List of museums in Indiana facts for kids
This list of museums in Indiana is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. Also included are non-profit and university art galleries.
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Museums
| Name | Location | County | Region | Area of study | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Hoosier Heritage | Mooresville | Morgan | Central | Local history | website |
| Adams Mill | Cutler | Carroll | Central | Mill | 1845 grist mill, displays of agriculture and household tools and equipment, historic 1860s Masonic lodge room |
| Alexandria Monroe Township Historical Society Museum | Alexandria | Madison | Southern | Local history | website |
| Amish Acres | Nappanee | Elkhart | Northern | Open air | |
| Anderson Center for the Arts | Anderson | Madison | Indianapolis metro | Art | Indiana and contemporary art |
| Angel Mounds State Historic Site | Evansville | Vanderburgh | Southwest | Native American | |
| Antique Hair Museum | French Lick | Orange | Southern | Fashion | website, vintage razors, shears, combs, hairbrushes, hair tonics, permanent-wave machines and hair, part of Tony Kendall's salon, Body Reflections |
| Art Museum of Greater Lafayette | Lafayette | Tippecanoe | Central | Art | website, collection includes 19th- and 20th-century American art with a special focus on art of Indiana |
| Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana | Evansville | Vanderburgh | Southwest | Art | website, |
| Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum | Columbus | Bartholomew | Southern | Aviation | website, military aviation history |
| Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum | Auburn | DeKalb | Northern | Automotive | Dedicated to preserving cars built by the Auburn Automobile, Cord Automobile and Duesenberg |
| Barker Mansion | Michigan City | LaPorte | Northwest | Historic house | Turn-of-the-century mansion |
| Bartholomew County History Center | Columbus | Bartholomew | Southern | Local history | Located in the McEwen-Samuels-Marr House, operated by the Bartholomew County Historical Society |
| Beck's Mill | Salem | Washington | Southern | Mill | Restored 19th-century grist mill |
| Bell Aircraft Museum | Mentone | Kosciusko | Northern | Aviation | website, life of aviation industrialist Lawrence Dale Bell, historic Bell Aircraft vehicles, history of aviation |
| Benjamin Harrison Home | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Historic house | Victorian home of President Benjamin Harrison |
| Benton House | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Historic house | Victorian home of Allen R. Benton, operated by the Irvington Historic Landmarks Foundation |
| Billie Creek Village | Rockville | Parke | Central | Open air | Features 38 historical buildings and structures and hundred of antiques and artifacts |
| Billy Sunday Home Museum | Winona Lake | Kosciusko | Northern | Historic house | 1911 Arts & Crafts bungalow, visitor center exhibits about preacher Billy Sunday |
| Blackford County Historical Society Museum | Hartford City | Blackford | Central | Local history | website |
| Brauer Museum of Art | Valparaiso | Porter | Northwest | Art | Part of Valparaiso University |
| Brown County Art Gallery | Nashville | Brown | Southern | Art | website, exhibits of local art |
| Brown County Pioneer Village | Nashville | Brown | Southern | Open air | website, operated by the Brown County Historical Society, includes log jail, dog-trot building, doctor's office, log cabin and blacksmith shop |
| Buckley Homestead | Lowell | Lake | Northwest | Living | Includes agriculture museum, pioneer farm, historic farm house, school |
| Camp Atterbury Museum | Edinburgh | Johnson | Indianapolis metro | Military | website, history of Camp Atterbury |
| CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center | Terre Haute | Vigo | Central | History | The Holocaust and the power of forgiveness |
| Carnegie Center for Art & History | New Albany | Floyd | Southern | Multiple | Art, local history |
| Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County | Crawfordsville | Montgomery | Central | Local history | Themes in include history, art, science and culture of Montgomery County |
| Carroll County Historical Museum | Delphi | Carroll | Central | Local history | website, operated by the Carroll County Historical Society in the Carroll County Courthouse |
| Cass County Historical Society Museum | Logansport | Cass | Northern | Local history | Located in the Jerolaman-Long Home |
| Chellberg Farmhouse | Chesterton | Porter | Northwest | Historic house | Located in Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, turn-of-the-20th century Swedish farmhouse, open to the public during festivals, demonstrations and ranger-guided tours |
| Chief Jean Baptiste de Richardville House | Fort Wayne | Allen | Northern | Historic house | Operated by the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society |
| Children's Museum of Evansville | Evansville | Vanderburgh | Southwest | Children's | Exhibits include deconstructing objects, waterthe human body and its senses, freedom of expression |
| Children's Museum of Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Children's | Interactive hands-on exhibits about science, natural history, archaeology, dinosaurs |
| Circus City Museum | Peru | Miami | Northern | Circus | website, Peru's circus history |
| Clabber Girl Museum | Terre Haute | Vigo | Central | History | website, history of Hulman & Company, manufacturer of Clabber Girl baking powder |
| Clay County Historical Society Museum | Brazil | Clay | Central | Local history | |
| Cline Museum | Angola | Steuben | Northern | Historic house | information, operated by the Steuben County Historical Society, late Victorian Queen Anne house |
| Clinton County Historical Museum | Frankfort | Clinton | Central | Local history | Operated by the Clinton County Historical Society |
| Coal Town and Railroad Museum | Clinton | Vermillion | Central | Local history | website, open daily only during the Labor Day weekend during the Little Italy Festival |
| Colonel Eli Lilly Civil War Museum | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Military | Civil War museum located in the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, open Friday - Sunday |
| Colonel William Jones State Historic Site | Gentryville | Spencer | Southwest | Historic house | Part of Lincoln State Park, early 19th century period house |
