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 September 12, 2023
Tinkerfest Returns to Indiana State Museum
Fourth-annual makers fair offers hands-on activities for all ages.
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Released August 24, 2023
Hoosier Salon Returns to Indiana State Museum
State’s preeminent juried art exhibition features 108 artists in 2023.
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Released August 23, 2023
Celebrate Underground Railroad Month
Events will include special tours, engaging family activities.
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Released August 9, 2023
Tour Will Explore Madison’s Historic Homes
Greek Revival style on display Aug. 24 during Odyssey of Architecture.
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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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