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  • Behind the Scenes at a Juried Art Exhibition

    Behind the Scenes at a Juried Art Exhibition

    An inside perspective of the jury process for the 101st annual Hoosier Art Salon exhibition.

  • Drawn to Life

    Drawn to Life

    Meet the characters of Cardboard Storyland and the artist behind them

  • New 2025 Experiences Spark Creativity and Curiosity

    New 2025 Experiences Spark Creativity and Curiosity

    Our first two exhibits of 2025 provide immersive, one-of-a-kind experiences that center around our visitors

  • A Taste of the Holidays

    A Taste of the Holidays

    Bring L.S. Ayres' famous chicken velvet soup to your table this year!

  • Taylor Swift or Gene Stratton-Porter?

    Taylor Swift or Gene Stratton-Porter?

    Who wrote it? Test your knowledge on these iconic female writers

  • Spookiest items from the museum’s collection

    Spookiest items from the museum’s collection

    Parts of Indiana's past are downright spooky! From caskets to embalming tools, these are some of the eeriest items in our collection.

  • Explore ‘redLINES’ at Walk the Block

    Explore ‘redLINES’ at Walk the Block

    See this captivating, 426-foot guilt, and meet the artists who made it

  • A Recipe for Success

    A Recipe for Success

    How Indiana became home to one of the country's first soy sauce companies

  • Bee-lieve it or not: Five things to know about honey bees

    Bee-lieve it or not: Five things to know about honey bees

    Happy national pollinator week!

  • Museum staff dig for Ice Age animals

    Museum staff dig for Ice Age animals

    Seven Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites staff members set off on a mission: to find Ice Age remains