| Columbus Museum of Art & Design | Columbus | Bartholomew | Central | Art | website, exhibits of art, design and performing art |
| Conner Prairie | Fishers | Hamilton | Indianapolis metro | Living | 19th-century Indiana life |
| Corydon Capitol State Historic Site | Corydon | Harrison | Southern | Historic site | Indiana’s first state capitol |
| Costigan House | Madison | Jefferson | Southern | Historic house | website, operated by Historic Madison, mid-19th century period home of architect Francis Costigan |
| Cragun House | Lebanon | Boone | Indianapolis metro | Historic house | Victorian period home operated by the Boone County Historical Society |
| Crispus Attucks Museum | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Local history | Operated by the Indianapolis Public Schools, school and local African American history |
| Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site | New Albany | Floyd | Southern | Historic house | 1869 Victorian mansion |
| David Owsley Museum of Art | Muncie | Delaware | Central | Art | Part of Ball State University, houses some 11,000 works of art, 2,000+ of which are on display |
| Daviess County Historical Society Museum | Washington | Daviess | Southern | Local history | website |
| Decatur County Museum | Greensburg | Decatur | Southern | Historic house | website, operated by the Decatur County Historical Society, Victorian-period Lathrop/Shannon House |
| DeKalb County History Museum | Butler | DeKalb | Northern | Local history | Located in a former Carnegie library |
| The Depot History Museum & Art Gallery | Beverly Shores | Porter | Northwest | Local history | Located in a historic depot |
| Dr. Hutchings Office & Hospital | Madison | Jefferson | Southern | Historic house | website, operated by Historic Madison, original late 19th century equipment and furnishings |
| Dr. James Ford Historic Home | Wabash | Wabash | Northern | Historic house | website, restored 19th-century physician's home and surgery |
| Dr. Ted's Musical Marvels | Huntingburg | Dubois | Southern | Commodity | website, restored mechanical musical instruments from around the world |
| Draft Animal Museum | Auburn | DeKalb | Northern | Agriculture | website, operated by the DeKalb County Horsemen's Association, horse-drawn agriculture equipment and vehicles |
| Dream Car Museum | Evansville | Vanderburgh | Southwest | Automobile | website, over 60 exotic and vintage cars, automotive memorabilia |
| Dubois County Museum | Jasper | Dubois | Southwest | History | website, county history, agriculture, military, manufacturing, German heritage, sports |
| Dunkirk City Public Library and Glass Museum | Dunkirk | Jay | Central | Glass | website, more than 6,000 pieces from 115 factories from around the world |
| Earlham College Art Collection | Richmond | Wayne | Central | Art | website, includes Ronald Gallery, Thorp Collection of Chinese Art in the Lilly Library, themed displays in the Landrum Bolling Center |
| Early Ford V-8 Museum | Butler | DeKalb | Northern | Automotive | website, operated by the Early Ford V-8 Foundation, features Flathead V-8 engines, transmissions, rear axles, Ford memorabilia, service items, carburetors, tires & rims, clocks |
| Eleutherian College | Lancaster | Jefferson | Southern | Historic site | First college in Indiana to admit students without regard to race or sex |
| Elkhart County Historical Museum | Bristol | Elkhart | Northern | Local history | Period and local history exhibits, located in a former school building |
| Elwood Haynes Museum | Kokomo | Howard | Northern | Biographical | Life of inventor Elwood Haynes |
| Emil A. Blackmore Museum of The American Legion | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Military | website, part of the American Legion, military and Legion related items, art |
| Emanuel Hatfield Museum | Owensburg | Greene | Southern | Local history | History of the Hatfield family and hunter Emmanuel Hatfield |
| Ernie Pyle World War II Museum | Dana | Vermillion | Central | Biographical | website, home of reporter Ernie Pyle, formerly the Ernie Pyle State Historic Site |
| Eugene V. Debs Home | Terre Haute | Vigo | Central | Historic house | Home of union leader Eugene V. Debs |
| Evansville African American Museum | Evansville | Vanderburgh | Southwest | African American | website |
| Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science | Evansville | Vanderburgh | Southwest | Multiple | Art, history, science |
| Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Art | Native American art, Western American paintings and sculpture |
| Fairmount Historical Museum | Fairmount | Grant | Central | Local history | website, features James Dean exhibits |
| Falls of the Ohio State Park Interpretive Center | Clarksville | Clark | Southern | Natural history | |
| Farmer House Museum | Bloomington | Monroe | Southern | Historic house | website, early to mid 20th-century period house |
| Fayette County Historical Museum | Connersville | Fayette | Central | Local history | Operated by Historic Connersville |
| Forks of the Wabash | Huntington | Huntington | Northern | Open air | 1840s Native American, pioneer and settler life |
| Fort Ouiatenon | West Lafayette | Tippecanoe | Central | Living | Replica 18th-century early French trading post blockhouse, open on weekends in summer for living history demonstrations |
| Fort Vallonia Museum | Vallonia | Jackson | Southern | Local history | website |
| Fort Wayne Firefighters Museum | Fort Wayne | Allen | Northern | Firefighting | |
| Fort Wayne Museum of Art | Fort Wayne | Allen | Northern | Art | Contemporary art |
| Fountain County War Museum | Veedersburg | Fountain | Central | Military | Located in a former depot |
| Freeman Field Army Airfield Museum | Seymour | Jackson | Southern | Military | website, history of Freeman Army Airfield in World War II |
| Freedom Heritage Museum | Evansville | Vanderburgh | Southwest | Military | website, planned museum about WWII military and home front history |
| Fulton County Museum | Rochester | Fulton | Northern | Multiple | website, operated by the Fulton County Historical Society, includes local history museum, the Round Barn Museum with agriculture tools, equipment and machinery, 1900-1925 period village |
| Gaar Mansion | Richmond | Wayne | Central | Historic house | Late 19th century Second Empire-style mansion |
