The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is about to expand its role in urban redevelopment. It has already invested more than
$1 million in the half-dozen blocks around its campus on North Meridian Street, and now plans to help create a comprehensive
plan for an area that encompasses six nearby neighborhoods.
Tuition will range from $350 to about $1,050 a semester depending on the number of days a child attends.
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis launched a new logo and rebranding initiative this summer. And the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art wants to polish its image.
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is teaming with National Geographic on a permanent exhibit, "National Geographic
Treasures of the Earth," intended to provide immersive learning in archeological excavation.
The museum counted 1.3 million visits last year, an increase of 270,000, or 26 percent,
over 2008.
IBJ Style columnist Gabrielle Poshadlo joins in to discuss the latest Children’s Museum show.
A formerly lifeless stretch of wall on the northern edge of Circle Centre mall is now an engaging tribute to three of the
city’s most notable attractions.
I entered "Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharoahs" (at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis through Oct. 25) with a limited knowledge of Egyptian history—and by limited, I mean loose threads picked up from a handful of Mummy movies, the Bible, and a few too many productions of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."
When prominent Egyptologist Zahi Hawass shared stories at a recent event about his personal meeting with President Obama,
my pride was momentarily dashed by the behavior of the people sitting at the next table.
When Hawass noted how impressed he was with our new president, these people became incredulous. They started snickering like
schoolchildren.
The gilded exhibit, a happy byproduct of the museum’s close relationship with an Egyptian institution, is more of a gift than
a major moneymaker.
Were you first in line to see the boy king at the Children’s Museum? Check out more Rickeys at the Indianapolis
Art Center? Or take advantage of the no-cover Friday night performance at the now-smoke-free Jazz Kitchen?
I caught up with…
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis’ King Tut exhibit comes with an extra charge, but it won’t necessarily create a windfall for the venue. Proceeds from “Tutankhamun: the Golden King and the Great Pharaohs” first will go to the show’s for-profit producer, Arts and Exhibitions International of Aurora, Ohio. Only after it recoups its costs will […]
Last week I offered three packs of four tickets to see “Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs” at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. For more about the exhibition, click here. The winners? Bridget Kizer, Jennifer Zentz and LeeAnne Singletary I also asked you, in honor of Tut, to tell your favorite person, place […]
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is hoping to make a big splash with its about-to-open King Tut exhibition. (For details, click here.)
But are artifacts from the boy king a big enough draw to get you to part with $25…
Representatives from the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis dedicated a new expansion this morning to the late Congresswoman Julia Carson. Her grandson, Rep. Andre Carson, and Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard were also on hand as a plaque was unveiled. The expansion officially opens June 27.
Conner Prairie has $2.2 million riding on a ballooning exhibit that opened June 6. One thing that won’t stand in the way of
its success is a competing ride–at least not at White River State Park.
Some industry insiders worry that, while Indianapolis is busy chasing bigger conventions, adjoining counties may raid the cupboard made plentiful by investments within Marion County, particularly downtown.
In this Quick Hits look at a competing convention city, Cincinnati boasts more convention space, but Indianapolis draws more guests.
The Arts Council of Indianapolis faces the unenviable task of divvying up less than $1 million in city grants for the arts, compared with $2.15 million that was awarded last year.
Indianapolis has built a tidy book of business in the convention trade. Confabs ranging from the National FFA to Gen Con generated nearly 22 million visitors and $3.5 billion in spending in 2006 alone, according to D.K. Shifflet & Associates and Global Insight. With a new airport terminal and Lucas Oil Stadium up and running, […]
