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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.
- 2024-05-07
- 2024-06-06
| Event | Date | Times |
|---|---|---|
| Small Wonders: Waves, Water, and Weather | May 7, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Homeschool: Coding | May 7, 2024 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
| Homeschool: Coding | May 7, 2024 | 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
| Meet the Architects: RATIO | May 10, 2024 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
| Art in Nature for Mother’s Day (ages 5-9) | May 11, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:30 am |
| Girl Scout Badge Day: Outdoor Art Maker | May 11, 2024 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
| Young Painters’ Class (ages 5-12) | May 11, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
| Girl Scout Badge Day: Special Agent | May 11, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
| Guided Canal Tours | May 11, 2024 | 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
| Digging Up Death | May 11, 2024 | 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm |
| Homeschool: Anatomy | May 13, 2024 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm |
| Small Wonders: Waves, Water, and Weather | May 15, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Homeschool Adventure: All About the Mounds (ages 8-13) | May 15, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
| Homeschool: Wonderous Watercolor | May 17, 2024 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
| Small Wonders: Waves, Water, and Weather | May 18, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Young Explorers: Farm Animals | May 18, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
| Meet the Collector: John Simmermaker | May 19, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
| Sensory Friendly Afternoon | May 19, 2024 | 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
| Curious Kids: Paint like T.C. | May 23, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Meet the Collector: John Simmermaker | May 23, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
| May Movie Matinee | May 24, 2024 | 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
| Toddler Time: Building Blocks | May 25, 2024 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am |
| Stay and Play | May 25, 2024 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm |
| Canal Field Day | May 25, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
| Homeschool Day (ages 5-12) | May 29, 2024 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
| Toddler Time: Building Blocks | May 29, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Toddler Time: Building Blocks | May 30, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Lanier Day | Jun 1, 2024 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
| Spring Loblolly Wildflower Safari | Jun 1, 2024 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
| Children's Tours of Historic Buildings | Jun 1, 2024 | 11:15 am - 12:00 pm |
| Canal Builders | Jun 1, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
| Historic Newport Walking Tour | Jun 1, 2024 | 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
| Children's Tours of Historic Buildings | Jun 2, 2024 | 11:15 am - 12:00 pm |
| Small Wonders: Bees and Butterflies | Jun 4, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Small Wonders: Bees and Butterflies | Jun 5, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Canal Nights: Summer Celebration | Jun 5, 2024 | 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
| Small Wonders: Bees and Butterflies | Jun 8, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Printing Press 101 (ages 5-12) | Jun 8, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
| Build A Boat | Jun 8, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
| Young Explorers: Science of our Senses | Jun 8, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
| Children’s Constitutional Convention (4-7th grades) | Jun 14, 2024 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
| Juneteenth Celebration: History, Health & the Arts | Jun 15, 2024 | 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
| Celebrate Juneteenth: Earlham Jazz Band Performances | Jun 15, 2024 | 11:00 am - 3:00 pm |
| Painting Selma's Garden | Jun 15, 2024 | 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm |
| Sensory Friendly Afternoon | Jun 16, 2024 | 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
| Toddler Time: Indiana Animals | Jun 19, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Summer Solstice Event | Jun 20, 2024 | 4:45 am - 6:30 am |
| Toddler Time: Indiana Animals | Jun 20, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Toddler Time: Indiana Animals | Jun 22, 2024 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am |
| Wildflower Woods Scavenger Hunt | Jun 22, 2024 | 11:00 am - 3:00 pm |
| Ice Cream Social | Jun 22, 2024 | 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
| Family Shoelace Weaving Workshop (ages 8+) | Jun 22, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
| African American Cemetery Tour | Jun 22, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
| Guided Canal Tours | Jun 22, 2024 | 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
| Legacy of Frederick Douglass: A Vision to Build a Better World | Jun 23, 2024 | 10:00 am - 2:30 pm |
| History of New Harmony State Historic Site | Jun 29, 2024 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm |
| Girl Scout Day at New Harmony | Jul 6, 2024 | 11:00 am - 3:00 pm |
| Children's Tours of Historic Buildings | Jul 6, 2024 | 11:15 am - 12:00 pm |
| A History of Popcorn and Patriots (ages 6+) | Jul 6, 2024 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
| Historic Newport Walking Tour | Jul 6, 2024 | 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
| Children's Tours of Historic Buildings | Jul 7, 2024 | 11:15 am - 12:00 pm |
