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Indiana State Museum located in White River State Park

Constructed from limestone, sandstone and other indigenous materials, the Indiana State Museum building is an exhibit unto itself, its walls and grounds including artworks representing each of the state's 92 counties. Inside, the museum gives a hands-on, three-story overview of Indiana's history--from its prehistory (giant squid alert), to its 1816 statehood (butter churn alert), to the present day (John Mellencamp alert).

In addition to permanent and changing exhibits, the museum houses a six-story IMAX movie screen and a restaurant. As co-owner of the Lincoln Financial Foundation collection--arguably the world's largest private collection of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia--the museum also mounts major exhibitions of Lincoln-related artifacts every two to three years.


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Open Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

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05/25/2013 to 06/02/2013

Heartland Art: Selections from Your Indiana Art Collection
05/25/2013 to 09/15/2013

The Lincolns: Five Generations of an American Family
05/25/2013 to 08/04/2013

Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination
05/25/2013 to 09/02/2013

Community Tuesday
06/04/2013 to 12/03/2013

Juneteenth Festival: Celebrating African-American Independence
06/29/2013

Historic Baseball on the Lawn
07/13/2013

Latino Festival of the Arts
09/28/2013

Fearless Furniture
10/05/2013 to 05/27/2014

GeoFest
10/20/2013 to 10/23/2013

Day of the Dead Festival
10/26/2013

Monsters of the Muck: Indiana's Elephant Graveyards
11/01/2013 to 07/31/2014

Indiana’s Ice Age Giants: The Mystery of Mammoths and Mastodons
11/01/2013 to 07/15/2014

Celebration Crossing: 2013 Edition
11/23/2013 to 12/31/2013

Family New Year's Eve
12/31/2013

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Restaurants
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  9. CardinalCardinalCombining an aluminum exterior with a steel infrastructure, this 2010 artwork by...more
  10. Eiteljorg Museum StoreEiteljorg Museum StoreThe Eiteljorg Museum Store offers Native American and Western authentic crafts and gifts...more
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