| Gallery 924 | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Art | website, operated by the Arts Council of Indianapolis |
| Galleries at Peeler | Greencastle | Putnam | Central | Art | website, part of the Richard E. Peeler Art Center at DePauw University |
| Garfield Park Arts Center | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Art | Includes exhibitions of local and regional art |
| Garrett Museum of Art | Garrett | DeKalb | Northern | Art | website, local art |
| Garrett Historical Railroad Museum | Garrett | DeKalb | Northern | Railroad | Located in a historic depot, includes a mail and baggage car, watchman’s shanty and a C&O caboose |
| Gary Historical & Cultural Society | Gary | Lake | Northwest | Local history | website |
| Gas City Museum | Gas City | Grant | Central | Local history | website, operated by the Gas City Historical Society |
| General Lew Wallace Study | Crawfordsville | Montgomery | Central | Biographical | Home of author Lew Wallace |
| Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site | Rome City | Noble | Northern | Biographical | Home of author Gene Stratton-Porter |
| George Rogers Clark National Historical Park | Vincennes | Knox | Southwest | History | Site of important campaign during the American Revolution |
| Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology | Bloomington | Monroe | Southern | Archaeology | Local artifacts of prehistoric Native American cultures |
| Greater Evansville Ball Halls of Fame | Evansville | Vanderburgh | Southwest | Museum | website |
| Great Lakes Museum of Military History | Michigan City | LaPorte | Northwest | Military | website |
| Greentown Glass Museum | Greentown | Howard | Central | Glass | website, glass items produced by the Indiana Tumbler and Goblet Company |
| Greentown History Center | Greentown | Howard | Central | Local history | website, history and culture of eastern Howard County, operated by the Greentown Historical Society |
| Griffith Historical Park & Museum | Griffith | Lake | Northwest | Railroad | website, operated by the Griffith Historical Society, depot museum, railroad cars, structures |
| Grissom Air Museum | Peru | Miami | Northern | Aviation | website |
| Grouseland | Vincennes | Knox | Southwest | Historic house | Home of William Henry Harrison when he was governor of Indiana |
| Grover Museum | Shelbyville | Shelby | Southeast | Local history | Operated by the Shelby County Historical Society, includes period shop and businesses displays, model train layout |
| Gruenewald House | Anderson | Madison | Central | Historic house | Turn of the century Victorian period home |
| Haan Mansion Museum of Indiana Art | Lafayette | Tippecanoe | Central | Art | Indiana art, antique furniture and decorative items |
| Hagerstown Museum & Arts Place | Hagerstown | Wayne | Central | Local history | website |
| Hallmark Ornament Museum | Warsaw | Kosciusko | Northern | Commodity | website, part of the Party Shop, complete collection of Hallmark Cards ornaments since 1973; also known as the Prudencio/Hamrick Hallmark Ornament Museum |
| Hamilton County Museum of History | Noblesville | Hamilton | Indianapolis metro | Historic house | website, Victorian=period former sheriff's residence and jail, operated by the Hamilton County Historical Society |
| Hancock County Historical Society | Greenfield | Hancock | Indianapolis metro | Local history | website, operates the Chapel in the Park Museum and the Old Log Jail Museum |
| Hannah Lindahl Children’s Museum | Mishawaka | St. Joseph | Northern | Children's | website |
| Hayden Historical Museum | Hayden | Jennings | Southern | Local history | website |
| Hayes Arboretum | Richmond | Wayne | Central | Natural history | 466 acres, includes nature center and museum with exhibits about founder Stanley Hayes and railroad track items produced by the Hayes Track Appliance Company |
| Healthworks Kids Museum | South Bend | St. Joseph | Northern | Children's | website, affiliated with the Memorial Hospital of South Bend |
| Henager Memories and Nostalgia Museum | Buckskin | Gibson | Southwest | Commodity | website, American and pop culture nostalgia collectibles including Western movie stars, American music, Smokey Bear, automobiles, Hollywood, Abraham Lincoln, Santa Claus |
| Hendricks County Historical Museum | Danville | Hendricks | Indianapolis metro | Local history | website |
| Heritage House Museum | Walkerton | St. Joseph | Northern | Local history | website, operated by the Walkerton Area Historical Society |
| Henry County Historical Society Museum | New Castle | Henry | Central | Local history | Victorian period rooms in the Gen. William Grose House |
| Herron Galleries | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Art | website, part of Herron School of Art and Design, includes Eleanor Prest Reese, Robert B. Berkshire and Dorit & Gerald Paul Galleries, Basile Gallery, and Marsh Gallery in Eskenazi Hall, Eskenazi Fine Arts Center gallery |
| Hesston Steam Museum | La Porte | LaPorte | Northwest | Railroad | Collections of railroad and steam equipment |
| Hillforest | Aurora | Dearborn | Southern | Historic house | Victorian period mansion |
| Historic New Harmony | New Harmony | Posey | Southern | Open air | Site of two utopian communities, includes several historic houses and museums, New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art |
| The History Center | Fort Wayne | Allen | Northern | Local history | Operated by the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society |
| The History Museum | South Bend | St. Joseph | Northern | Local history | website, heritage of the St. Joseph River Valley region, includes exhibits of local history, history of the University of Notre Dame, the Copshaholm mansion, a 1930s period Polish immigrant family worker's home, and the Kidsfirst Children’s Museum |
| Hoosier Air Museum | Auburn | DeKalb | Northern | Aviation | website, historic aircraft, radial, in-line, and jet engines, aviation memorabilia, models and photographs |
| Hoosier Gym | Knightstown | Henry | Central | Sports | Famous for being the central location for the 1986 basketball movie Hoosiers |
| Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum | North Judson | Starke | Northern | Railroad | |
| Hoosier Salon | Carmel | Hamilton | Indianapolis metro | Art | Art gallery of Indiana artists |
| Hoosier Salon | New Harmony | Posey | Southern | Art | Art gallery of Indiana artists |
