I love museums and Indianapolis has so many to choose from. I’ve missed going to them this past year and am manifesting filling my calendar with museum dates this next year. Here’s a round up of some I’ve been wanting to visit as well as some other Indianapolis staples.
Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
I know what you’re thinking, but it’s not just for kids. They host regular “After Dark” events just for adults. They seem to be on hold at the moment due to Covid but in the “before times,” it was one of my favorite date night activities.
Indiana Medical History Museum
Looking for something a little macabre? Do things like skeletons and preserved organs not make you queasy? This might be for you.The museum is in the oldest pathology building in the nation and the tour includes a teaching amphitheater, laboratories, an autopsy room and much more. I think medical history is fascinating but if you have a weak stomach, you may want to skip it.
Home of the poet and philanthropist James Whitcomb Riley. Ever heard of Orphan Annie or the musical Annie? Based on a poem of his. Riley Children’s Hospital? Same guy.
I’m a big music nerd and I’ve been dying to visit since I learned about this place last year. It’s an interactive museum and the world’s only interactive drum and percussion museum.
Vonnegut was a native Hoosier and the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library showcases his “literary, artistic, and cultural” contributions. His books are on my reading list for this summer so a date here would have perfect timing.
Other Museums
Hosts Indianapolis Museum of Art as well as vast walking gardens.
The Indiana History Museum is unique in that it showcases the history of the earth, but only the section of earth that makes up Indiana.
The Eiteljorg Museum hosts the largest collection of western and Native American art east of the Mississippi River.
Hosts exhibitions focusing on Indiana History
A living history museum focusing on early American life
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