Indianapolis outpaces Cincinnati in many convention measures
In this Quick Hits look at a competing convention city, Cincinnati boasts more convention space, but Indianapolis draws more guests.
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LOU’S VIEWS: Block party at the Children’s Museum
At the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, I spent quality time at "Lego Castle Adventure," which features impressively
massive Lego sculptures, a dress-up area, some instructional sessions on castle construction and lots of tables and lego pieces
for building.A&E Block party: Going Lego at the Children’s Museum-WEB ONLY
My intention on my latest visit to The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis was to check out the new “Star Wars: the Clone Wars, the Exhibition,” but I found little of interest there to anyone but the hard-core fan. While I appreciate that not everything at the largely hands-on local treasure can be interactive, I was […]
A&E: Block party: Going Lego at the Children’s Museum-WEB ONLY
My intention on my latest visit to The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis was to check out the new “Star Wars: the Clone Wars, the Exhibition,” but I found little of interest there to anyone but the hard-core fan. While I appreciate that not everything at the largely hands-on local treasure can be interactive, I was […]
Kresge Foundation grants $1.5M to Children’s Museum
A $1.5 million Kresge Foundation grant will help The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis close in on its $74 million fund-raising
goal.PNC commits to decade-long museum sponsorship-WEB ONLY
Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group Inc., which acquired Cleveland-based National City Corp. on Dec. 31 for $5.6 billion, has committed to be the presenting sponsor of the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis’ Haunted House for the next decade. Financial terms of the sponsorship were not disclosed. As part of the bank merger, PNC publicly pledged to […]
PNC commits to decade-long museum sponsorship-WEB ONLY
Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group Inc., which acquired Cleveland-based National City Corp. on Dec. 31 for $5.6 billion, has committed to be the presenting sponsor of the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis’ Haunted House for the next decade. Financial terms of the sponsorship were not disclosed. As part of the bank merger, PNC publicly pledged to […]
Indianapolis remembers Martin Luther King Jr.-WEB ONLY
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and several local attractions are offering a number of ways to celebrate King’s legacy. Admission is free to the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis until 5 p.m. , and White River State Park attractions are giving free admission to visitors who bring a canned good donation for Gleaners Food […]
Tourists rank Indianapolis as the second-most-popular Midwestern destination
Fueled by a $740,000 regional advertising campaign, local tourism spending went sky high even as the economy was in a free
fall.Holiday promotional campaign helps Indianapolis venues boost their attendance
The 12 Free Days of Indy Christmas promotion runs through Dec. 24 and gives patrons of several city destinations the opportunity
to enjoy them without the cost.Indianapolis Motor Speedway ponders hotel, moving museum
Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials are in talks to move their Hall of Fame Museum from the interior of the oval to a spot
just outside the south end of the track, an area that could also house a new Speedway hotel.Children’s Museum plans $15.7M expansion
The world’s largest children’s museum is about to get bigger. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has filed plans to build a $15.7 million expansion that will add 37,500 square feet of space including a new welcome center, bus driveway and bike port. The project is slated to begin in the next few months and finish […]
Interns line up for Children’s Museum spots: Popular program doesn’t pay, but students get fun, valuable experience
Since arriving at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Tiffany Wedekind has rubbed shoulders with comic book characters, connected schoolteachers to learning activities, and made plans to travel abroad to help gather ancient Egyptian artifacts. She is not a seasoned veteran of the museum field, but a 22-year-old intern who will graduate from Marian College in December. What’s more, Wedekind is not alone. She is among at least 22 college students who will share similar experiences there this summer. Exposing interns…
Aiming to save, Children’s Museum goes it alone: In-house construction crew builds exhibits from scratch
A sign on the basement wall reads “Construction Zone.” Nearby on the router table, window frames are taking shape along with decorative pieces that will adorn the façade of a World War IIera brownstone. Behind a red plywood wall a few floors up, hammers knock and saws shrill as workers erect a 13,500-square-foot homage to three children who changed the world. It’s just another day at the office for the production crew at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. For months,…
Zoo, Children’s Museum receive $1.4 million donations
The estate of Indianapolis physician Frances T. Brown has given matching gifts of $1.4 million each to the Indianapolis Zoo and Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. The Children’s Museum donation will support its upcoming Global Perspectives exhibit. The gift to the zoo will go to the Roy Shea Fund, which finances pressing capital needs. The female […]
Conner Prairie testing ideas for new exhibits: Officials consider virtual canoe ride, hearthside dinners in effort to keep museum’s attendance on upswing
The possibilities are intriguing: A tethered hot-air balloon ride. Old-time hearthside dinners prepared with farm-fresh ingredients. A wilderness-skill challenge that includes rock climbing and a virtual canoe ride. Leaders at Conner Prairie are weighing which-if any-of those ideas would be a good fit at the Hamilton County living history museum, which is focusing on its future even as it works to preserve the past. “The board is very committed to the idea that Conner Prairie must remain relevant and exciting…
Breaking up may be hard, but museum thrives anyway: Conner Prairie turning red ink to black as it embraces independence after years-long governance dispute
Nearly a year after its split from longtime trustee Earlham College, Conner Prairie is on the rebound. The Hamilton County living-history museum is poised to close out 2006 with more revenue than expenses-the first time in years it’s been in the black. “We feel very good about it,” said Berkley Duck, board chairman for both the museum and its affiliated foundation. “We’re coming in pretty well against what we estimated.” That’s impressive, considering the 32-member board didn’t have much time…
Museums trip out over loyal donors: Cultural organizations are offering travel opportunities to generous patrons to inform them, gain more support
With a new director in place and a $74 million renovation and expansion complete, the next step for the Indianapolis Museum of Art is courting donors to financially back the enlarged operations. Those who pledge at least $2,500 to the IMA are invited to accompany, at their own expense, IMA Director Maxwell Anderson and his wife on a cruise in the fall of 2007 to Spain, France and Italy. The excursion coincides with the opening next year of the museum’s…
Museum deflects pork perceptions: Policy wonks decry grant of $12.5M in transportation funds
“Why are taxpayers in California and Texas and Massachusetts paying for a museum in Indianapolis?” David Boaz, executive vice president of the Washington-based Cato Institute, wrote on the think tank’s Web site in May as the bill was coalescing. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis landed the grant under the $286 billion transportation bill signed by President Bush this month. The grant was included in the bill courtesy of Rep. Julia Carson, D-Indianapolis. “Congress constantly uses the Department of Transportation’s budget…
Planners brace for museum meeting: City to show its culture to influential gathering
The world’s largest museum meeting convenes in Indianapolis next month, and organizers say the gathering could do more than showcase the city’s ever-growing cultural cache. Hosting an estimated 5,000 museum professionals and patrons also will give cultural tourism efforts a boost and dump more than $4 million into the local economy. The stakes are so high that more than 500 volunteers have been rallied to keep activities running smoothly day and night during the May 1-5 event. Evening events are…