| Howard County Historical Society Museum | Kokomo | Howard | Central | Local history | Located in the Seiberling Mansion in the Old Silk Stocking Neighborhood |
| Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Art | website, part of Butler University, performing arts center with an art gallery |
| Howard Steamboat Museum | Jeffersonville | Clark | Southern | Maritime | Steamboat and local history |
| Huddleston Farmhouse | Mount Auburn | Wayne | Central | Historic house | 1841 inn and farmhouse |
| Huntingburg Museum | Huntingburg | Dubois | Southern | Local history | website |
| Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame | Jasper | Dubois | Southwest | Sports | website, located on the campus of Vincennes University |
| Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame | New Castle | Henry | Central | Hall of fame | |
| Indiana Football Hall of Fame | Richmond | Wayne | Central | Hall of fame | |
| Indiana Geological and Water Survey | Bloomington | Monroe | Southern | Natural history | Rocks, minerals, and fossils from Indiana and beyond |
| Indiana Experience | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | History | Operated by the Indiana Historical Society at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center |
| Indiana Medical History Museum | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Medical | Focus is beginning of scientific psychiatry and modern medicine |
| Indiana Military Museum | Vincennes | Knox | Southwest | Military | website, America’s military history from the American Revolution to the present day |
| Indiana Railway Museum | French Lick | Orange | Southern | Railroad | Heritage railroad and museum |
| Indiana State Museum | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Multiple | Exhibits on the science, art, culture, and history of Indiana from prehistoric times up to the present day. |
| Indiana State Police Museum | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Law enforcement | website, museum dedicated to the Indiana State Police |
| Indiana Transportation Museum | Noblesville | Hamilton | Indianapolis metro | Railroad | Heritage railroad and museum |
| Indiana University Art Museum | Bloomington | Monroe | Southern | Art | Features collection of ancient jewelry and paintings by Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock |
| Indiana University East Art Gallery | Richmond | Wayne | Central | Art | website, located in Whitewater Hall |
| Indiana University Kokomo Art Gallery | Kokomo | Howard | Central | Art | website |
| Indiana University Kokomo Downtown Art Gallery | Kokomo | Howard | Central | Art | website |
| Indiana War Memorial Military Museum | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Military | Shrine Room and Military Museum, open Wednesday - Sunday 0900-1700, free admission |
| Indianapolis Art Center | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Art | |
| Indianapolis Artsgarden | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Art | Art park and performance venue, operated by the Arts Council of Indianapolis |
| Indianapolis Contemporary | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Art | Also known as iMOCA, contemporary art |
| Indianapolis Firefighters Museum | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Firefighting | website, antique fire wagons |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Automotive | |
| Indianapolis Museum of Art | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Art | Collections include Neo-Impressionist paintings; Japanese paintings of the Edo period; Chinese ceramics and bronzes; paintings, sculptures, and prints by Paul Gauguin and the Pont-Aven School; a large number of works by J. M. W. Turner; contemporary art; textiles and fashion arts; modern design |
| International Circus Hall of Fame | Peru | Miami | Northern | Circus | Hall of fame and museum about circuses and important circus figures |
| Indiana Track and Cross Country Hall of Fame and Museum | Terre Haute | Vigo | Southern | Sports | website, located in the Terre Haute Convention and Visitors Center |
| Jackson County History Center | Brownstown | Jackson | Southern | Local history | |
| Jackson County Visitor's Center Exhibit | Freetown | Jackson | Southern | Local history | Located in the Southern Indiana Railroad Freighthouse |
| James Whitcomb Riley Boyhood Home & Museum | Greenfield | Hancock | Indianapolis metro | Historic house | Mid-19th-century period birthplace home of poet James Whitcomb Riley |
| James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Historic house | Home of poet James Whitcomb Riley |
| Jasonville History Museum | Jasonville | Greene | Southern | Local history | |
| Jasper Arts Center | Jasper | Dubois | Southwest | Art | website, Krempp Gallery features changing exhibits of regional artists and groups |
| Jeeninga Museum of Bible & Near Eastern Studies | Anderson | Madison | Central | Archaeology | website, part of Anderson University, context and history of the Ancient Near East as it relates to the Bible |
| Jefferson County Heritage Center | Madison | Jefferson | Southern | Local history | website, operated by the Jefferson County Historical Society, includes exhibits on pioneers, transportation, Victorian life, Civil War |
| John Hay Center | Salem | Washington | Southern | Multiple | Includes Stevens Memorial Museum of local history, Depot Railroad Museum, birthplace of John Milton Hay, and a pioneer village |
| Jennings County Historical Society Museum | Vernon | Jennings | Southern | Local history | website |
| Johnson County Museum of History | Franklin | Johnson | Indianapolis metro | Local history | Operated by the Johnson County Historical Society, former Masonic Temple containing local history displays and a genealogy library |
| Jonesboro Historical Museum | Jonesboro | Grant | Central | Local history | |
| Joseph Moore Museum | Richmond | Wayne | Central | Natural history | website, part of Earlham College, natural and cultural history of Richmond, Indiana and the world including birds, mammals, rocks, insects, fossils, live reptiles, and an Egyptian mummy named Ta'an |
| Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum | Fort Wayne | Allen | Northern | History | Exhibits from its collection of manuscripts and documents, housed in the old Church of Christ Scientist building |
| Kidscommons | Columbus | Bartholomew | Southern | Children's | website |
| Knightstown Historic Museum | Knightstown | Henry | Central | Local history | website |
