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Top 15 NARM locations in Indiana
byShiry
Live update: Updated February 15, 2022Copy link
Copy link1. Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
ShiryThe Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science, one of southern Indiana’s leading cultural institutions, is a general museum maintaining a permanent collection of more than 30,000 objects including fine and decorative arts with an emphasis on the 16th – 21st centuries. Of key importance are collections of late 19th – early 20th century Indiana landscapes and portraiture; contemporary American still life paintings; and fine art and crafts purchased from over six decades of the Museum’s prestigious annual juried competitions of Midwestern art.
2. Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites is a statewide museum system with 12 locations, offering visitors a chance to engage with Indiana’s past and present and see how their actions help shape the future. At each location, visitors are invited to explore big questions and create lasting experiences that will resonate long after each visit ends. Whether interested in art or architecture, history or science, there’s something for everyone and every interest. The Indianapolis museum is located in White River State Park in the heart of downtown Indianapolis. The historic sites are located statewide, stretching from Rome City in northeastern Indiana to Angel Mounds in the southeast.
3. Minnetrista
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryMinnetrista is the home of the Ball jar — a legacy site and gathering place for residents and visitors to East Central Indiana. Minnetrista’s 40-acre campus features beautiful gardens, historic homes, a nature area, outdoor event spaces, and a museum facility that hosts an ever-changing menu of original and traveling art, history, and science exhibitions for visitors of all ages. Minnetrista is a destination for signature family-friendly festivals and events, free summer concerts, and the region’s most robust Farmer’s Market. The Minnetrista Heritage Collection preserves the cultural and industrial heritage of East Central Indiana.
4. Adams County Historical Society
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe Adams County Historical Society owns and maintains the historic and beautiful Charles A. Dugan Mansion and Museum in Decatur, IN. This 6,000 square foot home is the headquarters for the Historical Society and houses many antique artifacts from the Adams County area. The ACHS was founded in 1957 and acquired the Dugan Mansion at auction in 1968 for $17,500 after the last Dugan family member passed away.
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5. Art Museum of Greater Lafayette
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryRecommended this place!
6. Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum – where the world’s finest cars of yesterday live today! Over 120 classic, antique, vintage, and special interest cars are displayed with other automotive related exhibits on three floors. The museum is located in the original 1930s national headquarters of the legendary Auburn Automobile Company and is a National Historic Landmark. The museum is open from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily. Visit the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, a place where automotive history comes to life!
7. Evansville Wartime Museum
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryEvansville Wartime Museum is the place to visit for the surprising, interesting and world-changing story of one region’s involvement in winning WWII. The stories we tell come from home front workers and battlefront warriors — the people who were there. Evansville was a center of WWII production, from making P-47 fighter planes and LSTs to billions of bullets. These and hundreds of other products helped the Allies fight the war on land, on sea and in the air. Beyond wartime goods, men and women of the armed forces from this region shipped out to the world’s far-flung battle fronts. We share their stories, including a paratrooper’s D-Day landing, a pilot’s flights over the Hump, an infantryman’s march to retake Luzon and a wartime love story of a couple who met in Washington D.C., married and settled in Evansville. We are open, and we suggest checking our website for current day and hours of operation.
8. Fort Wayne Museum of Art
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryRecommended this place!
9. Haan Museum of Indiana Art
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryHaan Museum of Indiana Art was originally the State of Connecticut building at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. The mansion was designed and built to be moved after the World’s Fair and now houses extraordinary Indiana paintings, including major works by TC Steele; decorative ceramics, bronzes and carvings; and rare American antiques.
10. Lubeznik Center for the Arts
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe Lubeznik Center for the Arts (LCA) is northwest Indiana’s premiere multidisciplinary contemporary art space conveniently located on the beautiful lakefront of Michigan City, just a one- hour drive from Chicago. LCA’s mission is to creatively interweave art exhibitions, the performing arts, educational programming and collaborative community outreach in order to enrich the arts experience within the region.
11. Monroe County History Center
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryCome explore the Monroe County History Center, located in the town of Bloomington, Indiana, home of Indiana University. Through a wide variety of family friendly programs, permanent and changing exhibitions, we tell the stories of our community, its history, culture, and natural environment. Interested in your Monroe County family history? Come explore our Genealogy Research Library for access to marriage, deed, land and court records. Recently certified as a Dementia Friendly Business, the History Center also has a variety of dementia friendly programs and tours for people living with dementia and their care partners, based on the museum’s archives and artifacts.
12. Newfields
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryAs the Indianapolis Museum of Art has grown to become an internationally-renowned museum, we now turn our attention toward increasing our emphasis on combining art with nature.
13. Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy celebrates the life and legacy of one of America’s greatest comedians. This 3500 square foot, fully interactive museum traces Red’s life from vaudeville, to radio, film and television. Visitors can enter sound effects into one of Red’s radio shows, perform with him on a green screen, or apply virtual clown make-up in “The Clown’s Dressing Room”. Guests young and old alike will find something new and exciting to learn and laugh about at the museum.
14. South Bend Museum of Art
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryRecommended this place!
15. Swope Art Museum
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