Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites

We will open at 11 a.m. tomorrow (May 2) to allow the roads to reopen after the Indiana University Health @500Festival Mini-Marathon. Plan your visit. >> bit.ly/42yL8ya Good luck to everyone running in the race! We’ll see you soon.

🐱🐶 Cats & Dogs the Exhibition opens today! >> bit.ly/4cIcwi7I Are you a cat person or a dog person? This experience is supported by Subaru of Indiana Automotive and Paws Partner Bassett Services.

☔️ April showers brought May flowers to our state historic sites! ⁠>> bit.ly/4s9KvFR ⁠ 1️⃣ Gene Stratton-Porter, Rome City⁠ 2️⃣ Culbertson Mansion, New Albany⁠ 3️⃣ Corydon Capitol, Corydon 4️⃣ Lanier Mansion, Madison

🐎 Need last-minute Kentucky Derby hat inspo? We’ve got you covered!

John Dillinger’s crime spree earned him the title of America’s Public Enemy No. 1 during the Great Depression. >> bit.ly/4qYHtnW Indy A to Z is presented by @OneAmerica and supported by the Efroymson Family Fund.

🗽 Robin is carrying the torch for Indy’s Teeny Statue of Liberty Museum! >> bit.ly/4sPJxPh Check out some of the incredible pieces that she and museum founder Tim Harmon have collected over the years in Gallery One.

🌷 Flowers Forever is here for two more weeks! Go beyond the bloom and discover how flowers sprout up throughout our life, culture and more through May 10. >> bit.ly/4ty4cZs This experience is supported by the Efroymson Family Fund.

🐾 Discover your pets' superpowers at Cats & Dogs May 1-Sept. 7! >> bit.ly/4cIcwi7 See the world through their eyes at this exhibit created by @citedessciences and Le Musée de la civilization, produced by @imagineexhibits and supported by Subaru of Indiana Automotive.

🧬 Discover DNA technology at the Curiosity Cube on April 26! >> bit.ly/4ctZl4g Explore how tech and biology can work together with hands-on STEM games at this mobile science lab from @MilliporeSigma.

Members, get a sneak peek at Cats & Dogs on April 30! >> bit.ly/4e74Msf Save your spot by April 26. This experience is created by @citedessciences and the Musée de la civilisation, produced by @imagineexhibits and supported by Subaru of Indiana Automotive.

🌎 Happy #EarthDay! We’re celebrating the incredible plants, animals and other life that call Indiana home, today and every day. Our pollinator garden is made possible by @corteva, sponsors of our Bee Welcoming to Indiana’s Pollinators program.

🎨 Congratulations to Alivia T. from @Concord_ES, this year's People's Choice Award winner at the @Indy_Symphony's Symphony in Color! >> bit.ly/48fIFMv See artworks inspired by symphonic music through April 26 at the Thomas A. King Bridge Gallery.

🦣 What's the difference between a mammoth and a mastodon? >> bit.ly/4ckVNCx Our curator of paleobiology answers one of our most frequently asked questions in our new blog!

🌱 Scientists in grades K-12 presented their solutions to environmental issues today at our annual Eco-Science Challenge! Congratulations to our winners and thank you to everyone who participated, our community partners and Earth Charter Indiana for making this a wonderful day.

(3/3) We will continue working through the planning process with our engineers so we can get the work out to bid.

(2/3) The State Budget Committee approved the release of $7.4M in state-allocated funding. With the $7M grant announced in January, we have now secured $14.4M to restore and preserve the Duck Creek Aqueduct, Laurel feeder dam and lock 24.

(1/3) Exciting update on the Whitewater Canal State Historic Site Preservation Project! >> bit.ly/3QJywl8

📆 Our next Sensory Friendly Afternoon is coming up this Sunday! >> bit.ly/4vydaaj Explore the museum with lower lights, quieter sound and more with our friends at the @autismsocietyIN on April 19.

☀️ Happy Friday Jr.! We're starting the new day with this beautiful watercolor by Emily Winslow Art. "Morning Sky at the Indiana State Museum" by Emily Winslow, 2026

🍔 'D' is for dining, and Indianapolis has tons of great places to eat! >> bit.ly/4qYHtnW Explore some of the city’s most iconic restaurants at Indy A to Z through June 28. This experience is presented by @OneAmerica and supported by the Efroymson Family Fund.