| Kokomo Automotive Museum | Kokomo | Howard | Central | Automotive | website, cars, gas station, diner, automotive history, located at the Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Event & Conference Center |
| Kosciusko County Jail Museum | Warsaw | Kosciusko | Northern | Prison | Operated by the Kosciusko County Historical Society, former prison and sheriff's house, local history displays |
| Kruse Automotive & Carriage Museum | Auburn | DeKalb | Northern | Transportation | website, includes classic, racing and Carl Casper custom cars, carriages including several British Royal carriages, International Monster Truck Museum & Hall of Fame Exhibit, the Northeastern Racing Gallery and more |
| Lake County Historical Museum | Crown Point | Lake | Northwest | Local history | website, located in the Lake County Courthouse |
| Lake of the Red Cedars Museum | Cedar Lake | Lake | Northwest | Local history | website, operated by the Cedar Lake Historical Association |
| Lane Place | Crawfordsville | Montgomery | Central | Historic house | Operated by the Montgomery County Historical Society |
| Lanier Mansion State Historic Site | Madison | Jefferson | Southern | Historic house | 1840s mansion |
| LaPorte County Historical Society Museum | LaPorte | LaPorte | Northwest | Local history | website, includes pioneer items, period display rooms |
| Lawrence County Museum of History | Bedford | Lawrence | Southern | Local history | website |
| Levi Coffin House | Fountain City | Wayne | Central | Historic house | Station on the Underground Railroad |
| Lieber Log Cabin | Marshall | Parke | Central | Historic house | Located in Turkey Run State Park, commemorates Richard Lieber, first director of the Indiana State Parks system |
| Life on the Ohio River History Museum | Vevay | Switzerland | Southern | Maritime | website, operated by the Switzerland County Historical Society, transportation on the Ohio River including flatboats, steamboats, showboats, keelboats |
| Ligonier Historical Museum | Ligonier | Noble | Northern | Local history | |
| Limberlost State Historic Site | Geneva | Adams | Southern | Historic house | 1895 log home of author Gene Stratton Porter |
| Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial | Lincoln City | Spencer | Southern | Biographical | Includes visitor center with museum about Lincoln and the Lincoln Living Historical Farm, an 1820 pioneer homestead |
| Lincoln Pioneer Village | Rockport | Spencer | Southwest | Open air | Features log cabins, public buildings, schools, and churches as they stood in Lincoln’s days in Spencer County |
| Lincoln State Park | Lincoln City | Spencer | Southern | Historic house | Includes visitor center with museum about Lincoln and the Lincoln Living Historical Farm, an 1820 pioneer homestead |
| Linden Depot Museum | Linden | Montgomery | Central | Railroad | Operated by the Linden-Madison Township Historical Society |
| Lindley House | Paoli | Orange | Southern | Historic house | 1850-1869 period house, operated by the Orange County Historical Society |
| Lubeznik Center for the Arts | Michigan City | LaPorte | Northwest | Art | website |
| Luckey Hospital Museum | Wolf Lake | Noble | Northern | Medical | website, rural hospital displays from the 1930s to 1950s |
| Lusk Home and Mill Site | Marshall | Parke | Central | Historic house | Located in Turkey Run State Park, early pioneer home and grist mill |
| Madison County History Center | Anderson | Madison | Central | Local history | website, operated by the Madison County Historical Society |
| Madison Railroad Station Museum | Madison | Jefferson | Southern | Railroad | website, operated by the Jefferson County Historical Society |
| Mansfield Roller Mill | Mansfield | Parke | Central | Mill | Early 19th-century grist mill |
| Marion City Museum | Marion | Grant | Central | Local history | website, part of the Marion Public Library |
| Marshall County Historical Museum | Plymouth | Marshall | Northern | Local history | website, operated Marshall County Historical Society |
| Martin County Historical Museum | Shoals | Martin | Southern | Local history | Operated by the Martin County Historical Society |
| Masonic Library and Museum of Indiana | Indianapolis | Marion | Central | Cultural | website, operated by the Grand Lodge of Indiana, Cultural history of Indiana's Freemasons |
| Mathers Museum of World Cultures | Bloomington | Monroe | Southern | Cultural | website, part of Indiana University, ethnology, ethnography, cultural history |
| McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries | Evansville | Vanderburgh | Southwest | Art | website, part of University of Southern Indiana |
| Menno-Hof | Shipshewana | LaGrange | Northern | Religious | website, faith and life of Amish and Mennonites |
| Merrillville History Museum | Merrillville | Lake | Northwest | Local history | website, operated by the Merrillville-Ross Township Historical Society |
| Miami County Museum | Peru | Miami | Northern | Local history | website, operated by the Miami County Historical Society, includes Cole Porter exhibit |
| Mid-America Windmill Museum | Kendallville | Noble | Northern | Science | website, story of wind power from its origination through the American windmill to the present day |
| Middlebury Community Museum | Middlebury | Elkhart | Northern | Local history | website |
| Middletown Historical Society Museum | Middletown | Henry | Central | Local history | |
| Midtown Museum of Native Cultures | Waynetown | Montgomery | Central | Native American | Private collection of Native American artifacts |
| Midwest Museum of American Art | Elkhart | Elkhart | Northern | Art | Focuses on 19th- and 20th-century American Art, with original paintings by Grandma Moses and Norman Rockwell |
| Milan '54 Hoosiers Museum | Milan | Ripley | Southern | Sports | website, history of the 1954 Milan High School basketball team |
| Military Honor Park and Museum | South Bend | St. Joseph | Northern | Military | website |
| Miller House and Garden | Columbus | Bartholomew | Southern | Historic house | Mid-Century modern home designed by Eero Saarinen |
| Minnetrista | Muncie | Delaware | Central | Multiple | Includes a museum with exhibits of nature, local history and art, a historic home, and many themed gardens and outdoor sculptures |
| Model T Museum | Centerville | Wayne | Central | Automotive | website, operated by the Model T Ford Club of America |
