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Top 10 places in Indiana for Art
byShiry
Live update: Updated February 15, 2022Copy link
Copy link1. Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science
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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. Art Museum of Greater Lafayette
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5. Fort Wayne Museum of Art
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6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. South Bend Museum of Art
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10. Swope Art Museum
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