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  • Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site
    Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site
    Historic Building/Landmark;  Museum
    The mission of the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site is to increase public understanding of, appreciation for, and participation in the American system of self-government through life stories, arts and culture of an American President.
  • Bona Thompson Memorial Center
    Bona Thompson Memorial Center
    Alternative Exhibition Space;  Alternative Performance Space;  Historic Building/Landmark;  Museum
    The Bona Thompson Memorial Cetner, is a historic building and library for the original Butler University campus(1875 – 1928) in the Irvington Historic District. The building, designed by Henry H. Dupont and Jesse T. Johnson, was constructed in 1903. Today it is the home of the Irvington Historical Society and their collections.  Exhibits, public entertainment are held here.  The building can also be rented for private functions.
  • Children's Museum of Indianapolis
    Children's Museum of Indianapolis
    Museum
    Museum, theater
  • Conner Prairie
    Conner Prairie
    Museum;  Park/Garden/Open Space
    Outdoor history museum
  • Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
    Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
    Museum
    Before designing the Eiteljorg Museum, architect Jonathan Hess traveled the Southwest with museum founder Harrison Eiteljorg. The pair studied the area’s land, architecture and people. Broad, flat mesas; deep, craggy canyons and ancient pueblo structures are what make the Southwest uniquely beautiful. These features served as an inspiration to the Eiteljorg Museum’s creators. The Eiteljorg Museum’s main entrance has become an Indianapolis icon, with its Southwestern influenced portico and front path that stretches past the Richard and Billie Lou Wood Deer Fountain and The Greeter, a monumental sculpture by artist George Carlson.  The 118,000-square-foot, honey-colored museum is set within a large, round base inspired by the circular symbols and spaces of Native Pueblo communities. Much of the Eiteljorg’s exterior consists of Minnesota dolomite, a stone with color and texture that creates the feel of a Southwestern Pueblo. Plum-colored German sandstone serves as the building’s base and appears again inside on the floor of the museum’s Grand Hall and other areas. Inside the Eiteljorg Museum, warm earth tones, stone and rich mahogany trim continue the Southwestern motif. The expansive Grand Hall features the light-filled Michael and Juanita Eagle Commons. The R.B. Annis Western Family Experience, located on the canal level, is linked to the Hall by a winding staircase. In the center of the staircase is the famed Indianapolis Totem Pole. Most of the museum’s galleries are floored with stained oak. With the June 2005 addition of the Mel and Joan Perelman Wing, which doubled the size of the institution’s public space, came the opportunity to add more unique architectural features to its already award-winning design. Johnathan Hess seamlessly integrated new spaces with the old. The new north end of the museum, which connects the museum to the Indianapolis Central Canal, features the Christel DeHaan Family Terrace. This elegant garden showcases monumental sculpture by Allan Houser, Truman Lowe and Douglas Hyde; indigenous Indiana plants and trees; and the Randy Deer & Wayne Zink Symbols of our Universe, an architectural feature that interprets the Native American relationship with the four cardinal directions. Providing a view of the DeHaan Family Terrace and the Canal is the outdoor terrace of the Eiteljorg Museum Café. A wood-and-zinc canopy near the canal entrance echoes the design of the museum’s main entryway, developing a sense of structural continuity.  
  • Global Village Welcome Center
    Global Village Welcome Center
    Alternative Exhibition Space;  Alternative Performance Space;  Museum
    The Global Village is committed to educating the world, preserving traditions, bridging cultural gaps, and celebrating all cultures. Visitors of all ages can explore, connect, and celebrate in this multifaceted center dedicated to providing a sense of identity and belonging to everyone. The center houses permanent exhibit spaces that represent all inhabited continents and regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North, Central, and South America, Oceania, and the Caribbean islands. Additionally, guests can experience new exhibits opening throughout the year in our Global and Welcome galleries. Special exhibits in these galleries celebrate specific holidays and cultures throughout the year so guests can experience something new with each visit. Year round celebrations, dance classes, festivals, film screenings, and workshops allow guests to immerse themselves in global cultures. The Global Village also rents several spaces for events.
  • Grover Museum
    Grover Museum
    Museum
    History museum
  • Hoy Polloy Art Gallery
    Hoy Polloy Art Gallery
    Alternative Exhibition Space;  Alternative Performance Space;  Cultural District;  Film/Screening Space;  Gallery;  Museum;  Online/Virtual;  Studio;  Studio/Studio Building;  Theater
    Established in 2018. Minority owned contemporary art gallery located on the near east side of Indianapolis. Open every first friday from 6-9 pm, monthly event programming, and by private appointment.
  • IMAX Theater at Indiana State Museum
    IMAX Theater at Indiana State Museum
    Museum
    Special format cinema
  • Indiana History Center
    Indiana History Center
    Museum
    The Indiana Historical Society is one of the United States' oldest and largest historical societies. Indiana's Storyteller™ is housed within the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, located at 450 W. Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis in The Canal and White River State Park Cultural District with neighbors such as the Indiana State Museum and the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. It is the oldest state historical society west of the Allegheny Mountains.
  • Indiana Medical History Museum
    Indiana Medical History Museum
    Museum
    Science museum
  • Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites
    Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites
    Gallery;  Historic Building/Landmark;  IMAX / Movie Theater;  Museum
    Indiana State Museum houses exhibits on the science, art, culture, and history of Indiana from prehistoric times up to the present day. The museum is also the site of the state’s largest IMAX screen.
  • Indiana War Memorial and Soldiers and Sailors Monument
    Indiana War Memorial and Soldiers and Sailors Monument
    Government Building;  Historic Building/Landmark;  Museum;  Park/Garden/Open Space
    Public park
  • Indianapolis Museum of Art
    Indianapolis Museum of Art
    Museum
    Art museum
  • Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art
    Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art
    Gallery;  Museum
    Art museum
  • InfoZone(at the Children's Museum)
    InfoZone(at the Children's Museum)
    Library;  Museum
    The InfoZone, located in The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, has always been a library on the move.
  • Newfields
    Newfields
    Film/Screening Space;  Gallery;  Museum;  Outdoor Stage/Amphitheatre;  Park/Garden/Open Space;  Performing Arts Center;  Restaurant/Cafe;  Theater
    Newfields offers dynamic experiences with art and nature for guests of all ages. The 152-acre cultural campus features art galleries, lush gardens, a historic mansion, performance spaces, a nature preserve and sculpture park. From inspiring exhibitions in the Indianapolis Museum of Art Galleries, to concerts in The Toby, to a stroll through The Garden with a glass of cheer, guests are invited to interact with art and nature in exciting new ways. Newfields is home to the Indianapolis Museum of Art, among the ten largest and oldest general art museums in the nation; the Lilly House, a National Historic Landmark; The Garden, featuring 40 acres of contemporary and historic gardens, a working greenhouse and an orchard; and The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres, one of the largest art and nature parks in the country. The Newfields campus extends outside of Indianapolis with Miller House and Garden in Columbus, Ind.—one of the nation’s most highly regarded examples of mid-century Modernist architecture. For more information visit www.discovernewfields.org.
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