Explore the Stories of Indiana
The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites provides visitors with thousands of ways to experience the story of Indiana. At all 12 locations, you can discover the stories of real Hoosiers who changed the course of our state and step inside some of the real buildings where history was made.
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NEWS
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Released April 24, 2023
Honoring Felrath Hines
Sponsoring a new state historic marker to honor the late abstract artist Samuel Felrath Hines.
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Released March 7, 2023
Announcing new chief development officer
The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites has hired Tanya Hand as its new chief development officer.
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Released February 27, 2023
Influencing Lincoln: The Pursuit of Black Freedom
This exhibit explores the Black community’s fight for freedom and equal rights during and after the Civil War at the national level and in Indiana.
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Released February 20, 2023
INDIANA STATE MUSEUM TO BEGIN LATE NIGHT THURSDAYS
Beginning March 2, the Indiana State Museum will be open 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. on Thursdays.
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Released January 30, 2023
Vintage Vision: Cars of the 1920s
New exhibit to open on Feb. 18 at the Indiana State Museum
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Released January 9, 2023
Inspired by the Dunes
The Indiana State Museum will celebrate the work of Frank V. Dudley – as both a landscape painter and a conservationist – with a new exhibition.
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Released December 16, 2022
Angel Mounds to Undergo Major Transformation
A two-year, $6.5 million transformation to better share the story of the Native American people of both the past and the present.
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Released November 7, 2022
Celebration Crossing is back
The Indiana State Museum kicks into holiday mode Nov. 25 when Santa Claus’s bright red helicopter lands on the front lawn.
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Released September 19, 2022
"Indiana Waterways: The Art of Conservation"
This exhibit, created by five Indiana artists, calls attention to the importance of protecting the state’s water.
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Released September 12, 2022
HALLOWEEN FROM ROME CITY TO NEW HARMONY
The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites has spooktacular events for every interest, scare level and location.
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Released August 29, 2022
Announcing New Hires
The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites has announced six new hires.
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Released August 15, 2022
Naturalization Ceremony
Eighty people from around the world will become U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony taking place at the Indiana State Museum
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