LOU’S VIEWS: Star Wars exhibit on display in a State Museum not far, far away…
Warning: The following column contains a critical mass of geeky references. If you don’t know your elbow from an Ewok, discretion is advised.
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LOU’S VIEWS: Lincoln exhibit highlights presidential precedents
It’s the fringes where those of us not steeped in Lincoln lore might find the freshest material.
LOU’S VIEWS: Dean demystified
A new show at the Indiana State Museum includes memorabilia, film clips and more from the legendary James Dean.
Museum’s IMAX hopes alchohol sales will fuel movie attendance
Museum has been fine-tuning service in preparation for Batman premier.
State museum uncovers hidden Steele painting
The unusual find occurred when the museum, which boasts the largest collection of T.C. Steele paintings in the country, shipped one of the Hoosier artist’s works to be cleaned by a conservator. He said the 122-year-old hidden canvas he found underneath was like a “King Tut” discovery.
Canal Walk popular, but full of opportunities missed
City leaders once envisioned the Canal Walk as a bustling pathway lined with restaurants and shops, but residential and office buildings have sprouted instead on most of the parcels along the meandering 1-1/2-mile stretch–making it more of a local amenity than a visitor attraction.
LOU’S VIEWS: Exhibition on ice
When I tell you the Indiana State Museum’s exhibition “The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition” isn’t a tactile show, don’t let that turn you off.
Indianapolis outpaces Atlanta pound-for-pound on tourism
With 1.8 million people, the Indianapolis area is only one-third the size of Atlanta, yet the area holds its own in conventions and tourism. Indianapolis, for example, has about half the convention space of Atlanta.
Indiana State Museum hopes for new start
The Indiana State Museum begins a new fiscal year Friday with a different governance structure and a $1.1 million surplus.
Titanic buoys state museum attendance
“Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition” attracted 88,465 paying visitors during its 103-day run and boosted overall museum attendance by 45 percent.
New commission could run state museum
Interim leader is hoping that a more streamlined governance will help the struggling, state-supported museum be more successful in raising private donations and keeping CEOs.
LOU’S VIEWS: Old favorites still satisfy
This week, some top picks from Indianapolis museums’ and attractions’ permanent collections
LOU’S VIEWS: Lost & found at state museum’s ‘Titanic’ exhibit
What is it about the “Titanic” that continues to attract us—through books, films, a stage musical and, in the case of the touring show at the Indiana State Museum, an exhibition of artifacts?
Museums struggle to capture foot traffic from busy Central Canal
Summer on the Central Canal is like a beachfront boardwalk, teeming with life. People push strollers, hold hands and walk
their dogs. There are boats and bikes and Segways for rent. And four museums are steps away from the water. Yet most of them
capture few of the passersby.
LOU’S VIEWS: At Eiteljorg, it’s all in the family
This week, free-associating across the arts landscape from the “Generations” show at the Eiteljorg Museum to
“Heartland Art” and a one-man play at the Indiana State Museum to the Broad Ripple Art Fair.
City visitors group launches $1.3M ad campaign
The Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association is spending $1.3 million to promote the city to eight Midwestern markets,
in
hopes of attracting more travelers.
LOU’S VIEWS: Lincoln shows take over State Museum galleries
I took my first look
through the then-yet-to-be-opened pair of Abraham Lincoln exhibitions at the Indiana State Museum before
the galleries were available to the general public.
Friends of Lincoln Collection raises $6.9M to care for artifacts
A group formed to support a prized collection of Abraham Lincoln artifacts has raised $6.9 million in its first six months,
including $3 million from Lilly Endowment. Friends of the Lincoln Collection in Indiana announced the fund-raising milestone
Wednesday afternoon.
King to play transitional role at state museum
New interim CEO, the former president of the Eli Lilly and Co. Foundation, hopes to pave way for stability at the institution,
which has seen five CEOs in the past decade.
Indiana State Museum to name interim CEO
The board of the museum’s private foundation is expected to confirm Thomas A. King’s appointment Thursday afternoon