025/06/21 | 8:30 pm - 9:15 pm | New Harmony |
| Themed Tour: Colonial and Pioneer Gardening and Plants | 2025/06/22 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Vincennes |
| Museum Marvels Member Night (all ages) | 2025/06/24 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Indiana State Museum |
| DIY Terrarium (ages 18+) | 2025/06/27 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Gene Stratton-Porter |
| Murder Mystery (ages 14+) | 2025/06/27 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Culbertson Mansion |
| Firefly Flash Walk | 2025/06/27 | 8:30 pm - 9:15 pm | New Harmony |
| Toddler Time: Color Discovery | 2025/06/28 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Indiana State Museum |
| Themed Tour: Colonial and Pioneer Gardening and Plants | 2025/06/28 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Vincennes |
| Youth Book Club: “By Freedom’s Light” (ages 8-12) | 2025/06/28 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Levi & Catharine Coffin |
| Music at the Mansion | 2025/06/28 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Lanier Mansion |
| Murder Mystery (ages 14+) | 2025/06/28 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Culbertson Mansion |
| Themed Tour: Colonial and Pioneer Gardening and Plants | 2025/06/29 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Vincennes |
| Themed Tour: Vincennes and the Presidents | 2025/07/05 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Vincennes |
| Children's Tours of Historic Buildings (ages 4-14) | 2025/07/05 | 11:15 am - 12:00 pm | T.C. Steele |
| The World Around Us: Naturalist Walk (ages 13+) | 2025/07/05 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | New Harmony |
| Frederick Douglass: What to the Slave is the Fourth of July | 2025/07/05 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Levi & Catharine Coffin |
| Historic Newport Walking Tour | 2025/07/05 | 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Levi & Catharine Coffin |
| Themed Tour: Vincennes and the Presidents | 2025/07/06 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Vincennes |
| Children’s Tours of Historic Buildings (ages 4-14) | 2025/07/06 | 11:15 am - 12:00 pm | T.C. Steele |
| Small Wonders: Space Exploration | 2025/07/09 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Indiana State Museum |
| Themed Tour: Vincennes and the Presidents | 2025/07/12 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Vincennes |
| Small Wonders: Space Exploration | 2025/07/12 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Indiana State Museum |
| Guided Canal Tour | 2025/07/12 | 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Whitewater Canal |
| Family Clue Party (ages 6+) | 2025/07/12 | 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Culbertson Mansion |
| Themed Tour: Vincennes and the Presidents | 2025/07/13 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Vincennes |
| Family Discovery Day: Space | 2025/07/19 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm | Indiana State Museum |
| Girl Scout Day: Wow! Water Wonders in Metamora! Journey (Brownies) | 2025/07/19 | 10:00 am - 2:00 pm | Whitewater Canal |
| Themed Tour: Vincennes and the Presidents | 2025/07/19 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Vincennes |
| Themed Tour: Vincennes and the Presidents | 2025/07/20 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Vincennes |
| Evening Farmers Market Open House | 2025/07/23 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Lanier Mansion |
| Architecture of Vincennes Walking Tour 2025 | 2025/07/25 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Vincennes |
| Toddler Time: Wacky Water | 2025/07/26 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Indiana State Museum |
| Themed Tour: Vincennes and the Presidents | 2025/07/26 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Vincennes |
| Youth Book Club: “Luke’s Summer Secret” (ages 8-12) | 2025/07/26 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Levi & Catharine Coffin |
| Music at the Mansion | 2025/07/26 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Lanier Mansion |
| Themed Tour: Vincennes and the Presidents | 2025/07/27 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Vincennes |
| Sensory Friendly Afternoon | 2025/07/27 | 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Indiana State Museum |
| Toddler Time: Wacky Water | 2025/07/30 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Indiana State Museum |
| Toddler Time: Wacky Water | 2025/07/31 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Indiana State Museum |
| Small Wonders: Toy Engineering | 2025/08/06 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Indiana State Museum |
| Stay and Play | 2025/08/07 | 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Indiana State Museum |
| Small Wonders: Toy Engineering | 2025/08/09 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Indiana State Museum |
| Young Explorers: Starry Night | 2025/08/09 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Indiana State Museum |
| Music at the Mansion | 2025/08/09 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Lanier Mansion |
| Toddler Time: Your Nose Knows | 2025/08/27 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Indiana State Museum |
| Toddler Time: Your Nose Knows | 2025/08/28 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Indiana State Museum |
| Toddler Time: Your Nose Knows | 2025/08/30 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Indiana State Museum |
| Stay and Play | 2025/08/30 | 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Indiana State Museum |
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