Attractions

History museum planned as Carmel’s latest attraction

August 4, 2023 | Daniel Bradley

The Carmel Clay Historical Society broke ground in June on the 10,000-square-foot museum at the southwest corner of First Street SW and Monon Boulevard, along the border between Midtown and the Arts & Design District.

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Punk Rock Night founder envisions museum for the fast and loud

January 5, 2023 | Dave Lindquist

A storefront near the Melody Inn is to become home to Punk Rock Night Foundation and a sizable stash of band memorabilia.

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Zoo announcing $53M campaign to fund chimp exhibit, welcome center and more

December 1, 2022 | Mickey Shuey

Already, the zoo has raised 60%, or $31.8 million, of its goal, with gifts from several institutions, including the Lilly Endowment.

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Updated Eiteljorg galleries reframe the context of Native art

June 30, 2022 | Dave Lindquist

The $6 million upgrade of the Eiteljorg’ second floor exhibition space focuses on themes of Relation, Continuation and Innovation.

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Museum seeks recollections of Central State Mental Hospital

May 12, 2022 | Dave Lindquist

Memories of patients, staff members and neighbors of Central State Mental Hospital are being compiled for a digital archive.

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Q&A with Cathy Ferree, CEO of the Indiana State Museum

April 15, 2022 | John Russell

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.

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IBJ Podcast: Children’s Museum CEO talks dinos, COVID and the price of admission

March 21, 2022 | IBJ Staff

CEO Jennifer Pace Robinson, who took on the museum’s top job about a year ago, talks with Mason King about the importance of the exhibit, the logistics of hanging all those bones, and what makes the experience different than visitors might find at other museums.

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Dispute troubles Greenfield museum honoring Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley

January 30, 2022 | Associated Press

Greenfield city officials argue that a local not-for-profit group can’t provide proof of ownership for much of the collection of writings, furniture, paintings and other items stored at the James Whitcomb Riley Boyhood Home and Museum.

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Crowded field of holiday attractions is gift to consumers

December 17, 2021 | Dave Lindquist

From “A Christmas Carol” at the Indiana Repertory Theatre to drive-through lights at Ruoff Music Center, the holiday season is prime time for arts and entertainment budgets.

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Editorial: Give Irsay museum a serious look

September 24, 2021

Whatever the approach, it will take the cooperation of city leaders, the philanthropic community, developers and Irsay to come up with a proposal that accomplishes the Colts’ owner’s primary goal and is beneficial to the city and its taxpayers.

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Dinosaur drive-thru show planned for Indiana State Fairgrounds

April 14, 2021 | Mickey Shuey

The dinosaur show is among the largest public events to be scheduled at the fairgrounds since the pandemic began

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In town for the tourney? Here are the attractions you should check out

March 22, 2021 | Samm Quinn

Indianapolis is home to several must-do attractions, including special restaurants, the Speedway, several museums and more. Here’s a list of attractions the IBJ staff recommends checking out. 

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Newfields says it regrets describing its ‘core’ audience as white in job description

February 13, 2021 | Lesley Weidenbener and Mickey Shuey

The museum said the description—part of a post seeking a new director for the Indianapolis Museum of Art, which is part of the complex—comes out of an effort by Newfields to be “truly inclusive.” However, it said the wording was “divisive rather than inclusive.”

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Q&A: Digging for dinosaur fossils

September 18, 2020 | Samm Quinn

Jenn Anné, lead paleontologist and manager of the Natural Science Collections at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, recently returned from Wyoming where she and her team dug for fossils to bring back to the museum. The trip garnered more than two tons of findings.

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Indy-area museums, attractions will restart in phases—often with members-only events first

June 19, 2020 | Kurt Christian

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.

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Museums, performance venues expect to withstand closures

April 3, 2020 | Mickey Shuey

Facing millions of dollars in lost revenue from the COVID-19 outbreak, major arts and cultural attractions throughout Indianapolis are slashing budgets, cutting staff and dipping into reserves or endowments to make ends meet.

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Children’s Museum prepares to invest millions on new programs, exhibits, upgrades

February 7, 2020 | Mickey Shuey

Three temporary exhibits will open this year, and a handful of existing spaces will receive substantial upgrades—including the popular Dinosphere space.

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Incoming zoo CEO seeks to continue momentum

December 20, 2019 | Mickey Shuey

Rob Shumaker, now president of the zoo, will take over as CEO for the retiring Michael Crowther in early January.

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The next exhibit at the Children’s Museum is always the CEO’s favorite

September 27, 2019 | Sorell Grow

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis CEO Jeffrey Patchen answers IBJ’s questions about the museum’s growth and what’s ahead.

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Holocaust survivor Eva Kor dies at age 85

July 4, 2019

Kor was a Jewish native of Romania who was sent in 1944 to the Auschwitz concentration camp, where most of her family was killed. In 1985, she founded CANDLES, or Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiments Survivors.

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