| Modelle Metcalf Visual Arts Center Gallery | Upland | Grant | Central | Art | website, part of Taylor University |
| Monon Connection Museum | Monon | White | Central | Railroad | website |
| Monon Depot Museum | Carmel | Hamilton | Indianapolis metro | Railroad | website, operated by the Carmel Clay Historical Society, includes local history and railroad exhibits |
| Monroe County History Center | Bloomington | Monroe | Southern | Local history | website, operated by the Monroe County Historical Society |
| Moore-Youse Home Museum | Muncie | Delaware | Central | Historic house | Operated by the Delaware County Historical Society |
| Moreau Art Galleries | Notre Dame | St. Joseph | Northern | Art | website, part of the Moreau Center for the Arts at Saint Mary's College, up to nine exhibitions by professional, contemporary artists rotate in the three different exhibition spaces |
| Moses Fowler House | Lafayette | Tippecanoe | Central | Historic house | |
| Muncie Children's Museum | Muncie | Delaware | Central | Children's | website |
| Munster History Museum | Munster | Lake | Northwest | Historic house | website, operated by the Munster Historical Society in the Kaske House |
| Murphy Art Center | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Art | Includes five galleries |
| Musee de Venoge | Vevay | Switzerland | Southern | Historic house | website, early 19th-century French Colonial house |
| Museum of Culver & Lake Maxinkuckee History | Culver | Marshall | North Central | Local history | website operated by the Antiquarian and Historical Society of Culver |
| Museum of Miniature Houses | Carmel | Hamilton | Indianapolis metro | Toy | website, dollhouses and miniatures |
| Museum of Overbeck Art Pottery | Cambridge City | Wayne | Central | Art | website, pottery created by the Overbeck Sisters, located in the town library |
| Museum of 20th Century Warfare | Lawrence | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Military | Located at Fort Harrison State Park, exhibits about the fort and technology, artifacts, uniforms and soldiers of the 20th Century |
| Museum of the Soldier | Portland | Jay | Central | Military | website |
| National Art Museum of Sport | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Art | Sport art, currently closed to the public |
| National Auto and Truck Museum | Auburn | DeKalb | Northern | Automotive | website, emphasis on post World War II cars and trucks |
| National Military History Center | Auburn | DeKalb | Northern | Military | website, includes Revolutionary War through Vietnam, with a main focus on WWII |
| National Model Aviation Museum | Muncie | Delaware | Central | Aviation | website, model aircraft and aeromodeling, operated by the Academy of Model Aeronautics |
| National New York Central Railroad Museum | Elkhart | Elkhart | Northern | Railroad | History and equipment of the New York Central Railroad |
| National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association | Friendship | Ripley | Southern | Sports | Sport of muzzle loading |
| NCAA Hall of Champions | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Sports | Trials and triumphs of the student-athlete |
| Oak Grove Heritage House | Oxford, | Benton | Northern | Local history | Located in a former Presbyterian church |
| Ohio County Historical Museum | Rising Sun | Ohio | Southern | Local history | website, housed in a 19th-century plow factory, focus is 19th and early 20th-century life and events, operated by the Ohio County Historical Society |
| Old Jail Museum | Albion | Noble | Northern | Local history | Operated by the Noble County Historical Society in the former sheriff's house and county jail |
| Old Cathedral Library & Museum | Vincennes | Knox | Southwest | Religious | Oldest library in the state of Indiana, display of historic and church artifacts |
| Old French House & Indian Museum | Vincennes | Knox | Southwest | Historic house | 1809-period French Creole house |
| Old Hotel Museum & Railroad Learning Center | Union City | Randolph | Central | Local history | Also area railroad artifacts |
| Old Lighthouse Museum | Michigan City | LaPorte | Northwest | Maritime | Operated by the Michigan City Historical Society, only lighthouse in Indiana |
| Oldfields–Lilly House & Gardens | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Historic house | 1930s-period mansion, located on the grounds of the Indianapolis Museum of Art |
| Osgood Historical Museum | Osgood | Ripley | Southern | Local history | |
| Orange County Museum | Paoli | Orange | Southern | Local history | website, operated by the Orange County Historical Society |
| Owen County Heritage & Culture Center | Spencer | Owen | Central | Local history | website |
| Padgett Museum | New Albany | Floyd | Southern | Local history | Operated by the Floyd County Historical Society |
| Paul Dresser Birthplace | Terre Haute | Vigo | Southern | Biographical | Home of composer Paul Dresser, operated seasonally by the Vigo County Historical Society |
| Pendleton Historical Museum | Pendleton | Madison | Indianapolis metro | Local history | Located in Falls Park |
| Pershing Township Museum | Freetown | Jackson | Southern | Local history | |
| Perry County Museum | Cannelton | Perry | Southern | Local history | website, located at the old Perry County Courthouse |
| Piper Flight Museum | Salem | Washington | Southern | Aviation | website, located at the Salem Municipal Airport, features three vintage Piper air craft, a flight simulator, exhibits on Piper Aircraft |
| Porter County Museum of History | Valparaiso | Porter | Northwest | Local history | Formerly the Old Jail Museum |
| Pound Store Museum | Leesburg | Kosciusko | Northern | Local history | Operated by the Kosciusko County Historical Society, historic general store and post office |
| Prill School Museum | Henry Township | Fulton | Northern | School | Late 19th-century one-room schoolhouse |
| Prophetstown State Park | Battle Ground | Tippecanoe | Central | Living | 1920s living farmstead and Native American village buildings |
| Purdue University Galleries | West Lafayette | Tippecanoe | Central | Art | website, includes Patti and Rusty Rueff Galleries in Yue-Kong Pao Hall, Robert L. Ringel Gallery in Stewart Center, Fountain Gallery in the Perrin building |
| Putnam County Museum | Greencastle | Putnam | Central | Local history | website |
| Quilters Hall of Fame | Fairmount | Grant | Central | Textile | Located in the Marie Webster House, exhibits of quilts |
