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Plan a spooktacular adventure this fall to the Ind

Plan a spooktacular adventure this fall to the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites. 🍁

Learn more about our Halloween happenings and fall events at indianamuseum.org.

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Did you know two different groups set out to build

Did you know two different groups set out to build utopian societies during the 19th century right here in Indiana?

Explore some of the homes and buildings early residents built during their 10 years in New Harmony. Then, learn about a later group of people who attempted to create a utopia through social reform, and find out how their legacy of the arts continues still today during you visit to New Harmony State Historic Site.

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#DidYouKnow James Whitcomb Riley, a Greenfield nat

#DidYouKnow James Whitcomb Riley, a Greenfield native known as "the poet of the common people," was born #OnThisDay in 1849?

Some of his best-known works include “Little Orphant Annie,” “The Raggedy Man” and “An Old Sweetheart of Mine."

This portrait of Riley, which is part of the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites collection, has a handwritten note on the back that says the painting was created in 1914 by Indiana artist Marie Goth at Riley's home in Lockerbie.

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Experience the natural beauty surrounding the Rome

Experience the natural beauty surrounding the Rome City home of Indiana’s most widely read female author during a visit to Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site.

Stroll through gardens Gene designed herself, walk trails throughout the state historic site, take in views from the banks of Sylvan Lake and more.

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Discover – and even purchase! – award-winning

Discover – and even purchase! – award-winning art created by 100+ Indiana artists during the @hoosier_salon 97th Annual Exhibition at the Indiana State Museum.

Explore 145 pieces including a variety of landscapes, portraits, watercolors, sculpture and more during Indiana's longest-running art exhibition.

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Amazing architecture. Inspiring legacy. Explore o

Amazing architecture. Inspiring legacy.

Explore one of the most striking homes on New Albany's Main Street and learn how the generosity of William Culbertson – the once-richest man in Indiana – continues to benefit the community to this day during a visit to Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site.

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