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Open Wednesday thru Sunday
Open 10 am to 5 pm
A $4 parking validation is included with the purchase of an admission ticket to the Indiana State Museum for a visit, program or event, with a $20 purchase from the Indiana Store or with a $10 purchase from the cafe. Purchase online and save $1/ticket.
K-12 Schools
K-12 field trip admission to the museum is FREE for pre-registered, accredited school groups of 10 or more K-12 students (not including chaperones or teachers). Free admission includes teachers and bus drivers, plus one additional adult chaperone per every five students. Additional chaperones pay the group admission rate of $17/person. Additional programming fees and IMAX® Theater admission prices vary. Call 317.232.1637 for programming fees. Museum memberships do not apply to field trips. Registration deadline for field trips is one (1) week prior. Plan your field trip now.
Homeschool Group Admission
K-12 field trip admission to the museum is FREE for homeschool groups of 10 or more K-12 students (not including adults). One free adult per every five K-12 students. Kindergarten students must be 5-years-old by August 1 at the start of the school year. Additional adults pay the group admission rate. Youth 3- to 4-years-old pay youth group rate. Additional programming fees and IMAX® Theater admission prices vary. Call 317.232.1637 for programming fees. Museum memberships and other discounts can not be applied to field trips. Registration deadline for field trips is one (1) week prior. Plan your field trip now.
Museum Free Days
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Presidents Day
Juneteenth – June 21
Museum Holiday Schedule
New Year’s Day – Open
Easter – Closed
Memorial Day – Open
July 4 – Open
Labor Day – Open
Veterans Day – Closed
Thanksgiving – Closed
Christmas Day – Closed
Celebration Crossing – Open daily Nov. 28, 2025-Jan. 4, 2026
Visiting with Children
Visitors younger than age 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
You in Photos and Videos
By visiting the museum, you grant us permission to use photographs and/or audiovisual recordings in which you appear, for archival, educational, promotional (on social media, website or eblasts) and other purposes. We understand if you don’t want to be photographed, so “no photo” stickers are available at the museum ticket counter.