| Randolph County Historical Museum | Winchester | Randolph | Central | Local history | website, operated by the Randolph County Historical Society |
| Reitz Home Museum | Evansville | Vanderburgh | Southwest | Historic house | Victorian house museum |
| Red Skelton Museum | Vincennes | Knox | Southwest | Biographical | website, life of comedian Red Skelton |
| Rhythm! Discovery Center | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Music | website, drums and percussive instruments from around the world, operated by the Percussive Arts Society |
| Richmond Art Museum | Richmond | Wayne | Central | Art | Collections include American Impressionists, Taos School, the Hoosier Group, the Richmond School, and other regional artists and ceramics |
| Rickenbaugh House | St. Croix | Perry | Southern | Historic house | Located in Hoosier National Forest, mid 19th-century house |
| Ridgeville-Kitselman Museum | Ridgeville | Randolph | Central | Local history | Located in the Ridgeville Library |
| Riley Birthplace and Museum | Greenfield | Hancock | Indianapolis metro | Historic house | Boyhood home of poet James Whitcomb Riley |
| Ripley County Museum | Versailles | Ripley | Southern | Local history | website, operated by the Ripley County Historical Society |
| Ropkey Armor Museum | Crawfordsville | Montgomery | Central | Military | Military vehicles, weapons, memorabilia |
| Rotary Jail Museum and Tannenbaum Cultural Center | Crawfordsville | Montgomery | Central | Jail | website, rotary-design jail, also local history exhibits |
| Rush County Historical Society Museum | Rushville | Rush | Central | Local history | website |
| Ruthmere | Elkhart | Elkhart | Northern | Art | Beaux Arts mansion with collection of fine and decorative arts, classic automobiles |
| RV/MH Hall of Fame | Elkhart | Elkhart | Northern | Transportation | History, technology and pioneers in the development of recreational vehicles and motor homes |
| Samara House | West Lafayette | Tippecanoe | Central | Historic house | 1950s house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Santa Claus Museum & Village | Santa Claus | Spencer | Southern | Local history | website, town history, tourism, history of Santa Claus Land, letters to Santa, President Abraham Lincoln and his childhood in southern Indiana, antique toys and dolls, Coca-Cola memorabilia |
| Schimpff's Confectionery | Jeffersonville | Clark | Southern | Food | Historic candy store and museum |
| Schofield House | Madison | Jefferson | Southern | Historic house | 1817 house where in 1818, the Grand Lodge of Indiana, the organization of Freemasons in Indiana, was founded |
| Schroeder Saddletree Factory Museum | Madison | Jefferson | Southern | Industry | website, operated by Historic Madison, factory that made wooden frames for saddle makers |
| Science Central | Fort Wayne | Allen | Northern | Science | website |
| Scott County Heritage Center and Museum | Scottsburg | Scott | Southern | Local history | Victorian house museum |
| Scribner House | New Albany | Floyd | Southern | Historic house | Open twice a year |
| Sheridan Historical Society Museum | Sheridan | Hamilton | Indianapolis metro | Local history | website |
| Shipshewana Area Historical Society Museum | Shipshewana | LaGrange | Northern | Local history | [ |
| Shirley Historical Society Museum | Shirley | Henry | Central | Local history | Located in the former depot |
| Shrewsbury-Windle House | Madison | Jefferson | Southern | Historic house | Open by appointment with Historic Madison, 1840s house |
| Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods | Vigo | Central | Religious | Exhibits about Saint Théodore Guérin and the ministries of the Sisters of Providence |
| Skinner Farm Village | Perrysville | Vermillion | Central | Open air | website, log cabins, buildings, round barn and artifacts which represent over 150 years of local Indiana history |
| Snite Museum of Art | Notre Dame | St. Joseph | Northern | Art | Part of University of Notre Dame, world cultures and periods with a focus on Western art history, known for its Italian Renaissance paintings and Mesoamerican galleries |
| South Bend Museum of Art | South Bend | St. Joseph | Northern | Art | Collection includes historical Indiana artists and significant contemporary regional artists |
| Southern Indiana Center for the Arts | Seymour | Jackson | Southern | Art | website, includes art gallery exhibits and the Conner Museum of Antique Printing, which features a working print shop of period presses of the 1800s |
| Spring Mill State Park | Mitchell | Lawrence | Southern | Open air | Includes pioneer village with a historic grist mill, blacksmith shop, tavern, and distillery, and a memorial to astronaut Gus Grissom |
| Starke County Historical Society Museum | Knox | Starke | Northern | Local history | |
| Stockdale Mill | Roann | Wabash | Northern | Mill | Water-powered flour mill and dam |
| Stone's Tavern | Sparta Township | Noble | Northern | Historic site | 19th-century tavern, operated by the Stone's Trace Historical Society |
| Studebaker National Museum | South Bend | St. Joseph | Northern | Automotive | |
| Sullivan County History Museum | Sullivan | Sullivan | Central | Local history | Operated by the Sullivan County Public Library |
| Sullivan House | Madison | Jefferson | Southern | Historic house | Operated by Historic Madison, 1818 home of Judge Jeremiah Sullivan [1] |
| Sullivan Munce Cultural Center | Zionsville | Boone | Central | Multiple | website, local history and art |
| Sunman Historical Museum | Sunman | Ripley | Southern | Local history | |
| Swiss Heritage Village & Museum | Berne | Adams | Southern | Open air | website |
| Switzerland County Agriculture Museum Center | Vevay | Switzerland | Southern | Agriculture | website, operated by the Switzerland County Historical Society in the 19th-century Thiebaud Farmstead |
| Switzerland County History Museum | Vevay | Switzerland | Southern | Local history | website, operated by the Switzerland County Historical Society |
| Swope Art Museum | Terre Haute | Vigo | Southern | Art | Features American art with special emphasis on painting and sculpture of the twentieth century and on Wabash Valley artists |
| Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum | Syracuse | Kosciusko | Northern | Local history | website |
