Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites@IndianaMuseum

With 12 locations across IN, we ignite wonder, inspire curiosity, reveal stories and create connections.

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Joined April 2009
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🗳 Today is your last chance to vote for us for Best Museum in the 2026 Indy Community's Choice Awards! >> bit.ly/3ULsnqL Find us under Entertainment & Leisure and cast your vote until 11:59 p.m.
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Our Native American Days school programming is in full swing at Angel Mounds State Historic Site! We can’t wait for students to enjoy incredible performances like these from the Iron Bear Singers and hands-on experiences throughout the week.
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⚙️ Tinkerfest is about what happens when you let your imagination take the wheel! Thank you to our community partners and volunteers who helped us explore the power of creating, exploring and inventing something new.
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Can you tell which of Fred’s bones are real? Fred is roughly 80% complete, but many of his features are represented with casts!
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Explore the world through your pets' eyes for two more weeks! >> bit.ly/4xRoIG5 Test your slalom speed, jump like a cat and more at Cats & Dogs The Exhibition through Sept. 27. This experience is supported by Subaru of Indiana Automotive.
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📅 Sensory Friendly Afternoon is this Sunday! >> bit.ly/4yDTQJA Explore the museum with lower lights, quieter sounds, sensory bags and more on Sept. 20.
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🗝️ What crime would you be locked up for at Fort Knox II?
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September is International Underground Railroad Month. >> bit.ly/4yAL8fl This month, we're celebrating the impact of Levi and Catharine Coffin, who helped 1,000+ freedom-seekers escape from slavery in the 20 years they lived in Indiana.
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🦴 Can you spot the difference between casts and real bones on a fossil? Follow along for Part 2!
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These perfume bottles are more than pretty — they’re super helpful to our archaeology team!
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Happy 179th birthday to plein air painter T.C. Steele! >> bit.ly/4gHC6pp One of Indiana's most prolific artists, Steele spent his career capturing the picturesque beauty around his Brown County home.
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Indiana's rap sheet has everything from organized crime to the dark arts. We're spilling the tea! >> bit.ly/4y7zXdG Gossips ages 18+ are invited to explore the state's most infamous people with Will Higgins and our curator of history on Sept. 27.
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📣 We need your vote — we're in the running for Best Museum in the 2026 Indy Community's Choice Awards! >> bit.ly/3ULsnqL 🗳️ Vote for us now through Sept. 23 in the Entertainment & Leisure category.
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🎟 All aboard for holiday magic! Celebration Crossing experiences go on sale today for members and Sept. 11 for the general public. >> bit.ly/4wY1rRW Get ready to celebrate the season at Santa's Holiday Breakfast, the Snowflake Pajama Party and more.
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Happy Labor Day! We hope you’re enjoying a fun and relaxing holiday weekend with your loved ones. >> bit.ly/4gSnPr6
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⛏ We hope you dug Archaeology Day as much as we did! Thank you to all of our visitors, volunteers and community partners for making this a fantastic Family Discovery Day.
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🦊 What makes a taxidermy specimen “good” or “bad?” Our experts are weighing in!
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We'll be open on Labor Day! >> bit.ly/46o23FE Come explore the galleries with us on I AM WILD: A Charley Harper Exhibit's last day at the museum.
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Artist Brian Burt explores identity and modern portraiture in our collection’s newest painting, “The Selfie.” >> bit.ly/4zBKa3O See it up close through Oct. 25 at the 102nd annual Hoosier Art Salon!
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⚙ Calling all inventors — Tinkerfest is back on Sept. 19! >> bit.ly/4cff6gc Watch pumpkins fly across the front lawn, plug into video game coding, explore Indiana innovators and more with 30 interactive experiences and community partner booths throughout the museum.
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