| Small Wonders: Mission to Mars | Jul 9, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Small Wonders: Mission to Mars | Jul 10, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Trailblazer Discussion with Razor Shines | Jul 10, 2024 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm |
| Adult Summer Camp | Jul 12, 2024 | 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm |
| Small Wonders: Mission to Mars | Jul 13, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Get the Lead Out! Decorative Dishes & Food Safety | Jul 13, 2024 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm |
| Water Engineering (ages 8-12) | Jul 13, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
| Young Explorers: Fireworks Fun | Jul 13, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
| Family Discovery Day: Space | Jul 20, 2024 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
| The Architecture of Limberlost | Jul 20, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
| Guided Canal Tours | Jul 20, 2024 | 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
| Sensory Friendly Afternoon | Jul 21, 2024 | 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
| Toddler Time: Wonderful Water | Jul 24, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Canal Nights: Back to School Blowout | Jul 24, 2024 | 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
| Toddler Time: Wonderful Water | Jul 25, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Toddler Time: Wonderful Water | Jul 27, 2024 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am |
| Standing up Against Slavery: The Story of Polly Strong | Jul 27, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
| Music at the Mansion | Jul 27, 2024 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
| Overview of the State Historic Sites | Jul 27, 2024 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm |
| Special Tour: The Civil War in the Steele Library | Jul 28, 2024 | 11:15 am - 12:00 pm |
| Small Wonders: Colors of the Seasons | Aug 6, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Small Wonders: Colors of the Seasons | Aug 7, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Small Wonders: Colors of the Seasons | Aug 10, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Young Explorers: Art in Nature | Aug 10, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
| Toddler Time: Plants and Seeds | Aug 28, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Toddler Time: Plants and Seeds | Aug 29, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Toddler Time: Plants and Seeds | Aug 31, 2024 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am |
| Stay and Play | Aug 31, 2024 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm |
| Small Wonders: Exploring Indiana Caves | Sep 3, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Small Wonders: Exploring Indiana Caves | Sep 4, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Small Wonders: Exploring Indiana Caves | Sep 7, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Young Explorers: Buggin' Out | Sep 7, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
| Toddler Time: Forest Animals | Sep 25, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Toddler Time: Forest Animals | Sep 26, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Toddler Time: Forest Animals | Sep 28, 2024 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am |
| Stay and Play | Sep 28, 2024 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm |
| Small Wonders: Harvest Time | Oct 1, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Small Wonders: Harvest Time | Oct 2, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Small Wonders: Harvest Time | Oct 5, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Young Explorers: Pumpkin Patch Explorers | Oct 5, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
| Toddler Time: A (Not So) Spooky Halloween | Oct 26, 2024 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am |
| Stay and Play | Oct 26, 2024 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm |
| Toddler Time: A (Not So) Spooky Halloween | Oct 30, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Toddler Time: A (Not So) Spooky Halloween | Oct 31, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| TAY/gate | Nov 1, 2024 | 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
| TAY/gate | Nov 2, 2024 | 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
| TAY/gate | Nov 3, 2024 | 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
| Small Wonders: Abstract Art | Nov 6, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Small Wonders: Abstract Art | Nov 12, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Small Wonders: Abstract Art | Nov 16, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Young Explorers: Happy to Be Me! | Nov 16, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
| Toddler Time: Our Neighborhood | Nov 20, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Toddler Time: Our Neighborhood | Nov 21, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Toddler Time: Our Neighborhood | Nov 23, 2024 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am |
| Stay and Play | Nov 23, 2024 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm |
| Small Wonders: Science of Wintry Weather | Dec 3, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Small Wonders: Science of Wintry Weather | Dec 4, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Small Wonders: Science of Wintry Weather | Dec 7, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Young Explorers: Frozen Science | Dec 7, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
| Toddler Time: Snow Cool | Dec 18, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Toddler Time: Snow Cool | Dec 19, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| Toddler Time: Snow Cool | Dec 21, 2024 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am |
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