| Task Force Tips Fire Museum | Valparaiso | Porter | Northwest | Firefighting | Includes historic firefighting vehicles, equipment and uniforms |
| T. C. Steele State Historic Site | Nashville | Brown | Southern | Biographical | Home of artist T. C. Steele |
| Terre Haute Children's Museum | Terre Haute | Vigo | Southern | Children's | website |
| Terre Haute Fire-Police Museum | Terre Haute | Vigo | Southern | Firefighting | website, historic fire-fighting and police equipment, housed in a historic fire station |
| Thorntown Heritage Museum | Thorntown | Boone | Indianapolis metro | Local history | website, operated by the Sugar Creek Historical Society and owned by the Thorntown Public Library |
| Time Was Museum | Elkhart | Elkhart | Northern | Local history | Elkhart's community life, open by appointment |
| Tippecanoe Battlefield Museum | Battle Ground | Tippecanoe | Central | Military | Operated by the Tippecanoe County Historical Association in the 16-acre Tippecanoe Battlefield Park, history and events of the Battle of Tippecanoe, a nature center and artifacts of European and Native American cultures |
| Tipton County Heritage Center | Tipton | Tipton | Central | Local history | website, operated by the Tipton County Historical Society |
| Trumps' Texaco Museum | Knightstown | Henry | Central | Automobile | Open by appointment, Texaco memorabilia |
| Union County Depot Museum | Liberty | Union | Central | Local history | |
| United States Vice Presidential Museum | Huntington | Huntington | Northern | History | History of all the Vice Presidents |
| University Art Gallery | Terre Haute | Vigo | Southern | Art | website, part of Indiana State University |
| University of Indianapolis Art Gallery | Indianapolis | Marion | Indianapolis metro | Art | website, located in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, hosts six to seven exhibitions annually |
| USS LST Ship Memorial | Evansville | Vanderburgh | Southwest | Maritime | Museum landing ship |
| Vera's Little Red Dollhouse Museum | Middletown | Henry | Central | Doll | Open by appointment |
| Vigo County Historical Society Museum | Terre Haute | Vigo | Southern | Local history | website, period rooms, local history displays, Coca-Cola artifacts |
| Vincennes State Historic Sites | Vincennes | Knox | Southwest | Open air | website, includes the Indiana Territorial Capitol, Jefferson Academy, Elihu Stout Print Shop, Old State Bank |
| Vintage Fire Museum | Jeffersonville | Clark | Southern | Firefighting | website, restored fire engines (hand pumpers, chemical engines, horse-drawn steamers, early motorized engines) and other equipment dating back to 1756 |
| Wabash County Historical Museum | Wabash | Wabash | Northern | Local history | website |
| Wabash Valley Railroader's Museum | Terre Haute | Vigo | Southern | Railroad | website, operated by the Haley Tower Historical & Technical Society |
| Wakarusa Historical Society | Wakarusa | Elkhart | Northern | Open air | website, local history displays in seven buildings, includes the Birds Eye View Museum of Miniatures |
| Warrrick County Museum | Boonville | Warrick | Southwest | Local history | website |
| Wayne County Historical Museum | Richmond | Wayne | Central | Open air | website, complex includes period clothing, furniture, portraits, dolls, two log cabins, a Conestoga wagon, blacksmith shop, print shop, bakery, loom house, automobiles, steam powered tractors, locally-made artifacts, Native American and Civil War artifacts, and a mummy |
| Westchester Township History Museum | Chesterton | Porter | Northwest | Local history | Located in the 1885 George Brown Mansion |
| Westfield-Washington Historical Museum | Westfield | Hamilton | Indianapolis metro | Local history | website, operated by the Westfield-Washington Historical Society |
| White County Historical Museum | Monticello | White | Central | Local history | website, operated by the White County Historical Society |
| Whitewater Canal State Historic Site | Metamora | Franklin | Indianapolis metro | Transportation | website, preserved 14-mile section of the Whitewater Canal, features a horse-drawn canal boat and Metamora Grist Mill |
| Whitley County Historical Museum | Columbia City | Whitley | Northern | Local history | Operated by the Whitley Historical Society, located in the home of Thomas R. Marshall, Indiana Governor and 28th Vice President of the United States |
| Wilbur Wright Birthplace and Museum | Millville | Henry | Central | Biographical | website, birthplace of aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright |
| Winona History Center | Winona Lake | Kosciusko | Northern | Local history | website, located in the historic Westminster Hotel, now on the campus of Grace College, formerly the Reneker Museum of Winona History |
| WonderLab | Bloomington | Monroe | Southern | Science | Topics include nature |
| World of Motorcycles Museum | Winamac | Starke | Northern | Transportation | website, part of Kersting's Cycle Center, over 100 motorcycles from around the world |
| Wylie House | Bloomington | Monroe | Southern | Historic house | Operated by Indiana University, recreated as the Wylie home prior to 1860 |
| Yellow Trail Museum | Hope | Bartholomew | Southern | Local history | website, period displays include soda fountain, grocery store, doctor's office, barber shop |
| Zaharakos | Columbus | Bartholomew | Southern | Commodity | website, mechanical music instrument and soda fountain museum |
Defunct museums
- Carter's Toy Museum, Zionsville, closed in 2012
- "Collectible Classics" Car Museum, Hagerstown, closed notice
- College Football Hall of Fame, South Bend, closed in 2012, reopened in Atlanta, Georgia in 2014
- Corvette Classics Museum, Fort Wayne
- Forest Discovery Center, Starlight, closed in 2009
- Indiana Aviation Museum, Valparaiso, closed in 2010
- Indiana Historic Radio Museum, Ligonier, closed in 2008
- The Lincoln Museum, Fort Wayne, closed June 30, 2008.
- Morris-Butler House, no longer open for tours
- Ragtops Museum, Michigan City, closed in 2011
- Trumps' Texaco Museum, Knightstown, featured Texaco memorabilia,
- Hostetler's Hudson Museum, Shipshewana, closed in 2018.
See also
- Arboreta in Indiana (category)
- Botanical gardens in Indiana (category)
- List of nature centers in Indiana
- Observatories in Indiana (category)
Resources
- Association of Indiana Museums
- Visit Indiana
- Historical Museum Guide for Indiana
- Historic House Museums in Indiana
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