One week of 70mm showings remain for noteworthy ‘Dune: Part Two’ run at the Indiana State Museum’s Imax theater. The theater is just one of 12 worldwide showing a 70mm print of the sci-fi movie.
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The California-based U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame announced Wednesday that it was loaning the bike to the Indiana State Museum for an exhibit opening in March.
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The Indy Attraction Pass offers bundled access to Conner Prairie, Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis Zoo and The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.
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Ferree, who started her career as a security guard at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, now oversees a staff of about 150 and an annual budget of $12 million at the state museum and the state’s historic sites.
The annual Museum Store Sunday event, to be held on Nov. 29, is expected to have extra impact this year because many other sources of museum revenue, including admissions and special events, have been disrupted due to the pandemic.
Though the city will allow museums and cultural institutions to operate at 50% occupancy starting June 19, many are planning to wait a few days or test the waters with a select group of members.
Working with more than 50 community partners around the state, we’ve compiled trustworthy, relevant information about this crisis, providing an entryway into this topic that many are hesitant to discuss.
Sometimes, the most interesting museum shows are ones involving subjects you might not have thought much about.
Cathy Ferree is trying to usher in an era of change for the Indiana State Museum that will include new permanent exhibits, increased marketing and perhaps most importantly, new programming at the museum meant to increase attendance through repeat visitors.
Plus Indiana limestone and the return of the Hoosier Salon.
In one of the more science-focused exhibitions it has featured in quite a while, the Indiana State Museum is housing an interactive, informative tutorial titled “Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters.”
The newly renamed Levi and Catherine Coffin State Historic Site now offers more context.
Highlights include “Fences” at the IRT and “Beyond Spaceship Earth” at the Children’s Museum.
The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites plans to pump more than $10 million into the Indianapolis museum in White River State Park and more than $7 million into 11 historic sites it manages around the state.
State Museum demonstrates breadth with “Indiana in 200 Objects” while Historical Society shows the depth of artist T.C. Steele.
The Indiana State Museum on Saturday will begin displaying a collection of 200 artifacts that have been either made or used by famous residents in honor of the state's bicentennial.
When you go, don’t make a beeline for the third-floor galleries dedicated to the show. Instead, start in the lobby, where you’ll find a room devoted to Anila Quayyum Agha’s “Intersections.”
If there is such a cultural battle going on, Christmas is winning. Handily.
Try to wrap your head around why skateboard and rider don’t separate when both are 20 feet in the air. Imagine the calculations required to figure out how to stay on a halfpipe?
Try to wrap your head around why skateboard and rider don’t separate when both are 20 feet in the air. Imagine the calculations required to figure out how to stay on a halfpipe?
Stunning in its focus, understated in its design, “Art Meets News” at the Indiana State Museum showcases photos by Bill Foley.
The exhibit features artifacts, including a still, and a mini-church where an actor playing Indiana’s own Billy Sunday, who railed against “Hell’s best friend,” preaches a sermon.
No bones about it, State Museum mounts a mammoth show. Thoughts on the exhibit that focuses on beasts that once roamed Indiana.
